Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in design and construction of tunnels and shafts in rock. Here is what is discussed: 1. FUNDAMENTAL APPROACH TO GROUND SUPPORT DESIGN, 2. FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF TUNNELS AND SHAFTS, 3. MODES OF FAILURE OF TUNNELS AND SHAFTS, 4. SEISMIC EFFECTS ON TUNNELS.
Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and other professional engineers nd construction managers interested in design and construction of tunnels and shafts in rock and soil. Here is what is discussed: 1. CONSTRUCTION BY BLASTING AND BORING, 2. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS, 3. GEOTECHNICAL ANALYSIS, 4. INITIAL GROUND SUPPORT DESIGN, 5. CONSTRUCTION OF TUNNELS AND SHAFTS, 6. GEOTECHNICAL EXPLORATION, 7. GROUND SUPPORT, 8. TUNNELS AND SHAFTS IN ROCK.
Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and construction managers interested in construction of tunnels and shafts. Here is what is discussed: 1. GENERAL, 2. TUNNEL EXCAVATION BY DRILLING AND BLASTING, 3. TUNNEL EXCAVATION BY MECHANICAL MEANS, 4. INITIAL GROUND SUPPORT, 5. SEQUENTIAL EXCAVATION AND SUPPORT, 6. PORTAL CONSTRUCTION, 7. SHAFT CONSTRUCTION, 8. OPTIONS FOR GROUND IMPROVEMENT, 9. DRAINAGE AND CONTROL OF GROUNDWATER, 10. CONSTRUCTION OF FINAL, PERMANENT TUNNEL LININGS, 11. VENTILATION OF TUNNELS AND SHAFTS, 12. SURVEYING FOR TUNNELS AND SHAFTS, 13. CONSTRUCTION HAZARDS AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, 14. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS AND EFFECTS, 15. CONTRACTING PRACTICES, 16. PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE PLANNING OF TUNNEL PROJECTS.
Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, structural engineers, geotechnical engineers and construction managers interested in subsurface soil investigations for buildings and other infrastructure. Here is what is discussed: 1. BACKGROUND, 2. BORINGS, 3. DRILLHOLE INSPECTION AND LOGGING, 4. BOREHOLE EXAMINATION AND TESTING, 5. EXPLORATORY EXCAVATIONS, 6. GROUND WATER AND FOUNDATION SEEPAGE STUDIES, 7. IN SITU TESTING TO DETERMINE GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES, 8. BACKFILLING OF HOLES AND DISPOSITION OF SAMPLES AN CORES.
Introductory technical guidance for civil, geotechnical and structural engineers and construction managers interested in tunnels and shafts in rock. Here is what is discussed: 1. FUNDAMENTAL APPROACH TO GROUND SUPPORT DESIGN 2. FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF TUNNELS AND SHAFTS 3. MODES OF FAILURE OF TUNNELS AND SHAFTS 4. SEISMIC EFFECTS ON TUNNELS.
Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in dewatering systems for construction sites and other applications. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. METHODS FOR DEWATERING, PRESSURE RELIEF AND SEEPAGE CUTOFF, 3. GEOLOGIC, SOIL, AND GROUNDWATER INVESTIGATIONS.
The Tunnel Engineering Handbook, Second Edition provides, in a single convenient volume, comprehensive coverage of the state of the art in the design, construction, and rehabilitation of tunnels. It brings together essential information on all the principal classifications of tunnels, including soft ground, hard rock, immersed tube and cut-and-cover, with comparisons of their relative advantages and suitability. The broad coverage found in the Tunnel Engineering Handbook enables engineers to address such critical questions as how tunnels are planned and laid out, how the design of tunnels depends on site and ground conditions, and which types of tunnels and construction methods are best suited to different conditions. Written by the leading engineers in the fields, this second edition features major revisions from the first, including: * Complete updating of all chapters from the first edition * Seven completely new chapters covering tunnel stabilization and lining, difficult ground, deep shafts, water conveyance tunnels, small diameter tunnels, fire life safety, tunnel rehabilitation and tunnel construction contracting *New coverage of the modern philosophy and techniques of tunnel design and tunnel construction contracting The comprehensive coverage of the Tunnel Engineering Handbook makes it an essential resource for all practicing engineers engaged in the design of tunnels and underground construction. In addition, the book contains a wealth of information that government administrators and planners and transportation officials will use in the planning and management of tunnels.
Hard rock hydraulics concerns arrangements of adjoining intact rock blocks, occurring down to a depth of hundreds of meters, where groundwater percolates within the gaps between these blocks. During the last decades, technical papers related to successful or failed attempts for mining groundwater from hard rocks, and achievements or failures of public or mining developments with respect to these rocks, increased the knowledge of their hydraulics. Examples of activities where the mechanical behavior of these rocks highly interacts with their hydraulics are projects under the sea or groundwater level, such as open pits or underground mines, galleries, tunnels, shafts, underground hydropower plants, oil and LPG storage caverns, and deep disposal of hazardous waste. This book dedicated to hard rock hydraulics assumes some prior knowledge of hydraulics, geology, hydrogeology, and soil and rock mechanics. Chapter I discusses the main issues of modeling; chapter II covers the fundamentals of hard rock hydraulics; chapter III presents concepts regarding approximate solutions; chapter IV discusses data analysis for groundwater modeling; chapter V focuses on finite differences and chapter VI provides examples of some particular unusual applications. This book will help civil and mining engineers and also geologists to solve their practical problems in hydrogeology and public or mining projects
Engineering rock mechanics is the discipline used to design structures built in rock. These structures encompass building foundations, dams, slopes, shafts, tunnels, caverns, hydroelectric schemes, mines, radioactive waste repositories and geothermal energy projects: in short, any structure built on or in a rock mass. Despite the variety of projects that use rock engineering, the principles remain the same. Engineering Rock Mechanics clearly and systematically explains the key principles behind rock engineering. The book covers the basic rock mechanics principles; how to study the interactions between these principles and a discussion on the fundamentals of excavation and support and the application of these in the design of surface and underground structures. Engineering Rock Mechanics is recommended as an across-the-board source of information for the benefit of anyone involved in rock mechanics and rock engineering.
Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and construction managers interested in design of initial ground support for tunnels and shafts. Here is what is discussed: 1. DESIGN OF INITIAL GROUND SUPPORT 2. EMPIRICAL SELECTION OF GROUND SUPPORT 3. THEORETICAL AND SEMI-THEORETICAL METHODS 4. DESIGN OF STEEL RIBS AND LATTICE GIRDERS.
