Field Observations and Failure Analysis of an Excavation Damaged Zone in the Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory
In the construction of a deep underground facility, the hydromechanical properties of the rock mass around an underground opening are changed significantly due to stress redistribution. This zone is called an excavation damaged zone (EDZ). In high-level radioactive waste disposal, EDZs can provide a...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan
2017-02-01
|
| Series: | Journal of MMIJ |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/journalofmmij/133/2/133_25/_pdf/-char/en |