Research Article

Alteration in Material Properties of an Intact Rock due to Drilling and Bolting Operations

Table 4

Comparison of results for all cases.

ParametersCase ICase IICase III Case IV

, MPa8.451.3113.961.6814.381.6814.121.68
, MPa0.740.061.700.181.650.271.690.20
, MPa5.102.127.462.947.683.007.892.66
HD, m0.0010.0490.0000.0460.0000.0520.0000.048
VD, m0.0180.0050.0110.0050.0130.0050.0120.005
TD, m0.0180.0490.0110.0460.0130.0520.0120.049

: at crown ( , ); : point right to crown ( , ); : major principal stress; : minor principal stress; : out of plane principal stress; HD: horizontal displacement; VD: vertical displacement; TD: total displacement.