Unloading performances and stabilizing practices for columnar jointed basalt: A case study of Baihetan hydropower station

The columnar jointed rock mass (CJR), composed of polygonal cross-sectional columns cut by several groups of joints in various directions, was exposed during the excavations of the Baihetan hydropower station, China. In order to investigate the unloading performances and the stability conditions dur...

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Main Authors: Qixiang Fan, Xiating Feng, Wenlin Weng, Yilin Fan, Quan Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775517300136