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<p>Flysch formations are generally characterised by evident heterogeneity in the presence of low strength and tectonically disturbed structures. The complexity of these geological materials demands a more specialized geoengineering characterisation. <br />In ...
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Tunnel Engineering -
Tunnel Rock Behavior - Classification
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Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 6 (2014) 227-239
In this paper, engineering geological properties of the entrance portal section of Konakönü Tunnel, located on Black Sea Coastal Highway, Turkey, is studied. Moderately weathered basaltic and andesitic tuffs orderly to be driven by the entrance ...
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Tunnel Engineering -
Cut and Cover
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Scientific Research and Essays Vol. 6(31), pp. 6566-6583, 16 December, 2011
Carter T. G.
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Diederichs M. S.
et al.
In this paper several case examples are presented to illustrate the application of the high-end (spalling) and low-end (weak ground) transition Hoek-Brown relationships proposed by Carter, Diederichs and Carvalho, (2007) as a basis for better defining rock ...
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Rock Mechanics -
Rock Behavior
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Symposium on Ground Support in Mining and Civil Engineering Construction, Edrs: T. R. Stacey and D. F. Malan
<p>In weak or faulted rock and high overburden considerable displacements occur during excavation of tunnels and galleries. In most cases the behaviour of the ground is not ductile, but governed by different failure modes. In the design stage it is important ...
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Tunnel Engineering -
Tunnel Monitoring
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