Analysis method and design charts for bolt reinforcement of the tunnel face in purely cohesive soils

AbstractThe present paper proposes a limit equilibrium method for the stability analysis of reinforced tunnel faces in purely cohesive soils exhibiting constant or depth-dependent undrained shear s...

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