Date
10 May 1984, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Abstract
Several case histories are presented in order to highlight the way in which unexpected adverse geological conditions promote large delays in rock tunnelling. These are selected from tunnels which have been excavated by drill and blast, roadheader and fullface tunnel boring machines. In each case the important properties of rock affecting the progress rates obtained are identified together with the nature of the tunnelling problems encountered.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
1st Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1984 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
McFeat-Smith, I., "Mechanised Rock Tunneling in Adverse Conditions" (1984). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 3.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/1icchge/1icchge-theme7/3
Mechanised Rock Tunneling in Adverse Conditions
Several case histories are presented in order to highlight the way in which unexpected adverse geological conditions promote large delays in rock tunnelling. These are selected from tunnels which have been excavated by drill and blast, roadheader and fullface tunnel boring machines. In each case the important properties of rock affecting the progress rates obtained are identified together with the nature of the tunnelling problems encountered.
