FIELD CASES USING KEY BLOCK THEORY. LARGE ROCK CAVERNS - PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, HELSINKI, FINLAND, 25-28 AUGUST 1986. VOLUME 2
Blocks formed by joint intersections above underground openings are divisible into classes of hazard using block theory. This paper shows an analysis of critical blocks - key blocks - taking account of the stabilizing effect of field stresses and dilatancy on block faces. Several case histories lead to the conclusion that a small field stress can stabilize blocks that would otherwise tend to fail. For the covering abstract of the symposium see IRRD 810647. (Author/TRRL)
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Authors:
- BOYLE, W J
- Goodman, R E
- Yow, J L
- Publication Date: 1987
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 1183-99
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- Publication of: Pergamon Press Limited
- Publisher: Pergamon Press, Incorporated
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Blocks; Case studies; Conferences; Dilatancy; Faults; Hazards; Rock jointing; Stresses; Theory
- Old TRIS Terms: Geological faults; Rock joints
- ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 7145: Equilibrium; 4068: Fault (geomorphol); 5452: Friction; 4089: Joint (geomorphol); 6452: Limit; 9150: Risk; 4154: Rock; 5575: Stress (in material); 5203: Swelling (soil); 3605: Timbering; 3374: Tunnel
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00476303
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- ISBN: 0-08-034078-4
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Sep 30 1988 12:00AM