Proposed support design, Kaletepe tunnel, Turkey

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2004

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Elsevier Science Bv

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Department of Civil Engineering
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In this paper, preliminary support design of Kaletepe tunnel, located on Bilecik-Istanbul highway, Turkey, was analyzed by empirical and numerical methods. The rock mass rating (RMR) and rock mass quality (Q) systems were employed for empirical rock mass quality determination. Numerical analysis for the stress-strain distribution of the tunnel excavation and support systems was also carried out. The applied support performance was investigated at different sections of the tunnel route. It was seen that empirical and numerical approaches showed similar results. This indicates that when the empirical method is supported by numerical method, the preliminary support design will be more reliable. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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tunneling, RAR, Q, empirical method, numerical analysis

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72

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3-4

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201

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216

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2003.08.003
 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/1108

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