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<p>Traffic congestion and environmental factors are creating a demand for greater utilization of underground spaces in urban areas. In mechanized excavation of subway tunnels, the Earth Pressure Balanced Shield (EPBS) has been developed in the recent decades ...
Reference: First Asian and 9nth Iranian Tunneling Symposium, November 2011, Tehran - Iran
An effective prototype face support system to minimise rockfalls in rockfall-prone mines was developed and patented during a project sponsored by the Mine Health and Safety Council (MHSC). An experimental development model (XDM) roof support unit was developed ...
Reference: 6th International Symposium on Ground Support in Mining and Civil Engineering Construction, Edrs: T. R. Stacey and D. F. Malan
Rustenburg Platinum Mines, Amandelbult Section, part of the Anglo Platinum Group, is a platinum mine situated in the Bushveld Igneous Complex, 80 km north of Rustenburg, South Africa. Mining of the tabular orebody is done at a stoping height of 1.2 to 1.8 ...
Reference: 6th International Symposium on Ground Support in Mining and Civil Engineering Construction, an ISRM-Sponsored Regional Symposium
<p>Several tunnel projects under very high groundwater heads have been started recently or are currently under design, such as the Hallands&aring;s tunnel in Sweden (up to 13 bar), the Brightwater project in Seattle (7 bar) and Lake Mead Intake No. 3, Las ...
Reference: North American Tunneling 2006, pp. 277-289