<p style="text-align: justify;">The LKAB Malmberget Mine is mined using sublevel caving. This mining method is cost-effective but results in successive caving of the host rock and mining-induced ground deformations. Consequently, re-locations of residential ...

In this paper, engineering geological properties of the entrance portal section of Konak&ouml;n&uuml; Tunnel, located on Black Sea Coastal Highway, Turkey, is studied. Moderately weathered basaltic and andesitic tuffs orderly to be driven by the entrance ...

<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 ...

This paper describes two projects in which serpentinite caused significant problems: during design of the Kusan - 3 HEPP dam in Indonesia: and during construction of the Berke powerhouse access tunnel in Turkey.

The proposed approach combines geomechanical characterization, with the results of in situ testing, and back analysis. Especially for in situ testing, a new method is developed for obtaining in an efficient and economic manner specimens of weak rocks. The ...

<p>This paper uses a recent case study of road embankment failure near Pentalia in southwest Cyprus to review the available tools for the analysis of slope instability. It further demonstrates how the shear strength reduction technique can be used in a finite ...