El texto completo de este trabajo no está disponible en el Repositorio Académico UPC por restricciones de la casa editorial donde ha sido publicado. / The application of conventional techniques, such as kriging, to model rock mass is limited because rock mass spatial variability and heterogeneity are not considered in such techniques. In this context, as an alternative solution, the application of the Gaussian simulation technique to simulate rock mass spatial heterogeneity based on the rock mass rating (RMR) classification is proposed. This research proposes a methodology that includes a variographic analysis of the RMR in different directions to determine its anisotropic behavior. In the case study of an underground deposit in Peru, the geomechanical record data compiled in the field were used. A total of 10 simulations were conducted, with approximately 6 million values for each simulation. These were calculated, verified, and an absolute mean error of only 3.82% was estimated. It is acceptable when compared with the value of 22.15% obtained with kriging.

It is evident from several studies that ultimate bearing capacities calculated by traditional methods are conservative and subjective. For large civil structures founded on spread footings, cost-effective and safer foundation could be achieved by adopting optimum ultimate bearing capacity values that are based on an objective and pragmatic analysis. There is a pressing need to modify the existing methods for accurate estimation of the bearing capacities of rocks for spread footings. In practice, foundation bearing capacities of rock masses are often estimated using the presumptive values from Building Officials Code Administrators, National Building Code, and methods adopted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. However, the estimated values are often not realistic, and site-specific analyses are essential. In this study, geotechnical reports and drill-log data from successful geotechnical design projects founded on a wide range of granites in eastern Tennessee were consulted. Different published methods were used to calculate ultimate bearing capacity of rock mass. These methods included Peck, Hansen and Thornburn, Hoek and Brown, Army Corps of Engineers, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, and Terzaghi's general bearing capacity equations. Wide variation was observed in the calculated ultimate bearing capacity values, which ranged over about two orders of magnitude. Only two of the methods provided realistic results when validated with plate-load test data from similar rocks.

A implantação segura e a viabilidade de um projeto de barragem dependem de se conhecer, com o máximo de clareza, as características geotécnicas do substrato rochoso do local de implantação. Para tanto, são realizadas campanhas de investigação geotécnica para a elaboração de modelos geológicos e geomecânicos, os quais podem apresentar erros devido à variabilidade natural, amostragem insuficiente, interpretação bidimensional e subjetividade das interpretações. Visando diminuir a subjetividade das interpretações acerca das características geomecânicas, a mecânica das rochas utiliza classificações de maciço rochoso, tais como sistema Q, de Barton, e RMR, de Bieniawski. Surgida por volta de 1960, a geoestatística permite analisar fenômenos que não são totalmente aleatórios e cujos valores dependem de sua posição no espaço. Este trabalho consistiu em desenvolver modelos numéricos tridimensionais a partir da aplicação da classificação de maciço rochoso pelo sistema RMR (Rock Mass Rating), utilizando técnicas geoestatísticas para a interpolação em regiões não amostradas. Os objetivos foram identificar feições e zonas com características geotécnicas de menor qualidade, verificar a representatividade dos modelos numéricos frente as estruturas geológicas mapeadas, observar a influência de fatores de redução nas classificações de RMR e analisar a variação de resultados quando são usadas malhas de amostragem diferentes. Os resultados obtidos foram satisfatórios, tanto do ponto de vista geoestatístico quanto do ponto de vista geotécnico. Foram delimitadas as regiões de atenção e identificadas as principais estruturas e feições geológicas nos modelos de RMR. Foi possível avaliar a influência dos fatores de redução na classificação de maciço, assim como a influência da malha de amostragem nos resultados estatísticos, geoestatísticos e de interpolação. Os dados amostrais foram comparados entre si e evidenciaram a importância e superioridade da classificação por RMR em detectar as principais feições e características geológicas, assim como demonstraram a variação da sensibilidade quando se utiliza diferentes fatores de redução. / A safe dam installation and its project feasibility, necessarily, depends on knowing, to the clearest, the geotechnical rock substrate characteristics in the installation place. Therefore, geotechnical investigation campaigns are undertaken to elaborate geological and geomechanics models, which may present errors due to natural variability, insufficient sampling, two-dimensional interpretation and subjectivityes. Aiming to decrease the subjectivism in the interpretations regarding the geomechanics characteristics, the rock mechanics makes use of rock mass classifications such as Q, by Barton, and RMR, by Bieniawski. Developed about 1960, geostatistics allows to analyze phenomena not completely random and whose values depend on its special position. This study consisted in developing three-dimensional numerical models from the rock mass assessment with RMR, using geostatistics to interpolate data in regions without sampling. The objectives were to identify features and zones with poor geotechnical characteristics, to evaluate how representative the numerical models are compared to the mapped geological structures, to observe the influence of reduction factors in the RMR classification and to analyze the variation of the results when different sampling grids are used. The obtained results were satisfactory, both in the geostatistical and geotechnical aspects. The critical regions were delimitated and the main geological structures and features were identified in the RMR model. It was possible to evaluate the influence of the reduction factors in the rock mass assessment, as well as the influence caused by the sampling grids in the statistic, geostatistics and interpolated results. Sampled data were compared and demonstrated how important and how superior the RMR assessment is to detect the major features and geological characteristics, as well as to demonstrate how sensitive the variation of the results is when different reduction factors are used.

