The impact of adverse geological conditions on the design and construction of the Thames Water Ring Main in Greater London, UK

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-20

  Newman, Tim ^a  

^a THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTESIAN; CRETACEOUS CHALK; DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; EARTH PRESSURE BALANCE; GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; GEOLOGICAL FAULT; GREATER LONDON; GROUND INVESTIGATION; HEALTH AND SAFETY; LONDON CLAY; SAND FORMATIONS; THAMES WATERS; TUNNEL ALIGNMENTS; TUNNEL DESIGN;

ALIGNMENT; CAISSONS; CLAY MINERALS; COLD STORAGE; COMPRESSED AIR; DEPOSITS; EROSION; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROGEOLOGY; PNEUMATICS; PRESSURE VESSELS; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION); WATER SUPPLY TUNNELS;

WIND TUNNELS;

GROUND CONDITIONS; HEALTH AND SAFETY; SCOUR; TUNNEL DESIGN; TUNNEL LINING; TUNNELING; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67849111953     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/08-035     Document Type: Article

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