Research Article

Numerical Simulation of Bedrock Sagging Sinkholes in Strain-Softening Rock Induced by Embankment Construction

Table 4

Comparison between Hoek–Brown criterion and Mohr–Coulomb criterion.

SamplesIntact rockRock mass

UCS (MPa)Laboratory measurements12088
Estimated by Hoek–Brown12062
Estimated by Mohr–Coulomb11172

σti (MPa)Laboratory measurements113.5
Estimated by Hoek–Brown104.0
Estimated by Mohr–Coulomb1916