Location
Chicago, Illinois
Date
02 May 2013, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Abstract
The Behesht-abad Water Conveyance Tunnel is one of the most important tunnels conveying water to central Iran plain having 60 km length and 6 m diameter. The tunnel portal intersects with important faults of the region which is nearby Ardal city. Therefore, the rock mass surrounding the tunnel portal faces instability problem. Initially, the joints characteristics of the rock mass surrounding the inlet portal were evaluated to find the dominant joint sets along with the characteristics required for stability analyses inputs. Also the deformation modulus and other engineering properties of the rock mass were assessed using the available drilled boreholes data. The extensive stability analyses were conducted using stereographic, empirical SMR, limit state equilibrium and 3-dimensional discontinuum numerical methods. Finally, the results of the analyses were compared together.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
7th Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2013 Missouri University of Science and Technology, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
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Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Mohammadi, Arash; Hashemi, Mahmoud; and Sharifpour, Hooman, "Stability Analysis of Behesht-Abad Water Conveyance Tunnel Inlet Portal Using Experimental, Limit Equilibrium and Numerical Methods" (2013). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 53.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/7icchge/session03/53
Stability Analysis of Behesht-Abad Water Conveyance Tunnel Inlet Portal Using Experimental, Limit Equilibrium and Numerical Methods
Chicago, Illinois
The Behesht-abad Water Conveyance Tunnel is one of the most important tunnels conveying water to central Iran plain having 60 km length and 6 m diameter. The tunnel portal intersects with important faults of the region which is nearby Ardal city. Therefore, the rock mass surrounding the tunnel portal faces instability problem. Initially, the joints characteristics of the rock mass surrounding the inlet portal were evaluated to find the dominant joint sets along with the characteristics required for stability analyses inputs. Also the deformation modulus and other engineering properties of the rock mass were assessed using the available drilled boreholes data. The extensive stability analyses were conducted using stereographic, empirical SMR, limit state equilibrium and 3-dimensional discontinuum numerical methods. Finally, the results of the analyses were compared together.
