Tunnels and Underground Structures: Proceedings Tunnels & Underground Structures, Singapore 2000KrishnanR. This text describes topics discussed at the conference, including: tunnelling and construction in soft ground and rocks; geological investigations; tunnelling machines; planning for underground infrastructure; safety issues and environmental and social aspects of underground development. |
Contents
Rock mass classification for choosing between TBM and drillandblast or | 29 |
Planning for costeffective underground space use in urban areas | 51 |
Design of substructures against hydrostatic uplift | 65 |
Current issues regarding mechanised and automated tunnelling | 84 |
Tunnelling and underground projects in Singapore | 103 |
Current and future tunnelling works in Hong Kong for the years 20002010 | 127 |
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