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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/gae.2018.16.6.569

3D stability of shallow cavity roof with arbitrary profile under influence of pore water pressure  

Luo, W.J. (School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiaotong University)
Yang, X.L. (School of Civil Engineering, Central South University)
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Geomechanics and Engineering / v.16, no.6, 2018 , pp. 569-575 More about this Journal
Abstract
The stability of shallow cavities with an arbitrary profile is a difficult issue in geotechnical engineering. This paper investigates this problem on the basis of the upper bound theorem of limit analysis and the Hoek-Brown failure criterion. The influence of pore pressure is taken into consideration by regarding it as an external force acting on rock skeleton. An objective function is constructed by equating the internal energy dissipation to the external force work. Then the Lagrange variation approach is used to solve this function. The validity of the proposed method is demonstrated by comparing the analytical solutions with the published research. The relations between shallow and deep cavity are revealed as well. The detaching curve of cavity roof with elliptical profile is obtained. In order to facilitate the application of engineering practice, the numerical results are tabulated, which play an important role in tunnel design and stability analysis of roof. The influential factors on potential collapse are taken into consideration. From the results, the impact of various factors on the extent of detaching is seen intuitively.
Keywords
three-dimensional; shallow cavity; arbitrary profile; pore water pressure;
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