Evaluation of innovative sprayed-concrete-lined tunnelling

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 137-149

  Jones, Benoît D ^a   Thomas, Alun H ^b   Hsu, Yu Sheng ^a   Hilar, Matouš ^b,c  

^a Morgan Est PLC   (United Kingdom)

^b MOTT MACDONALD   (United Kingdom)

^c D2 Consult   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Concrete structures; Mathematical modelling; Tunnels tunnelling

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; EXCAVATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

CONCRETE STRUCTURES; DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENTS; DISPLACEMENTS AND STRESSES; FIELD MEASUREMENTS; GROUND DEFORMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL MODELLING; PRESSURE CELLS; STRUCTURAL SAFETIES; SURFACE SETTLEMENTS;

TUNNELS;

CONCRETE STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRESS ANALYSIS; TUNNELING;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; HEATHROW AIRPORT; HILLINGDON; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 57849131359     PISSN: 13532618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geng.2008.161.3.137     Document Type: Article

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