Instability mechanisms of deep tunnels induced by stiff discontinuities: insights from laboratory comparative tests and numerical simulation analysis
Yan Long Zhang, Xiangsheng Zheng, ShaoJun Li, Yaohui Gao
Topics & Concepts
Classification of discontinuitiesRock mass classificationGeotechnical engineeringGeologyInstabilityShear (geology)Smoothed-particle hydrodynamicsComputer simulationStress (linguistics)Shear stressDisplacement (psychology)Structural engineeringPlane (geometry)Direct shear testRock mechanicsAcoustic emissionShear strength (soil)Failure mode and effects analysisExcavationMaterials scienceMechanicsDebris flowCatastrophic failureCritical resolved shear stressNumerical analysisPlane stressGlide planeFault planeMaterial failure theoryRock Mechanics and ModelingGeotechnical Engineering and AnalysisTunneling and Rock Mechanics