2006 • In Van Cotthem, Alain; Charlier, Robert; Thimus, Jean-Francois (Eds.) EUROCK 2006 - Multiphysics Coupling and Long Term Behaviour in Rock Mechanics
[en] In the framework of a Euratom research program devoted to Nuclear Waste deposition security
assessment, a numerical simulation of the excavation of a gallery in the Boom Clay layer at Mol (Belgium) has been performed In order to model the progressive excavation and lining installation process, a special sequence of desactivation/activation of sets of elements was elaborated. In particular, this numerical strategy allowed to take into account the fact that, due to the deformation of the massif as the excavation progresses, the material to be excavated once the front has reached a given position into the rock mass cannot be defined a priori, but is resulting of the modelling of the previous phases up to the present one.
Disciplines :
Civil engineering
Author, co-author :
Desrues, Jacques; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS > Laboratoire 3S-R
Bésuelle, Pierre; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS > Laboratoire 3S-R
Coll, Cécile; Université Joseph Fourier > Laboratoire 3S-R
Collin, Frédéric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département Argenco : Secteur GEO3 > Géomécanique et géologie de l'ingénieur
Li, Xiang Ling; SCK-CEN > Euridice
Language :
English
Title :
Poro Hypo Plastic analysis of the progressive excavation of the Mol URL connecting Gallery
Publication date :
2006
Event name :
EUROCK 2006
Event place :
Liège, Belgium
Event date :
9 - 12 May 2006
Audience :
International
Main work title :
EUROCK 2006 - Multiphysics Coupling and Long Term Behaviour in Rock Mechanics
Editor :
Van Cotthem, Alain
Charlier, Robert ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo