GEOLOGICAL CAUSES OF LANDSLIDES DURING TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION

GEOLOGISCHE URSACHEN VON VERBRUECHEN IM TUNNELBAU

All landslides threaten the lives of people working in tunnels. It is moreover costly in both time and money to clear them away. Wide-section tunnels make landslides even more dangerous, especially during construction. The article describes the different types of landslide (surface subsidence and caving in), their relation to construction methods and the geological causes (exceeding of the rock's load capacity faults in the rock, land movements, inadequate tunnel lining, building materials with poor cohesive qualities, sliding land masses) and preventive measures.

  • Corporate Authors:

    Schmidt (Erich) Verlag

    Viktoriastrasse 44A
    4800 Bielefeld 1,   Germany 
  • Authors:
    • Spaun, G
  • Publication Date: 1983

Language

  • German

Media Info

  • Features: Photos;
  • Pagination: p. 768-775
  • Serial:
    • Tiefbau-BG
    • Volume: 95
    • Issue Number: 11
    • Publisher: Schmidt (Erich) Verlag

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00386926
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: International Union of Railways
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM