Local settlements and sinkholes due to EPB tunnelling

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 193-211

  Shirlaw, James Nicholas ^a   Ong, Joshua Cho Watt ^a   Rosser, Howard Blair ^a   Tan, Chin Gee ^a   Osborne, Nick Huw ^a   Heslop, Paul Edward ^a  

^a LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Geotechnical engineering; Grouting; Tunnels and tunnelling

Indexed keywords

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RAILROAD TUNNELS; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES;

SINKHOLES;

TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

EARTH PRESSURE; GROUND SETTLEMENT; SINKHOLE; TUNNELING;

SINGAPORE;

EID: 0242655275     PISSN: 13532618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geng.2003.156.4.193     Document Type: Article

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