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Excavation Damage Zone

Excavation Damage Zone is a geomechanical discontinuity zone in rock surrounding an underground opening, distinguished by irreversible changes in physical and mechanical properties caused by stress redistribution during excavation.

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521

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194

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2017–2026

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Publications

154

Geohydromechanical processes in the Excavation Damaged Zone in crystalline rock, rock salt, and indurated and plastic clays—in the context of radioactive waste disposal

Chin‐Fu Tsang, Frédéric Bernier, Christophe Davies · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 2004 · 470 citations

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Geological and hydraulic characterisation of the excavation disturbed zone in the Opalinus Clay of the Mont Terri Rock Laboratory

Paul Bossart, Peter Meier, Andreas Moeri et al. · Engineering Geology · 2002 · 345 citations

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The excavation damaged zone in clay formations time-dependent behaviour and influence on performance assessment

Peter Blümling, Frédéric Bernier, P Lebon et al. · Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C · 2006 · 279 citations

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Assessment of excavation damaged zone using a micromechanics model

Ming Cai, Peter Kaiser · Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology · 2005 · 196 citations

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Experimental investigation on mechanical damage characteristics of sandstone under triaxial cyclic loading

Sheng‐Qi Yang, P.G. Ranjith, Yan-Hua Huang et al. · Geophysical Journal International · 2015 · 182 citations · Full text

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Authors

521

  1. FC
    Frédéric Collin

    University of Liège, Belgium

    6 publications · 288 citations

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  2. PB
    Paul Bossart

    National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Switzerland), Switzerland

    5 publications · 604 citations

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  3. CN
    Christophe Nussbaum

    Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

    5 publications · 107 citations

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  4. PM
    Paul Marschall

    National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Switzerland), Switzerland

    5 publications · 157 citations

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  5. WZ
    Wancheng Zhu

    Northeastern University, China

    5 publications · 351 citations

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Institutions

194

  1. Northeastern University

    Shenyang, China

    9 h-index

    19 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. Central South University

    Changsha, China

    9 h-index

    28 publications

    686 citations

  3. Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics

    Wuhan, China

    9 h-index

    24 publications

    1.3K citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    462 citations

  5. National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Switzerland)

    Wettingen, Switzerland

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    686 citations

  6. China University of Mining and Technology

    Xuzhou, China

    7 h-index

    27 publications

    1.9K citations

  7. Agence Nationale pour la Gestion des Déchets Radioactifs

    Châtenay-Malabry, France

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    801 citations

  8. European Underground Research Infrastructure for Disposal of nuclear waste in a Clay Environment

    Mol, Belgium

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    1.4K citations

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Venues

  1. 21

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  2. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

    13 publications · 693 citations

    13

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  3. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

    12 publications · 868 citations

    12

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  4. Engineering Geology

    9 publications · 796 citations

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  5. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

    JRMGE · 8 publications · 567 citations

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