A implantação segura e a viabilidade de um projeto de barragem dependem de se conhecer, com o máximo de clareza, as características geotécnicas do substrato rochoso do local de implantação. Para tanto, são realizadas campanhas de investigação geotécnica para a elaboração de modelos geológicos e geomecânicos, os quais podem apresentar erros devido à variabilidade natural, amostragem insuficiente, interpretação bidimensional e subjetividade das interpretações. Visando diminuir a subjetividade das interpretações acerca das características geomecânicas, a mecânica das rochas utiliza classificações de maciço rochoso, tais como sistema Q, de Barton, e RMR, de Bieniawski. Surgida por volta de 1960, a geoestatística permite analisar fenômenos que não são totalmente aleatórios e cujos valores dependem de sua posição no espaço. Este trabalho consistiu em desenvolver modelos numéricos tridimensionais a partir da aplicação da classificação de maciço rochoso pelo sistema RMR (Rock Mass Rating), utilizando técnicas geoestatísticas para a interpolação em regiões não amostradas. Os objetivos foram identificar feições e zonas com características geotécnicas de menor qualidade, verificar a representatividade dos modelos numéricos frente as estruturas geológicas mapeadas, observar a influência de fatores de redução nas classificações de RMR e analisar a variação de resultados quando são usadas malhas de amostragem diferentes. Os resultados obtidos foram satisfatórios, tanto do ponto de vista geoestatístico quanto do ponto de vista geotécnico. Foram delimitadas as regiões de atenção e identificadas as principais estruturas e feições geológicas nos modelos de RMR. Foi possível avaliar a influência dos fatores de redução na classificação de maciço, assim como a influência da malha de amostragem nos resultados estatísticos, geoestatísticos e de interpolação. Os dados amostrais foram comparados entre si e evidenciaram a importância e superioridade da classificação por RMR em detectar as principais feições e características geológicas, assim como demonstraram a variação da sensibilidade quando se utiliza diferentes fatores de redução. / A safe dam installation and its project feasibility, necessarily, depends on knowing, to the clearest, the geotechnical rock substrate characteristics in the installation place. Therefore, geotechnical investigation campaigns are undertaken to elaborate geological and geomechanics models, which may present errors due to natural variability, insufficient sampling, two-dimensional interpretation and subjectivityes. Aiming to decrease the subjectivism in the interpretations regarding the geomechanics characteristics, the rock mechanics makes use of rock mass classifications such as Q, by Barton, and RMR, by Bieniawski. Developed about 1960, geostatistics allows to analyze phenomena not completely random and whose values depend on its special position. This study consisted in developing three-dimensional numerical models from the rock mass assessment with RMR, using geostatistics to interpolate data in regions without sampling. The objectives were to identify features and zones with poor geotechnical characteristics, to evaluate how representative the numerical models are compared to the mapped geological structures, to observe the influence of reduction factors in the RMR classification and to analyze the variation of the results when different sampling grids are used. The obtained results were satisfactory, both in the geostatistical and geotechnical aspects. The critical regions were delimitated and the main geological structures and features were identified in the RMR model. It was possible to evaluate the influence of the reduction factors in the rock mass assessment, as well as the influence caused by the sampling grids in the statistic, geostatistics and interpolated results. Sampled data were compared and demonstrated how important and how superior the RMR assessment is to detect the major features and geological characteristics, as well as to demonstrate how sensitive the variation of the results is when different reduction factors are used.

