Research Article

A Novel Closed-Form Solution for Circular Openings in Generalized Hoek-Brown Media

Table 1

Basic properties of rock mass used for numerical tests.

Rock exampleABCDE
Quality of rock massVery goodAverageVery poorVery poorVery poor

(MPa)1508020305
(MPa)1508020255
(GPa)4291.45.70.224
(GPa)1051.45.70.224
0.20.250.30.30.3
0.50.510.520.550.585
10.22.010.6571.70.402
0.0620.00390.00040.0039
0.510.530.520.60.585
1.270.340.6570.850.402
0.000200.00040.0019
1.51.15111
4.32.021.511.981.39