THE FIRST TUNNELS IN RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, IN POOR GROUND AND PETROL. LARGE ROCK CAVERNS - PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, HELSINKI, FINLAND, 25-28 AUGUST 1986. VOLUME 1

The first tunnels in Riyadh in soft brecciated limestone needed instant shotcrete and resin bolts tensioned a few minutes after installation. The deformation was kept low as determined by monitoring. Appearance of petrol in the tunnels necessitated special measures to avoid explosion and health problems. Blasting in Saudi Arabia is very controlled and complaints from residents on noise and vibration necessitated measures to reduce those. For the covering abstract of the symposium see IRRD 810647. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Sjostrom, O
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 425-432
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Pergamon Press Limited
  • Publisher: Pergamon Press, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bolts; Conferences; Construction management; Deformation; Limestone; Noise; Petroleum; Presplitting (Blasting); Safety; Shotcrete; Soft rock; Tunneling; Vibration
• Geographic Terms: Saudi Arabia
• ITRD Terms: 5188: Blasting; 3888: Bolt; 8525: Conference; 5595: Deformation; 7468: Epoxy resin; 5155: Excavation (process); 3850: Fuel; 4131: Limestone; 8097: Saudi Arabia; 4730: Shotcrete; 6748: Sound; 3374: Tunnel; 5558: Vibration
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00476286
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-08-034078-4
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1988 12:00AM