Stability Analysis of the Arch Crown of a Large-Scale Underground Powerhouse During Excavation

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The authors are grateful for the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51879184 and 51679158).

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    Zhonghua Hu & Ying Xu

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    Zhonghua Hu & Nuwen Xu

  3. School of Geoscience and Technology, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China

    Biao Li

  4. China Three Gorges Projects Development Co., Ltd, Beijing, 100038, People’s Republic of China

    Jian Xu

  5. China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd., Yichang, 443002, Hubei, People’s Republic of China

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Hu, Z., Xu, N., Li, B. et al. Stability Analysis of the Arch Crown of a Large-Scale Underground Powerhouse During Excavation. Rock Mech Rock Eng 53, 2935–2943 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-020-02077-4

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