Groundwater and geotechnical aspects of deep excavations in Hong Kong

Engineering Geology

Volumn 72, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 253-260

  Forth, R A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dewatering; Groundwater; Permeability; Rock; Settlement

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSED AIR; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUTING; SOILS; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION); TUNNELING MACHINES; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

WATER PRESSURE;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

DEWATERING; EXCAVATION; GROUNDWATER CONTROL; GROUTING; PERMEABILITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 1542434927     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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