SUMMARY OF ROCKMASS STRENGTHS

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Hoek-Brown criterion

D=0 D = 0.4
1) mb, Parameter = 1.187 0.566
2) s, Parameter = 0.0001 0.000
3) a, Parameter = 0.553 0.553

Mohr-Coulomb Paramaters

D=0 D = 0.4
1) Angle of friction, Ø' = 39.949 ° 33.124 °

2) Cohesive strength, c' = 0.430 MPa 0.325 MPa

Rock Mass Parameters

D=0 D = 0.4
1) Rock Mass Modulus, Erm = 1191.912 MPa 877.268 MPa

2) Global rock mass strength, σcm = 4.581 MPa 3.039 MPa

3) Uniaxial compressive strength of the rock mass, σc

σc = 0.244 MPa 0.100 MPa

4) Tensile strength of the rock mass, σt

σt = -0.003 MPa -0.001 MPa

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A Input Data
1) RMR = 21
2) GSI = 17 GSI = 6*EXP(0.05*RMR)
3) Intact Rock Strength, UCS = 40 MPa
4) Material Index, mi = 23
5) Intact Young's Modulus, Ei = 30050 MPa
6) Disturbance factor, D = 0
7) Density of Rock, 𝜸 = 0.0257 MN/m³
8) Tunnel Depth/Slope Height, H = 155 m

B Hoek-Brown criterion
𝑮𝑺𝑰 − 𝟏𝟎𝟎
1) mb, Parameter = 𝒎𝒊 × 𝒆𝒙𝒑
𝟐𝟖 − 𝟏𝟒𝑫

= 23 x exp ((17 - 100) / ( 28 - 14 x 0))

mb = 1.187

𝑮𝑺𝑰 − 𝟏𝟎𝟎
2) s, Parameter = 𝒆𝒙𝒑
𝟗 − 𝟑𝑫

= exp ((17 - 100) / (9 - 3 x 0)

s = 0.0001

3) a, Parameter = 𝟏 + 𝟏 𝒆−𝑮𝑺𝑰Τ𝟏𝟓 − 𝒆−𝟐𝟎Τ𝟑

𝟐 𝟔
= (1/2) + (1/6) x (exp (-17/15) - exp (-20/3))
a = 0.553

C Mohr-Coulomb Paramaters
𝟔𝒂𝒎𝒃 𝒔 + 𝒎𝒃 𝝈′𝟑𝒏 𝒂−𝟏
1) Angle of friction, Ø' = 𝐬𝐢𝐧−𝟏
𝟐 𝟏 + 𝒂 𝟐 + 𝒂 + 𝟔𝒂𝒎𝒃 (𝒔 + 𝒎𝒃 𝝈′ 𝟑𝒏 )𝒂−𝟏

Where, σ3n = 𝝈′𝟑𝒎𝒂𝒙

𝝈𝒄𝒊
−𝟎.𝟗𝟒
𝝈′𝟑𝒎𝒂𝒙 𝝈′𝒄𝒎
= 𝟎. 𝟒𝟕 ----- for Tunnels Eq (A).
𝝈′𝒄𝒎 𝜸𝑯

−𝟎.𝟗𝟏
𝝈′𝟑𝒎𝒂𝒙 𝝈′𝒄𝒎
= 𝟎. 𝟕𝟐 ----- for Slopes Eq (B).
𝝈′𝒄𝒎 𝜸𝑯

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σcm = 4.581 MPa --- (Global rock mass strength, σcm)

𝜸 = 0.026 MN/m³ --- (Density of Rock, 𝜸)
H = 155 m --- (Tunnel Depth)
σ'3max = (0.47 x (4.581 / (0.0257 x 155))^(-0.94)) x 4.581)
σ'3max = 1.888 --- Eq (A)
σci = 40 MPa --- (Intact Rock Strength, UCS)
σ3n = 1.888 / 39.72
σ3n 0.04753
Ø' = ASIN((6 x 0.553 x 1.187 x (0.0001 + 1.187 x 0.04753 ) ^ (
0.553-1)) / (2 x ( 1 + 0.553 ) x ( 2 + 0.553) + ( 6 x 0.553 x
1.187 x (0.0001 + 1.187 x 0.04753) ^ ( 0.553-1))))

