Two-dimensional elastoplastic analysis of a long, cylindrical cavity under non-hydrostatic loading

• Published in: International journal of rock mechanics and mining sciences & geomechanics abstracts Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 197 - 211
• Main Authors: Detournay, E., Fairhurst, C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.08.1987

This paper describes a two-dimensional elastoplastic model of a long, cylindrical cavity in an infinite rock mass subject to non-hydrostatic far-field stress loading. The rock is assumed to behave as an elastoplastic dilatant material that is characterized by a cohesive frictional yield strength. Th...