Assessing fracturing mechanisms and evolution of excavation damaged zone of tunnels in interlocked rock masses at high stresses using a finite-discrete element approach
Deep underground excavations within hard rocks can result in damage to the surrounding rock mass mostly due to redistribution of stresses. Especially within rock masses with non-persistent joints, the role of the pre-existing joints in the damage evolution around the underground opening is of critic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775518303652 |