Influence of rock mass properties on tunnel inflow using hydromechanical numerical study

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 169-175

  Sharifzadeh, Mostafa ^a   Karegar, Sahereh ^a   Ghorbani, Masoud ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Distinct element modeling; Hydromechanical analysis; Tunnel; Water inflow

Indexed keywords

DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROMECHANICS; INFLOW; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; SHEAR STRESS; TUNNEL; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 85027939213     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-011-0320-9     Document Type: Article

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