Estimate of the reliability in geological forecasts for tunnels: Toward a structured approach

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 671-694

  Perello, Paolo ^a  

^a GDP Consultants   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geological uncertainty; Reference geological model; Risk; Rock mass characterization; Tunnelling

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PROCESS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; CONSTRUCTION PHASE; CONSTRUCTION STRATEGIES; ENGINEERING GEOLOGISTS; GEOLOGICAL MODELS; GEOLOGICAL UNCERTAINTY; MODEL RELIABILITY; ROCK MASS; ROCK MASS BEHAVIOUR; ROCK MASS CHARACTERIZATION; STRUCTURED APPROACH; UNEXPECTED EVENTS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS; RELIABILITY; RISKS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES; VEHICULAR TUNNELS;

TUNNELS;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSTRUCTION; DESIGN; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FORECASTING METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; TUNNEL; TUNNELING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84855655476     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-011-0164-3     Document Type: Article

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