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Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
Published in: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment 1/2011

01-02-2011 | Original Paper

Analyses of stability and support design for a diversion tunnel at the Kapikaya dam site, Turkey

Author: Zulfu Gurocak

Published in: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

This paper presents the engineering geological properties and support design for a diversion tunnel through diabase at the Kapikaya dam site, eastern Turkey. The rock mass rating and rock mass index were used to determine the support requirements, which were also analyzed using commercial software based on the finite element method. The parameters calculated by the empirical methods were used as input parameters for the FEM analysis and the results from the two methods were compared. It was found that the optimum solution was obtained by using a combination of both empirical and numerical approaches.
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Metadata
Title
Analyses of stability and support design for a diversion tunnel at the Kapikaya dam site, Turkey
Author
Zulfu Gurocak
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment / Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 1435-9529
Electronic ISSN: 1435-9537
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-009-0258-2

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