Deformation and failure characteristics and fracture evolution of cryptocrystalline basalt
Cryptocrystalline basalt is one of the two major types of rocks exposed in the super large-scale underground powerhouse in Baihetan hydropower station in China. The rock of this type shows various site-specific mechanical responses (e.g. fragmentation, fracturing, and relaxation) during excavation....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-10-01
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Series: | Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775519306298 |