Structural stability of historic underground openings in rocks: Two Case Studies from Israel

Yossef H Hatzor; Michael Tsesarsky; Roni C Eimermacher

doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-5077-0_14

Structural stability of historic underground openings in rocks: Two Case Studies from Israel

Yossef H Hatzor, Michael Tsesarsky, Roni C Eimermacher

Department of Earth and Environmental sciences

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Abstract

In this paper the structural stability of the roof in two historic monuments excavated underground in different dimensions and rock types is discussed. An emphasis is made on stability analysis of roofs excavated in bedded and jointed rocks, referred to as laminated Voussoir beams. It is shown that the significance of joint friction, spacing, and orientation can not be overlooked because these factors dictate roof stability. For accurate modeling of such a problem numerical methods must be employed. In this chapter the power of numerical discontinuous deformation analysis (DDA) method is demonstrated.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Fracture and Failure of Natural Building Stones
Subtitle of host publication	Applications in the Restoration of Ancient Monuments
Editors	Stavros K. Kourkoulis
Place of Publication	Dordrecht
Publisher	Springer
Pages	215-237
Number of pages	23
ISBN (Electronic)	978402050770
ISBN (Print)	9781402050763, 9789048172764
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5077-0_14
State	Published - Oct 2006

Keywords

Tunneling
Rock Mechanics
Voussoir
DDA
Old Monuments

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Structural stability of historic underground openings in rocks: Two Case Studies from Israel. / Hatzor, Yossef H ; Tsesarsky, Michael; Eimermacher, Roni C.
Fracture and Failure of Natural Building Stones: Applications in the Restoration of Ancient Monuments. ed. / Stavros K. Kourkoulis. Dordrecht: Springer, 2006. p. 215-237.

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