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Author(s):	Steiner, Walter; Kaiser, Peter K.; Spaun, Georg
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Abstract:	The evaluation of several case histories of tunnels in swelling rock with sulfate bearing minerals shows that brittle fracture plays an important role in the development of swelling processes. Brittle failure by spalling has been directly observed in several tunnels, as early as the 19th century and more recently. Numerical analyses applied to different case histories with observed heave and development of strong swelling pressure, considering different construction processes; agree with the observed swelling zones. The effect of construction procedures on swelling in particular the development of pressures and swelling zones becomes evident from these analyses. For a better understanding of swelling processes brittle failure processes have to be considered in the analyses. Die Auswertungen von Beobachtungen aus ausgeführten Tunneln im Sulfat führenden Gebirge zeigen, dass Sprödbruchvorgänge eine entscheidende Rolle spielen im Aufbau von Quelldrücken und Quellhebungen. Einerseits wurden in verschiedenen Tunneln, teilweise im 19. Jahrhundert, Sprödbruchvorgänge direkt beobachtet, wenn Abschalungen auftraten. Andererseits konnte mit numerischen Analysen gezeigt werden, dass je nach Bauvorgang unterschiedlich große, zerbrochene Zonen auftreten, die mit beobachteten Quellzonen und Hebungen an ausgeführten Bauwerken gut übereinstimmen. Die Auswirkung unterschiedlicher Bauvorgänge auf Größe der Quelldrücke und der quellenden Bereiche kann zumindest qualitativ nachgewiesen werden. Bei Tunnelbauten in quellendem Gebirge ist die Ausbildung von Sprödbrüchen zu berücksichtigen.
Source:	Geomechanics and Tunnelling 4 (2011), No. 2
Page/s:	141-156
Language of Publication:	English/German

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