Research Article

A Simple Solution and Dilatancy Characterization for a Circular Tunnel Excavated in the Nonlinear Strain-Softening and Nonlinear Dilatancy Rock Mass

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Comparisons between the models considering the drop modulus and unloading issue. (a) The model considering the drop modulus. (b) The model considering the unloading problem [60, 61].
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