Underground cavern development in the Jurong sedimentary rock Formation

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 449-459

  Zhao, J ^a   Liu, Q ^a   Lee, K W ^b   Choa, V ^a   Teh, C I ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b CPG Consultants Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROCK MECHANICS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES;

UNDERGROUND ROCK CAVERNS;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

CAVERN; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

SINGAPORE;

EID: 0033215912     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-7798(00)00007-9     Document Type: Article

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