SUPPORT DETERMINATION METHODS

The Bureau of Mines acting as agent for the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), managed a program in Rock Mechanics and Rapid Excavation. The portion of the program assigned to the Spokane Mining Research Center (SMRC) concerned analytical and empirical techniques for ground support with emphasis upon: case history studies, instrumentation, evaluation and development, theoretical modeling of medium and structure interaction, and field studies. No work was done by SMRC in field studies. SMRC in-house and contract work performed under case history studies covered research areas of finding means of predicting rock loads, and developing the methodology for determining rock loads.

• Corporate Authors:

  Bureau of Mines

  Spokane Mining Research Center
  Spokane, WA  United States  99207

  Advanced Research Projects Agency

  3701 North Fairfax Drive
  Arlington, VA  United States  22203-1714
• Authors:
  • Skinner, E H
• Publication Date: 1973-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 42 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Excavation; Forecasting; Foundations; Fracture mechanics; Instrumentation; Loads; Mathematical models; Methodology; Mining engineering; Rock excavation; Rock mechanics; Rocks; Structural design; Structural supports; Tunneling; Tunnels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models; Tunnel design
• Old TRIS Terms: Foundations structures; Rapid excavation; Supports
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00090839
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: P89-2B Techn Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: ARPA Order 1579
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 1975 12:00AM