Ground Arching is a mechanical phenomenon in geotechnical engineering whereby stress redistribution in surrounding soil or rock forms a load-bearing arch structure around a tunnel excavation, thereby enhancing face stability by transferring overburden pressure away from the unsupported span.
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Soil Arching
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Richard L. Handy · Journal of Geotechnical Engineering · 1985 · 528 citations
Evolution of soil arching; 2D DEM simulations
Rui Rui, Frits van Tol, Xiaolong Xia et al. · Computers and Geotechnics · 2015 · 181 citations
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- HHHerbert H. Einstein
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
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Tongji University
Shanghai, China
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16 publications
872 citations
Hunan University
Changsha, China
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15 publications
774 citations
University of Kansas
Lawrence, United States
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9 publications
659 citations
ORCID
Bethesda, United States
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5 publications
299 citations
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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6 publications
335 citations
China University of Geosciences
Wuhan, China
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9 publications
237 citations
Delft University of Technology
Delft, The Netherlands
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608 citations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, United States
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- International Journal of Geomechanics
IJOG · 9 publications · 499 citations
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- Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
5 publications · 570 citations
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- Canadian Geotechnical Journal
5 publications · 156 citations
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- Computers and Geotechnics
5 publications · 422 citations
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- Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board
TRR · 3 publications · 57 citations
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