Tunnel excavation in granular media: the role of force chains
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DOI: 10.1007/s10035-021-01141-2
Abstract: We investigate how force chains in a granular packing influence and change during a tunnel excavation process. A two-dimensional (2D) frictional cohensionless packing is considered under gravity and a set of contiguous particles are removed… read more here.
Keywords: force; granular media; force chains; tunnel excavation ... See more keywords