CROSSING A LARGE TECTONIC FAULT DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GRAN SASSO TUNNEL
FRANCHISSEMENT D'UN ACCIDENT TECTONIQUE MAJEUR PAR LE TUNNEL DU GRAN SASSO
THE PAPER DESCRIBES THE FOLLOWING: (1) THE CROSSING OF A TECTONIC FAULT ZONE FILLED WITH ROCK DEBRIS AND UNDER CONSIDERABLE WATER PRESSURE (2 MPA); (2) THE REINFORCEMENT OF ROCK STRATA IN FRONT OF THE TUNNEL MOUTH WITH A COMBINED INJECTION OF SILICATE AND BENTONITE CEMENT USING HIGH INJECTION PRESSURE; (3) THE DRAINAGE OF ALL ROCK AREAS ADJACENT TO THE FAULT; (4) THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ACCURATE MULTI-STAGE WORK PROGRAMME NECESSITATED BY THE LARGE CROSS SECTION OF THE TUNNEL; (5) THE CARRYING OUT OF SURVEILLANCE AND TESTS IN THE REINFORCED SUBSOIL. THE COVERING ABSTRACT FOR THE CONFERENCE IS IRRD NO 306088.
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Authors:
- BOUTITIE, J
- LUNARDI, P
- Publication Date: 1976-3
Media Info
- Pagination: 291-6
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Serial:
- SECHSTE EUROPAEISCHE KONFERENZ FUER BODENMECHANIK UND GRUNDBAU
- Volume: 1.1
- Publisher: INSTITUT FUER GRUNDBAU UND BODENMECHANIK, TU WIEN
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Conferences; Drainage; Faults; Planning; Surveillance; Tests; Tunnels; Water
- Uncontrolled Terms: Injection (Materials)
- ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 2937: Drainage; 4068: Fault (geomorphol); 3617: Injection (mater); 143: Planning; 9101: Surveillance; 6255: Test; 3374: Tunnel; 4355: Water
- Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; I43: Rock Mechanics; I54: Construction of Tunnels;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01301856
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 21 2010 8:25AM