Tunnelling in difficult ground - Swelling behaviour and identification of swelling rocks

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 113-124

  Einstein, H H ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; HYDRATION; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SWELLING; UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES;

ARGILLACEOUS GROUND; INTRACRYSTALLINE SWELLING; MECHANICAL SWELLING; OSMOTIC SWELLING; UNDERGROUND OPENINGS;

TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

EID: 0030182778     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01032649     Document Type: Article

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