In this thesis, the results of a number of rock mass classification systems applied to Dim-higway tunnel study area are presented. The tunnel ground was classified according to Rock Mas Rating (RMR), Modified Rock mass Rating (M-RMR), Rock mass quality (Q), Geological Strength Index (GSI) and New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM). Dim Tunnel has a horse-shoe shape, with a diameter of 10 meters and maximum overburden thickness of 70 meters. During studies, the geological and geotechnical characteristics of the rock mass along the Dim Tunnel route were investigated. The main objective of rock mass classifications carried out in this study was to obtain adequate data that could be used in future excavation and support-design studies. In order to accomplish this task, literature survey was carried out, followed by a comprehensive field study and laboratorytesting. Field studies involved detailed discontinuity surveys of the exposed rock mass at the surface and on the cores taken within 10-20 meters of the borehole above the tunnel. A geological map and a geological cross-section along the tunnel axis were also prepared. Finally, correlations between the results of the rock mass classification systems were made carrying out statistical analyses for the Dim Tunnel study area. The results obtained from the RMR and M-RMR classifications indicate that M-RMR system estimates better rock mass quality ratings at the upper bounds of the rock mass condition, but worst ratings at the lower bounds (RMR is less than 40) as also suggested by the previous studies.

Detta examensarbete genomfördes i samarbete med Trafikverket och analyserar möjliga orsaker till avvikelser mellan karaktärisering utförd på kärnborrhål vid förundersökningar, uppförande av ingenjörsgeologisk prognos och karaktärisering och klassificering utförd i tunnel vid byggnadsskedet för Citybanan. Två av projektets delentreprenader utvärderades – Norrströms- och Norrmalmtunneln. Totalt analyserades 4596 löpmeter tunnel (Norrströmstunneln) och 2557 meter (Norrmalmstunneln) i syfte att identifiera varför och vart i processen som avvikelser uppstod. Den utförda studien tyder på att inom de två undersökta delentreprenaderna uppstod en skillnad i resultat mellan karaktärisering utförd i kärnborrhål och karaktärisering och klassificering utförd i tunnel. Övergripande visar resultat från karaktäriseringen i samband med tunnelkartering generellt sämre bergförhållanden jämfört med det som prognostiserats. Skillnaderna  otsvarade sämre förhållande uttryckt i 5 (för Norrströmstunneln) respektive 7,5 enheter (Norrmalm) i RMR-systemet från borrhål till tunnelkaraktärisering. Analysen av det utvärderade resultatet indikerar att avvikelserna mellan karaktärisering på borrkärnor jämfört med karaktärisering och klassificering utförd i tunnel antagligen till viss del beror på den använda metodiken vid karaktärisering och klassificering av bergkvaliten med RMR- och Q-systemet. Detta på grund av att parametrarna i systemen inte bestäms på exakt samma sätt vid karaktärisering i förundersökningsskede och karaktärisering och klassificering i byggnadsskede. Dessutom indikeras att anvisningarna för karteringsrutiner vid karaktärisering och klassificering hanteras olika av karterande geologer vid tunneldrivning. Baserat på resultaten från den utförda analysen diskuteras även om det för vissa parametrar för karaktärisering och klassificering finns ett behov av uppdatering i den använda metodiken. Detta för att få förundersökningsprocessen att samspela med det arbete som sker i en tunnel. Resultaten tyder också på att geologerna vid tunnelkartering har en tendens till att kartera sämre bergförhållanden jämfört med det som är prognostiserat samt att vissa egenskaper hos berget kan vara lättare att beskriva på plats i tunneln än vid karaktärisering av berget från en borrkärna. Genom att harmonisera processen för beskrivning av ingående parametrar i de system som används vid karaktärisering mellan förundersökning och karaktärisering och klassificering i byggskede kan skillnader mellan stegen reduceras och risken för prognosavvikelser kan minska för tunnelprojekt i framtiden. / This thesis was carried out in cooperation with the Swedish Transport Administration and analyzes the possible causes of differing rock mass quality assessed in boreholes, engineering geological forecast and tunnel mapping. Two contracts from the City Line project where investigated - in total has 4596 meters (the Norrström tunnel) and 2557 meters (the Norrmalm tunnel) of tunnel mapped during construction been analyzed. The purpose was to identify the reason and where differences in the process of rock evaluation arose. The performed study indicates that in the two investigated tunnels it arose a difference in the results between the characterization performed in boreholes and the subsequent geological forecast compared with the characterization in the tunnel. The assessed rock mass quality became generally successively poorer as the process progresses. This was particulary the case when comparing the geological forecast with tunnel mapping during construction The differences corresponded to a difference of a