Effect of Overburden Height on Hydraulic Fracturing of Concrete-Lined Pressure Tunnels Excavated in Intact Rock: A Numerical Study

This study investigated the impact of overburden height on the hydraulic fracturing of a concrete-lined pressure tunnel, excavated in intact rock, under steady-state and transient-state conditions. Moreover, the Norwegian design criterion that only suggests increasing the overburden height as a coun...

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Main Authors: Moses Karakouzian, Mohammad Nazari-Sharabian, Mehrdad Karami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Fluids
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/4/2/112