Engineering geological characterization and comparison of predicted and measured deformations of a cavern in the Italian Alps

Engineering Geology

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 47-62

  Sapigni, Michele ^a   La Barbera, Giovanni ^b   Ghirotti, Monica ^c  

^a Enelpower SpA   (Italy)

^b ENEL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cavern; Geological observations; Italian Alps; Monitoring; Numerical modelling

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EXCAVATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROGRAPHY; TUNNELS;

CAVERNS;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

CAVERN; DEFORMATION; EXCAVATION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; NUMERICAL MODEL; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

ALPS; ITALY;

EID: 0037399847     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(02)00247-8     Document Type: Article

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