A DFN–DEM Multi-scale Modeling Approach for Simulating Tunnel Excavation Response in Jointed Rock Masses - Wang, Xin; Cai, Ming (Rock mechanics and rock engineering, 2020)
Keywords: Civil Engineering; Computer applications; Computer simulation; Dredging; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Equivalence; Excavation; Geophysics/Geodesy; Jointed rock; Mechanical analysis; Modelling; Multiscale analysis; Original Paper; Rock masses; Rocks; Tunnels; Multi-scale approach; Representative elementary volume; Synthetic rock mass; Äspö TAS08 tunnel; Jointed rock mass; Discrete fracture network modeling