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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Main Authors: Zhenjiang Liu, Chuanqing Zhang, Chunsheng Zhang, Yang Gao, Hui Zhou, Zhaorong Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775519306298