Table 6 Principal stress sudden rotation angles at the monitoring point of the arch crown in elastic and elasto-plastic states.

From: Influence of tunnel excavation on the magnitude and rotation angle of principal stress in surrounding rock

Excavation steps

Angles between principal stresses and x, y,z axes in elastic stage

Angles between principal stresses and x, y,z axes in elasto-plastic stage

σ1

σ2

σ3

σ1

σ2

σ3

Step26

76°,59°,35°

14°,82°,79°

89°,32°,58°

83°,6°,44°

7°,85°,86°

89°,43°,47°

Step27

4°,88°, 86°

86°,41°,50°

89°,50°,41°

3°,89°,88°

88°,21°,69°

88°,69°,21°

Step > 30

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