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The mechanical response of rock blocks adjacent to tunnels depends on joint orientations and joint shear strength, on the in situ stresses and on the size, shape, depth and orientation of the tunnel. The stability of rock blocks can be usefully studied by means of block theory, which is based on the application of kinematics and statics principles to a jointed rock mass. When in situ stresses are...
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