A study of the field stress distribution around an elliptic hole under different loading conditions.
Institution: | McGill University |
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Department: | Department of Mining Engineering and Applied Geophysics |
Degree: | Master of Engineering. |
Year: | 1965 |
Keywords: | Mining Engineering. |
Record ID: | 1573279 |
Full text PDF: | http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/thesisfile118038.pdf |
When a hole is made underground, stress redistribution occurs in its vicinity. The resulting concentration of stress is highest at the boundary and approaches unity as distance from the hole increases. [...]