Back analysis of long-term stability of a 92 m span ancient quarrying cavern

Back analysis of long-term stability of a 92 m span ancient quarrying cavern

Long-term stability of large-span caverns is a challenging issue for design and construction of underground rock engineering. The Heidong cavern group consisting of 21 caverns was constructed about 1400 years ago for quarrying in massive Cretaceous tuff. The cavern No. 5 of the Heidong cavern group...

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Main Authors: Yanjun Shang, Lihui Li, Wantong He, Luqing Zhang, Tianbin Li, Zhifa Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Subjects:
Cretaceous tuff
Heidong quarry
Largest span
Long-term stability
Manual excavation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775517300781

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