Analysis of hydro-mechanical processes in a ventilated tunnel in an argillaceous rock on the basis of different modelling approaches

Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-17

  Garitte, B ^a   Bond, A ^b   Millard, A ^c   Zhang, C ^d   Mcdermott, C ^e   Nakama, S ^f   Gens, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b QUINTESSA LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c DIF   (France)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Argillite; Hydro mechanical (HM) coupling; Mont terri underground rock laboratory (URL); Numerical modelling; Ventilation experiment (VE); Water permeability

Indexed keywords

ARGILLITE; BENCHMARKING; DARCY LAW; DIFFUSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOST ROCK; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULICS; HYDROMECHANICS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LABORATORY METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; TUNNEL; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION; VENTILATION;

EID: 84925288730     PISSN: 16747755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrmge.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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