INSTABILITY AT THE FACE: ITS REPERCUSSIONS FOR TUNNELLING TECHNOLOGY

Instability of the excavation face is a frequent problem in tunnel construction. Construction techniques, causes of instability, evolutional process of the fracture, and criteria for determining the instability of the face are discussed.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Morgan-Grampian (Construction Press) Limited

  Morgan-Grampian House, 30 Calderwood Street
  London SE18 6QH,   England 
• Authors:
  • Cornejo, L
• Publication Date: 1989-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 69-74
• Serial:
  • Tunnels & Tunnelling International
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Progressive Media Markets, Ltd
  • ISSN: 0041-414X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Excavation and tunneling; Face; Rocks; Soil stabilization; Tunneling
• Uncontrolled Terms: Stabilization
• Old TRIS Terms: Rock tunneling
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00484841
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1989 12:00AM