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Tunnel and portal stability assessment in weak rock
Date
2005-05-12
Author
Koçkar, Mustafa Kerem
Akgün, Haluk
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The purpose of this study is to present an algorithm for tunnel and portal support design in weak rock conditions. Basic principles of engineering design are introduced and the main stages of the design process are delineated through assessing a highway tunnel case study in Turkey. This case study involved the investigation of the engineering geological and geotechnical characteristics of the rock material and rock mass of the tunnel grounds; evaluation of the field stresses, the applied loads and the deformations around the underground excavations; assessment of the validity of decision making (i.e., alternative selection); and finally, suggesting appropriate support and stabilization techniques for optimum tunnel design.
Subject Keywords
Tunnels
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Weak rock
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Rock mechanics
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System stability
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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/77877
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2005 ITA-AITES World Tunnel Congress and 31st General Assembly; Istanbul; Turkey; (7 May 2005 through 12 May 2005)
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M. K. Koçkar and H. Akgün, “Tunnel and portal stability assessment in weak rock,” Istanbul; Turkey, 2005, p. 149, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/77877.
