BRITISH EXAMPLES OF A HYDROGEOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE EVALUATION OF DRAINAGE PROBLEMS IN SUBSURFACE ENGINEERING

Projects involving subsurface engineering have increased steadily, both in number and complexity, during the present decade. During site investigation, failure to identify the potentially difficult problems that arise from the presence of groundwater in highly permeable strata can, and often does, lead to costly delay and/or re-design during construction. The hydrogeological approach to the collection and evaluation of groundwater data differs, in both philosophy and techniques, from that normally used in civil and mining engineering site investigations. The value of such an approach is discussed, citing a number of recent British Examples. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Fl agua en la mineria y obras subterraneas.
• Corporate Authors:

  Asociacion Nacional de Ingenieros de Minas

  General Goded
  Madrid,   Spain 
• Authors:
  • Foster, S S
  • Price, M
• Publication Date: 1978

Language

• Spanish

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 409-428

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Civil engineering; Drainage; Groundwater; Hydrogeology; Methodology; Mining; Subsurface drainage
• Uncontrolled Terms: Site investigation
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Hydrogeological values
• ITRD Terms: 2937: Drainage; 4383: Ground water; 4332: Hydrology; 9102: Method; 5722: Site investigation; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; I41: General Soil Surveys;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00309039
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 1980 12:00AM