Investigation of Rock Mass Stability around Underground Excavations in an Underground Mine in USA

Underground excavations break the balance of the initial stress field and cause stress redistributions in the surrounding rock masses. Problems normally arise as the stress exceeds the rock mass strength. In addition, the rock mass contains preexisting defects, such as the fissures, fractures, joint...

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Main Author: Xing, Yan
Other Authors: Kulatilake, Pinnaduwa H.S.W.
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625648
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/625648