Field application of NTH fracture classification at the second manapouri tailrace tunnel, New Zealand

North American Tunneling 2008 Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 236-242

  Macfarlane, Don F ^a   Watts, Charles R ^b   Nilsen, Bjorn ^c  

^a URS New Zealand Limited   (New Zealand)

^b Meridian Energy Limited   (New Zealand)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCAVATION; FRACTURE; PROBLEM SOLVING;

FIELD APPLICATIONS; GEOLOGICAL LOGGINGS; NEW ZEALAND; PENETRATION RATES; TAILRACE TUNNELS; TUNNEL SUPPORTS;

TUNNELS;

EID: 56149097198     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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