downgrade of 5 (for the Norrström tunnel) and 7,5 units (the Norrmalm tunnel) in the RMR-system from bore holes to tunnel mapping. The analysis of the evaluated results indicates that the differences between the characterization of boreholes and geological forecasts compared to the characterization and classification performed in the tunnel is probably due to the methodology in the characterization and classification of rock quality with the RMR- and Q system. This is because the parameters of the  ystems is not determined exactly in the characterization of the preliminary investigation stage and the characterization and classification in the construction stage. Also the instructions for mapping routines for the characterization and classification are handled differently by the mapping made by geologists during tunneling. Based on the results of the analysis it is recommended that the way in which some parameters in the systems of characterization and classification of rock are determined should be updated. This is in order to standardize the process for characterizing the rock mass when mapping boreholes, creating geological forecast and conducting tunnel mapping. It is also indicated  that geologists tend to conservatively scale down the rock quality in the tunnel and that certain features of the rock is easier to determine in the tunnel than during characterization of bore holes. By harmonizing the description of parameters of the systems used in the characterization of bore holes and characterization and classification in the construction stage, differences between the steps can be reduced for projects in the future.

Sweden's population is increasing every year, which means that cities must adapt their infrastructure to be able to follow the demographic trend. In the current situation, Stockholm plans a major expansion of its metro network where evaluating the bedrock quality is of paramount importance. For the new SL metro connection project Gula linjen that stretches between Odenplan and Arenastaden in Solna, the company WSP has previously done quality surveys of the bedrock in the area and dimensioning of the reinforcements in the planned tunnels. Previous survey of the lineaments and weakness zones in the area has been done by means of core drilling and observations in the field. This study examines if the lineaments in the area are associated to any structures below ground surface in the bedrock by examining rock samples from drill cores. A digital presentation tool called Astrock hyperdata report is evaluated in this study by comparing manual measurements of the orientation of the joints in drill cores and the software´s measurements. The studied bedrock in the drill cores varies in quality from very poor to very good. Further examinations of zones of particularly poor rock quality done in this study suggest that the two identified lineaments have different characteristics. The north-west/south-east lineament which runs parallel to the planned metro route is indicated to represent the surface trace of a water-bearing fracture zone in the bedrock. The lineament with the E/W direction is dominated by structures and fault rocks, such as fault gouge and crushed rock in the drill cores, which indicates a brittle deformation zone. For the Gula linjen project, this information becomes useful as the underground reinforcements such as bolting and grouting have to / Sveriges befolkning ökar varje år, vilket gör att städer måste anpassas och expandera för att kunna följa den demografiska utvecklingen. I Stockholm planeras i dagsläget en stor utbyggnad av dess tunnelbanenätverk där det sker mycket arbete kring utvärdering av berggrunden för att göra detta möjligt. För Stockholms lokaltrafiks (SL) tunnelbaneprojektet Gula linjen som ska gå mellan Odenplan och Solna har företaget WSP tidigare gjort kvalitetsundersökningar av berggrunden i området samt dimensioneringar av förstärkningar i de planerade tunnlarna. Studier av svaghetzoner och lineamenten i området har gjorts med hjälp av kärnborrning och fältobservationer. Denna studie undersöker om lineamenten som finns i området är kopplade till strukturer längre ner i berggrunden genom att undersöka bergprov i form av borrkärnor. Som komplement har det digitala redovisningsverktyget Astrock hyperdata report använts för att kunna jämföra strukturer i berget med de egna mätningarna i studien. Programmet kommer även att utvärderas i studien. De erhållna värdena från undersökningen på borrkärnorna varierar i kvalitet från väldigt dålig till väldigt bra. Närmare studier på zoner av särskilt dålig kvalitet tyder på att de båda lineamenten karaktäriseras av olika typer av strukturer. Det nordväst-/sydöstliga lineamentet, som går parallellt med den planerade tunnelbanesträckan, domineras av strukturer som tyder på att lineamentet representerar en vattenförande sprickzon under markytan. I lineamentet med öst-västlig riktning dominerar strukturer som tyder på förekomsten av en förkastningszon. För projektet Gula linjen blir denna information användbar då den vattenförande sprickzonen kan innebära att tunnelförstärkning med injektering måste göras för ytterligare skydd mot vatteninträngning.

