RocSupport Project Information

Project Settings:

Project Title: T-1

Solution Method: Carranza-Torres solution
Analysis Type: Probabilistic
Sampling Method: Monte-Carlo
Number of Samples: 1000

Analysis Results:

Data has no distributions. Analysis is effectively deterministic.

Probability of Failure : 0 %
Factor of Safety : 5.9
Mobilized Support Pressure : 0.28 MPa

With support installed :

Radius of Plastic Zone rp : 8.91 m
Wall Displacement up : 61.95 mm
Tunnel Convergence : 1.24 %

With no support installed :

Radius of Plastic Zone rp : 14.84 m
Wall Displacement up : 196.32 mm
Tunnel Convergence : 3.93 %

Deformation at the tunnel face :

Wall displacement : 60.43 mm
Tunnel Convergence : 1.21 %

Critical Pressure pcr : 1.23 MPa

Tunnel and Rock Parameters:

Tunnel Radius : 5 m
Distribution = None
In-Situ Stress po : 2.025 MPa
Distribution = None

Young's Modulus E : 299 MPa

Distribution = None
Poisson Ratio  : 0.3
Distribution = None

Dilation Angle  : 0 o
Distribution = None
Compressive Strength of Intact Rock ci : 4 MPa
Distribution = None

Peak Strength Parameters Defined As : GSI, mi, D

Geological Strength Index : 17

Distribution = None
Rock Mass Constant mi : 12
Distribution = None
Disturbance Factor : 0
Distribution = None

Using residual strength parameters

 Residual Hoek-Brown mb parameter : 1
Distribution = None
Residual Hoek-Brown s parameter : 0.0001
Distribution = None
Residual Hoek-Brown a parameter : 0.5
Distribution = None

Support Parameters:

Total combined :
Maximum support pressure : 1.655 MPa
Maximum average strain : 0.18 %
Installed at distance from tunnel face : 0 m
Initial Tunnel Convergence : 1.21 %
Initial Wall Displacement : 60.43 mm

Steelset :
Type : I section rib
Properties : Flange width = 152 mm, section depth = 203, weight = 52 kg/m
Maximum support pressure : 0.519 MPa
Maximum average strain : 0.26 %
Steelset out-of-plane spacing : 1 m

Shotcrete :
Properties : Thickness = 150 mm, age = 28 days, UCS = 35 MPa
Maximum support pressure : 1.136 MPa
Maximum average strain : 0.1 %