Ø' = 39.949 °

𝝈𝒄𝒊 𝟏 + 𝟐𝒂 𝒔 + 𝟏 − 𝒂 𝒎𝒃 𝝈′ 𝟑𝒏 (𝒔 + 𝒎𝒃 𝝈′ 𝟑𝒏 )𝒂−𝟏
2) Cohesive strength, c' =
(𝟏 + 𝒂)(𝟐 + 𝒂) 𝟏 + (𝟔𝒂𝒎𝒃 𝒔 + 𝒎𝒃 𝝈′ 𝟑𝒏 𝒂−𝟏 /( 𝟏+𝒂 𝟐+𝒂 )

= (39.72 x ((1 + 2 x 0.553 ) x 0.0001 + (1 - 0.553) x 1.187 x 0.04753 ) x

(0.0001 + 1.187 x 0.04753)^(0.553-1)) / ((1 + 0.553) x (2+0.553) x
SQRT (1+(6 x 0.553 x 1.187 x (0.0001+1.187 x 0.04753)^(0.553-1)) /
((1+0.553) x (2+0.553))))

c' = 0.430 MPa

D Rock Mass Parameters

𝟏 − 𝑫/𝟐
1) Rock Mass Modulus, Erm = 𝑬𝒊 𝟎. 𝟎𝟐 +
𝟏+𝒆 𝟔𝟎+𝟏𝟓𝑫−𝑮𝑺𝑰 /𝟏𝟏

= 30050 x ( 0.02 + ((1 - 0/2) / (1 + exp ((60 + 15 x 0 - 17) / 11))

Erm = 1191.912 MPa

𝒂−𝟏
𝒎𝒃 + 𝟒𝒔 − 𝒂 𝒎𝒃 − 𝟖𝒔 𝒎𝒃 Τ𝟒 + 𝒔
2) Global rock mass strength, σcm = 𝝈𝒄𝒊 .
𝟐 𝟏+𝒂 𝟐+𝒂

= 39.72 x ((1.187 + 4 x 0.0001 - 0.553 x (1.187 - 8 x 0.0001)) x (1.187/4

+ 0.0001)^(0.553-1)) / (2 x (1 + 0.553) x (2 + 0.553))
σcm = 4.581 MPa

3) Uniaxial compressive strength of the rock mass, σc

σc = σci x sa
= 39.72 x 0.0001^0.553
σc = 0.244 MPa

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4) Tensile strength of the rock mass, σt

𝒔𝝈𝒄𝒊
𝝈𝒕 = −
𝒎𝒃
= - ((0.0001 x 39.72) / (1.187))
σt = -0.003 MPa

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A Input Data
1) RMR = 21
2) GSI = 17 GSI = 6*EXP(0.05*RMR)
3) Intact Rock Strength, UCS = 40 MPa
4) Material Index, mi = 23
5) Intact Young's Modulus, Ei = 30050 MPa
6) Disturbance factor, D = 0.4
7) Density of Rock, 𝜸 = 0.0257 MN/m³
8) Tunnel Depth/Slope Height, H = 155 m

B Hoek-Brown criterion
𝑮𝑺𝑰 − 𝟏𝟎𝟎
1) mb, Parameter = 𝒎𝒊 × 𝒆𝒙𝒑
𝟐𝟖 − 𝟏𝟒𝑫

= 23 x exp ((17 - 100) / ( 28 - 14 x 0.4))

mb = 0.566

𝑮𝑺𝑰 − 𝟏𝟎𝟎
2) s, Parameter = 𝒆𝒙𝒑
𝟗 − 𝟑𝑫

= exp ((17 - 100) / (9 - 3 x 0.4)

s = 0.00002

3) a, Parameter = 𝟏 + 𝟏 𝒆−𝑮𝑺𝑰Τ𝟏𝟓 − 𝒆−𝟐𝟎Τ𝟑

𝟐 𝟔
= (1/2) + (1/6) x (exp (-17/15) - exp (-20/3))
a = 0.553

C Mohr-Coulomb Paramaters
𝟔𝒂𝒎𝒃 𝒔 + 𝒎𝒃 𝝈′𝟑𝒏 𝒂−𝟏
1) Angle of friction, Ø' = 𝐬𝐢𝐧−𝟏
𝟐 𝟏 + 𝒂 𝟐 + 𝒂 + 𝟔𝒂𝒎𝒃 (𝒔 + 𝒎𝒃 𝝈′ 𝟑𝒏 )𝒂−𝟏

