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The problem of computing the stress in the vicinity of a cylindrical tunnel was solved by __________

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The problem of computing the stress in the vicinity of a cylindrical tunnel was solved by __________

(a) Terzaghi

(b) Mindlin

(c) Biot

(d) Rankine

The question was asked in an interview for internship.

This intriguing question originated from Classes of Underground Conduits in division Shafts, Tunnels and Conduits of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Correct choice is (b) Mindlin

For explanation: The problem of computing the stress in the vicinity of a cylindrical tunnel corresponding to the state of elastic equilibrium has been solved more rigorously by Mindlin (1939), using the values of K0.

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