Background: Cerebral Palsy is usually divided into three subgroups: ataxic, spastic and dyskinetic, where children and adolescents can, because of misestimation in nutrition and energy intake, suffer from weight problems. Aim: To compare calculations with equations with the individual's measured RMR in the subgroups, to see if any equation is more suitable. This could be used as a tool to calculate the resting metabolism at times when it is not possible to perform clinical measurements. Method: The RMR has been measured in 37 children and adolescents aged 3-15 years through indirect respiratory calorimetry. Those values have been compared with calculations from five equations. The results were then analyzed in order to find if any equation is better to apply for calculating resting metabolism for each subgroup. Results: The ataxic group was overestimated by 56.5% of the calculated values. WHO/FAO/UNU’s equation indicates a significantly strong correlation between the measured and calculated values (r=0.85, p<0.05). The spastic group was underestimated by 53.3%. There is significance for all equations, however it is a relatively low correlation (r=0.63–0.66, p=0.02–0.03). The dyskinetic group was underestimated by 95%. There was no significant association between clinically measured values and the calculated resting metabolism (r=0.21–0.45, p=0.26–0.61). Conclusion: The equations are not reliable for calculation of energy need for all subgroups. There is a substantial risk of over- and underestimation, therefore awareness of the equations insufficiency is needed. Studies should be performed with additional basic data, and with more equations. Especially equations including further variables that involves the body composition. / Bakgrund: Cerebral Pares brukar delas in i undergrupper: ataktisk, spastisk och dyskinetisk, där barn och ungdomar kan, beroende på felskattningar av näringsintag och energiberäkning, lida av över- eller undervikt. Syfte: Att jämföra uträkningar med ekvationer med individernas uppmätta vilometabolism i de tre undergrupperna, för att se om någon ekvation lämpar sig bättre. Detta skulle kunna ge ett verktyg för att kunna räkna ut vilometabolismen vid de tillfällen då det inte är möjligt att utföra kliniska mätningar. Metod: Mätningar av vilometabolismen har utförts på 37 barn och ungdomar i åldern 3-15 år genom indirekt respiratorisk kalorimetri. Värdena har jämförts med uträkningar från fem ekvationer. Resultatet har sedan analyserats, för att hitta någon ekvation som är bättre lämpad för att räkna ut vilometabolismen, för respektive undergrupp. Resultat: Den ataktiska gruppen överskattades i 56,5% av uträkningarna av vilometabolism. WHO/FAO/UNUs ekvation påvisar ett signifikant starkt samband mellan det uppmätta och uträknade värdena (r=0,85, p<0,05). Den spastiska gruppen underskattades 53,3% av de uträknade värdena. Det föreligger signifikans för alla ekvationer, dock ett relativt lågt samband (r=0,63–0,66, p=0,02–0,03). Den dyskinetiska gruppen underskattades i 95 %. Det förelåg inget signifikant samband mellan kliniskt uppmätt och uträknad vilometabolism (r=0,21–0,45, p=0,26–0,61). Slutsats: Ekvationerna är inte tillförlitliga för uträkning av energibehov för alla undergrupper. Risk för över- och underskattning är överhängande, och en ökad medvetenhet om ekvationernas ofullständighet måste belysas. Studier bör göras med större underlag och med fler ekvationer. Framförallt ekvationer med fler variabler som tar hänsyn till kroppssammansättning.

