GUIDELINES FOR TUNNEL DESIGN

A Working Group of the International Tunnelling Association came together to formulate a set of consistent guidelines for the structural design of tunnels drawn from design procedures currently in use around the world. The main guidelines emphasize the importance of geology and site investigations, ground probing and soil or rock mechanics, experience and preliminary estimates or calculations to determine cross-section requirements and the choice of excavation method or tunnel machines needed, preparation of a structural model and safety considerations.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Morgan-Grampian (Construction Press) Limited

  Morgan-Grampian House, 30 Calderwood Street
  London SE18 6QH,   England 
• Authors:
  • DUDDECK, H
• Publication Date: 1989-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 42-43
• Serial:
  • Tunnels & Tunnelling International
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Progressive Media Markets, Ltd
  • ISSN: 0041-414X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design methods; Field tests; Geology; Ground handling; Guidelines; Mathematical models; Risk assessment; Safety; Structural design; Structural models; Tunnels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design models; Site investigation; Tunnel design
• Old TRIS Terms: Ground conditions; Insitu methods
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00491317
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1990 12:00AM