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Publications tagged with [difficult ground]
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Taromi M.
,
Eftekhari Α.
et al.
<p>The 10.6 km long Sabzkuh water conveyance tunnel is currently under construction in the High Zagros structural zone, located in western <br />Iran, through conventional (in section T1) and mechanized (in section T2) methods. The section T1 of the ...
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Tunnel Engineering -
Difficult Ground
Reference:
International Journal of Mining and Geo-Engineering - IJMGE 52-2 (2018) 149-160
The stability of the excavation face of shallow tunnels excavated in difficult ground conditions is currently a relevant problem in the sector for tunnelling and mining. Even though face-reinforcement interventions with fibreglass dowels have proved to be ...
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Tunnel Engineering -
Tunnel Design
Reference:
ACTA GEOTECHNICA SLOVENICA, 2011/2
Anagnostou G.
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Pimentel E.
et al.
Sulphatic claystones exhibit a heavily swelling behavior and are among the most problematic rocks for tunnelling. Their swelling is usually attributed to the transformation of anhydrite to gypsum. The paper questions this simplistic hypothesis through a qualitative ...
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Tunnel Engineering -
Difficult Ground
Reference:
59th Geomechanics Colloquy 2010 Session on “Tunnel construction in swelling ground”
<p>Coatzacoalcos is a port city in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz, on the western bank of the Coatzacoalcos River. The city has a population of about 250.000, making it the third-largest city in the state of Veracruz. The largest community ...
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Tunnel Engineering -
Tunnel Design
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WORLD TUNNEL CONGRESS 2009, ITA-AITES
<p>Secure stability and reliable serviceability of radioactive dump is a difficult engineering problem. Due to difficult geological formations determined mainly by great compressibility, low shear strength of soils, and high ground water level, or great upward ...
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Soil Mechanics -
Soil - Structure Interaction
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Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground – Ng, Huang & Liu (eds), © 2009 Taylor & Francis Group, London
<p>The focus of this study is on potential damages to buildings resulting from expansive soils in Tanzania, particularly clay soils in Kibaha. For the fact that most of the affected structures are founded on expansive soils, a clear understanding of the behaviour ...
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Rock Mechanics -
Rock Classification
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Doctoral Thesis, Division of Soil and Rock Mechanics, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden 2008
The Lisheen Mine is an underground operation sited in the midlands of Ireland. Using a combination of open stoping and room and pillars 1.5mtpa of zinc /lead ore are mined The ore body is essentially tabular with a general thickness of 3-8metres but with large ...
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Mining Engineering -
Underground Mining
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6th International Symposium on Ground Support in Mining and Civil Engineering Construction, an ISRM-Sponsored Regional Symposium
<p>Nowadays a number of tunnels are constructed in urban areas in weak rocks with high or low overburden. In both cases geodetic methods are used to monitor displacements and control stability. In special cases additional other measurement systems are used ...
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Tunnel Engineering -
Tunnel Monitoring
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Underground Space Use: Analysis of the Past and Lessons for the Future – Erdem & Solak (eds) © 2005 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 04 1537 452 9
<p>Kuala Lumpur Limestone is well known for its highly erratic karstic features. With the exception of the Batu Caves, exposures of Kuala Lumpur Limestone are found only in tin mines. Such exposures seldom exist nowadays after the closure of the tin mines. ...
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Engineering Geology -
Karst & Sinkholes
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GSM-IEM Forum, Oct 2004
The Gotthard-Base Tunnel will be the worlds longest traffic tunnel, with a length of 57 km. The tunnel is part of the New Alpine Transverse in Switzerland. The dual purpose of this project is to provide a highspeed link for passengers between Germany in the ...
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Tunnel Engineering -
Difficult Ground
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The 6th annual Tunnelling Conference Sydney 30th & 31st August 2004