Functional Catastrophe Analysis of Collapse Mechanism for Shallow Tunnels with Considering Settlement

Limit analysis is a practical and meaningful method to predict the stability of geomechanical properties. This work investigates the pore water effect on new collapse mechanisms and possible collapsing block shapes of shallow tunnels with considering the effects of surface settlement. The analysis i...

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Main Authors: Rui Zhang, Hai-Bo Xiao, Wen-Tao Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4820716