Where, σ3n = 𝝈′𝟑𝒎𝒂𝒙

𝝈𝒄𝒊
−𝟎.𝟗𝟒
𝝈′𝟑𝒎𝒂𝒙 𝝈′𝒄𝒎
= 𝟎. 𝟒𝟕 ----- for Tunnels Eq (A).
𝝈′𝒄𝒎 𝜸𝑯

−𝟎.𝟗𝟏
𝝈′𝟑𝒎𝒂𝒙 𝝈′𝒄𝒎
= 𝟎. 𝟕𝟐 ----- for Slopes Eq (B).
𝝈′𝒄𝒎 𝜸𝑯

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σcm = 3.039 MPa --- (Global rock mass strength, σcm)

𝜸 = 0.026 MN/m³ --- (Density of Rock, 𝜸)
H = 155 m --- (Tunnel Depth)
σ'3max = (0.47 x (3.039 / (0.0257 x 155))^(-0.94)) x 3.039)
σ'3max = 1.8421 --- Eq (A)
σci = 40 MPa --- (Intact Rock Strength, UCS)
σ3n = 1.8421 / 39.72
σ3n 0.04638
Ø' = ASIN((6 x 0.553 x 0.566 x (0.00002 + 0.566 x 0.04638 ) ^ (
0.553-1)) / (2 x ( 1 + 0.553 ) x ( 2 + 0.553) + ( 6 x 0.553 x
0.566 x (0.00002 + 0.566 x 0.04638) ^ ( 0.553-1))))

Ø' = 33.124 °

𝝈𝒄𝒊 𝟏 + 𝟐𝒂 𝒔 + 𝟏 − 𝒂 𝒎𝒃 𝝈′ 𝟑𝒏 (𝒔 + 𝒎𝒃 𝝈′ 𝟑𝒏 )𝒂−𝟏
2) Cohesive strength, c' =
(𝟏 + 𝒂)(𝟐 + 𝒂) 𝟏 + (𝟔𝒂𝒎𝒃 𝒔 + 𝒎𝒃 𝝈′ 𝟑𝒏 𝒂−𝟏 /( 𝟏+𝒂 𝟐+𝒂 )

= (39.72 x ((1 + 2 x 0.553 ) x 0.00002 + (1 - 0.553) x 0.566 x 0.04638 ) x

(0.00002 + 0.566 x 0.04638)^(0.553-1)) / ((1 + 0.553) x (2+0.553) x
SQRT (1+(6 x 0.553 x 0.566 x (0.00002+0.566 x 0.04638)^(0.553-1)) /
((1+0.553) x (2+0.553))))

c' = 0.325 MPa

D Rock Mass Parameters

𝟏 − 𝑫/𝟐
1) Rock Mass Modulus, Erm = 𝑬𝒊 𝟎. 𝟎𝟐 +
𝟏+𝒆 𝟔𝟎+𝟏𝟓𝑫−𝑮𝑺𝑰 /𝟏𝟏

= 30050 x ( 0.02 + ((1 - 0.4/2) / (1 + exp ((60 + 15 x 0.4 - 17) / 11))

Erm = 877.268 MPa

𝒂−𝟏
𝒎𝒃 + 𝟒𝒔 − 𝒂 𝒎𝒃 − 𝟖𝒔 𝒎𝒃 Τ𝟒 + 𝒔
2) Global rock mass strength, σcm = 𝝈𝒄𝒊 .
𝟐 𝟏+𝒂 𝟐+𝒂

= 39.72 x ((0.566 + 4 x 0.00002 - 0.553 x (0.566 - 8 x 0.00002)) x

(0.566/4 + 0.00002)^(0.553-1)) / (2 x (1 + 0.553) x (2 + 0.553))
σcm = 3.039 MPa

3) Uniaxial compressive strength of the rock mass, σc

σc = σci x sa
= 39.72 x 0.00002^0.553
σc = 0.100 MPa

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4) Tensile strength of the rock mass, σt

𝒔𝝈𝒄𝒊
𝝈𝒕 = −
𝒎𝒃
= - ((0.00002 x 39.72) / (0.566))
σt = -0.001 MPa

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