REPRESENTATIVE GROUND PARAMETERS FOR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF TUNNELS VOLUME 1. RATIONAL APPROACH TO SITE INVESTIGATION

This report is the first in a series reporting the results of the above titled study. This document is principally concerned with the thought processes and considerations related to the planning and implementation of site investigation programs for tunnel design and construction. Considered herein are discussions of 1) geotechnical problems peculiar to tunneling, 2) settings for specific tunneling problems, 3) approaches to exploration for identifying problems, and 4) specific procedures for site investigations and their evaluation. It is intended that this document will provide guidance to those engineers responsible for the planning and implementation of site investigation programs related to tunnel design and construction. This report will also be of value to owners, contractors and others in the underground construction community. (FHWA)

• Corporate Authors:

  Hampton (Delon) and Associates

  8701 Georgia Avenue
  Silver Spring, MD  United States  20910

  Federal Highway Administration

  Engineering Research and Development Bureau, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Peck, R B
  • Brekke, T L
  • HAMPTON, D
• Publication Date: 1981-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 26 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Excavation and tunneling; Geotechnical engineering; Structural analysis; Structural design; Tunneling; Tunnels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Site investigation; Tunnel design
• Old TRIS Terms: Construction problems
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; I25: Design of Tunnels; I41: General Soil Surveys; I54: Construction of Tunnels;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00341307
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-80- 12 Final Rpt., FCP 35B3-032
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-9150
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 22 1981 12:00AM