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1985
Guenot, A., Morgenstern, N., Kaiser, P. K.
Tests on small circular openings have been conducted to investigate the deformation processes near tunnels at large depth or in weak rock. The test equipment has been described in Part 1; typical test results documenting the behaviour of small tunnels in a jointed rock mass with time-dependent...
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Design and performance evaluation of vertical shafts: rational shaft design method and verification of design method
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Ground deformations around axisymmetric shafts cannot be determined with the design approaches currently available, which are mostly based on plasticity methods. The convergence–confinement method (usually applied to tunnels), with consideration of gravitational effects and the three-dimensional...
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Detection of shear zones in a natural clay slope using the cone penetration test and continuous dynamic sampling
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Mahmoud, M., Woeller, D., Robertson, P. K.
Abstract: The detection of shear zones along which a mass of soil is moving is essential for understanding the state of stability of natural slopes. Weaker zones in clay soils can be identified from low values of cone penetration test (CPT) tip resistance measured during penetration. This paper...
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2002
Morgenstern, N. R., Robertson, P. K., Imam, S. M. R., Chan, D. H.
Abstract: In very loose sand, the ratio M-p of shear stress to mean normal stress at the peak point of the undrained effective stress path (UESP) is very close to the stress ratio M at the peak point of the capped yield surface. Stress ratios M-p can therefore be used in constructing yield...
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Effect of heterogeneity of brittle rock on micromechanical extensile behavior during compression loading
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Lan, H., Hu, B., Martin, C. D.
A grain-based Universal Distinct Element Code model was developed to generate a deformable polygonal grain-like structure to simulate the microstructure of brittle rock. It takes into account grain-scale heterogeneity including microgeometric heterogeneity, grain-scale elastic heterogeneity, and...
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2011
Scott, J. D., Sego, D. C., Zarnani, S.
Abstract: Temperatures were measured along instrumented geogrids to determine thermal strains and their changes with seasonal temperatures. It was observed that the application of temperature correction to the measured strain values by electrical wire resistance (EWR) strain gauges to compensate...
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1993
Chan, D. H., Tannant, D. D., Kaiser, P. K.
Abstract: During an excavation-response experiment performed at the Underground Research Laboratory (Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Pinawa, Man.) a decrease in fracture-zone transmissivity was measured as a tunnel intersected the room 209 fracture zone. The decrease in transmissivity was...
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Engineering monitoring of rockfall hazards along transportation corridors: Using mobile terrestrial LiDAR
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Lato, M., Hutchinson, D. J., Harrap, R. , Diederichs, M. S., Ball, D.
Geotechnical hazards along linear transportation corridors are challenging to identify and often require constant monitoring. Inspecting corridors using traditional, manual methods requires the engineer to be unnecessarily exposed to the hazard. It also requires closure of the corridor to ensure...