Assessment of London underground tube tunnels investigation, monitoring and analysis

Smart Structures and Systems

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 239-262

  Wright, Peter ^a  

^a Tube Lines   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis; Assessment; Cast iron; Circularity; Deep tube; History; Inspection; London underground; Monitoring; NDT; Nondestructive testing; Pore water; Risk; Soil strength; Tunnels

Indexed keywords

CAST IRON; HISTORY; INSPECTION; MONITORING; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILROAD TUNNELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISKS; SOIL TESTING; STRESS MEASUREMENT; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TUNNELS; VOLTAGE DIVIDERS;

ANALYSIS; ASSESSMENT; CIRCULARITY; LONDON UNDERGROUND; PORE WATERS; SOIL STRENGTH;

ULTRASONIC TESTING;

EID: 77951926352     PISSN: 17381584     EISSN: 17381991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sss.2010.6.3.239     Document Type: Article

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