Installation Time of an Initial Support for Tunnel Excavation upon the Safety Factors of Surrounding Rock

In engineering practice, the initial support system is commonly installed in the vicinity of the tunnel face after excavation, whereas the self-capacity of rock mass will fail to be utilized and the cost of the initial support system will be expensive. In this study, a methodology is proposed to det...

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Main Authors: Yan-Jun Zhang, Kai Su, Hong-Ze Zhu, Zhong-Dong Qian, He-Gao Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/16/5653