Συγκριτική θεώρηση των συστημάτων ταξινόμησης βραχομάζας rmr gsi και rmi σε υδροηλ/κες σήραγγες στη θέση Παλιούρης Ν. Ιωαννίνων / The comparison of rockmass classification systems, rmr, gsi, rmi in hydrological tunnels at Paliouris Ioanninon

Submitted by Fabio Sobreira Campos da Costa (fabio.sobreira@ufpe.br) on 2016-07-07T13:19:03Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) UFPE TESE MDU pdf.pdf: 6598491 bytes, checksum: b2735ba43bc5f1fa72db66bef662ebaa (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-07T13:19:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) UFPE TESE MDU pdf.pdf: 6598491 bytes, checksum: b2735ba43bc5f1fa72db66bef662ebaa (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-12 / O que se pretende nesta tese é analisar até onde os processos e fenômenos econômicos que estão acontecendo no entorno do Complexo Portuário Industrial de Suape – CIPS estão efetivamente determinando uma nova configuração espacial metropolitana. Parte-se da hipótese de que a estrutura espacial que vem sendo gestada no entorno do CIPS vem fortalecendo a articulação entre esse complexo e a Cidade do Recife, núcleo da RMR, e, portanto, vem reforçando o caráter monocêntrico dessa metrópole, em detrimento da emergência de uma nova centralidade no território do complexo. A metodologia adotada estabelece definições e teorias que contribuem para o tratamento objetivo da questão e ajuda a entender as estruturas econômicas e espaciais interurbanas, mais especificamente, os fluxos materiais que emanam do CIPS e de seu entorno, com implicações na estrutura espacial do território. Assume-se, também, como questão central, que a rede urbana – bem como os indicadores de performance econômica e social que se estabelecem a partir das estruturas físico-territoriais existentes –, consiste na condição fundamental para direcionar o processo de integração econômica e social e a consequente criação de novas centralidades. Assume-se, também, que o processo de desenvolvimento em curso no Estado de Pernambuco é um processo modernizante em bases conservadoras, no qual se assiste ao tradicional pacto político-social e tecnocrático do setor público com a tecnocracia e o grande capital imobiliário. Não há mudanças substanciais nos padrões das estruturas sociais, culturais e econômicas, e sim a manutenção e perpetuação do status quo pré-existente no que pese a transformações modernizadoras. Por fim, conclui-se que a Cidade do Recife, por possuir fortes características de polarização e atratividade em seu eixo central, além de vantagens competitivas históricas e naturais construídas ao longo do seu processo de desenvolvimento, possui fortes economias locais de aglomeração que fortalecem ainda mais a sua estrutura monocêntrica, em detrimento da criação de novas centralidades urbanas dinâmicas em seu entorno. / The aim of this thesis is to analyze how far the processes and economic phenomena that are going on around the Industrial Port Complex of Suape - CIPS are effectively determining a new metropolitan spatial configuration . It starts with the hypothesis that the spatial structure that it is growing in the vicinity of CIPS is strengthening the links between this complex and the City of Recife, core of RMR, and therefore has reinforced the monocentric character of this metropolis, to the detriment of emergence of a new centrality in the territory of the complex. The methodology establishes definitions and theories that contribute to the treatment purpose of the issue and help us to understand the economic and spatial structures long distance. More specifically, the structures include the material flows emanating from the CIPS and its surroundings, with implications for the spatial structure of the territory, and also the central issue, the urban network – and the indicators of economic and social performance that are established from the existing physical and territorial structures. This is the fundamental condition to direct the process of economic and social integration and the subsequent creation of new centers. It should also be assumed that the ongoing development process in the state of Pernambuco is a modernizing process on conservative bases, in which we witness the traditional political and social pact and technocratic public sector with the technocracy and the great real estate capital. There are no changes in the patterns of social, cultural and economic structures, but the maintenance and perpetuation of the pre-existing status quo despite the modernizing transformations. Finally, we have concluded that the city of Recife, because it has strong characteristics of polarization and attractiveness in its central axis, in addition to historical and natural competitive advantages built over its development process, has strong local agglomeration economies that greatly strengthen its monocentric structure, rather than creating new dynamic urban centralities in its surroundings.