ADVANCES IN TUNNELLING AND SUBSURFACE TECHNOLOGY

The contents of this volume include: 1978 Activity reports of member nations; Planning of subsurface use; Catalogue of works in progress; Seismic effects; Shield-driven tunnel enlargement by pipe-roof method for subway station construction; Some geotechnical and planning considerations in underground siting of nuclear power plant; Criteria for choosing drilling equipment for rapid tunnelling in hard rock; etc. (Pergamon Press)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 5th Annual International Tunnelling Association meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, June 1979.
• Corporate Authors:

  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

  Maxwell House, Fairview Park
  Elmsford, NY  United States  10523
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 110 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Construction; Construction management; Drilling machines; Geotechnical engineering; Nuclear reactors; State of the art studies; Subways; Tunneling; Underground structures
• Old TRIS Terms: Drilling equipment; Subway construction
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00314799
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maxwell Scientific International
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 11 1981 12:00AM