Abstract: An energy-absorbing cable designated as constant resistance large deformation (CRLD) has been recently developed and applied to slopes and underground excavations. Under a static pull loading, the CRLD cable can exhibit a ...

Abstract: This work focuses on the development of a three-dimensional shield tunneling model coupling the finite-difference method (FDM) with the discrete-element method (DEM) and evaluates its tunneling performance in boulders. The ...