Geomechanical Model Study of the Behavior of Underground Openings in Rock Subjected to Static Loads. Report 3. Tests on Lined Openings in Jointed and Intact Rock

Abstract

The results of eleven geomechanical model tests are presented and discussed in the report. Six of these tests were on lined tunnels in solid test blocks and the remaining five tests were on lined tunnels in jointed test blocks. The size of the models tested was 24 in. x 24 in. x 8 in. Uniformly distributed loads up to 134 tons were applied to the 24 in. x 8 in. faces of the models. To maintain a plane-strain condition in the models, loads of up to 160 tons were applied to the top 24 in. x 24 in. face of the model to null strains parallel to the 8 in. dimension. Friction along the loading faces was controlled with sheets of teflon. The developments of jointed models and the instrumentation necessary for maintaining the jointed models are described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0745212

Entities

People

  • A. J. Hendron Jr.
  • A. K. Aiyer
  • Paul Engeling
  • S. L. Paul

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Free Field
  • Gages
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Model Tests
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressurization
  • Shape
  • Shear Stresses
  • Static Loads
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Surface Properties

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  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.