Micropiles to reduce ground movements induced by tunnelling

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics - Physical Modelling in Geotechnics - 6th ICPMG '06

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1139-1144

  Bilotta, E ^a   Bitetti, B ^a   McNamara, A M ^b   Taylor, R N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGATION; CENTRIFUGES; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION); TUNNELS; URBAN GROWTH;

BUILDING DAMAGES; CENTRIFUGE MODELS; CENTRIFUGE TESTS; CITY UNIVERSITIES; EMPIRICAL METHODS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; GROUND MOVEMENTS; HISTORIC STRUCTURES; INDUCED SETTLEMENTS; MICRO PILES; PROTOTYPE TUNNELS; STRESS CHANGES; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES; TUNNEL CONSTRUCTIONS; TUNNEL EXCAVATIONS; URBAN DEVELOPMENTS;

EXCAVATION; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

BUILDING DAMAGE; CENTRIFUGE MODELS; CENTRIFUGE TESTS; CITY UNIVERSITY; EMPIRICAL METHOD; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; GROUND MOVEMENT; HISTORIC STRUCTURES; MICROPILES; PROTOTYPE TUNNEL; STRESS CHANGES; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES; TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION; TUNNEL EXCAVATION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84857769071     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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