Stability Analysis on the Steeply-Inclined Small-Angle Layered Surrounding Rock Masses at the Upstream High Sidewall of a Large-Span Cavern

The underground powerhouse of China’s Wudongde hydropower station is one of the world’s underground powerhouses with the largest span and height. Because the underground powerhouse is all located in steeply-inclined layered rock masses, and the bedding plane strike of the rock mass has a small angle...

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Main Authors: Chong-Lin Jian, Ding-Ping Xu, Yang-Yi Zhou, Dong-Fang Chen, Shao-Wu Zhou, Lian-Xing Hu, Chong Wu, Sen-Lin Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.937893/full