Keywords:
Tunneling.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (265 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780444601742
Series Statement:
Issn Series ; v.Volume 3
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1179894
Language:
English
Note:
Front Cover -- Tunneling in Rock -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- Preface -- Chapter 1. About tunnels -- History of tunneling -- Some definitions -- Generalities about tunneling -- Uses of tunnels -- Tunnel sections -- Tunnel supports and lining -- References -- Chapter 2. Petrography of unaltered rocks -- Introduction -- Rock minerals -- Petrographic methods -- Rock fabrics from growth of crystals -- Fabrics of fragmental rocks -- Igneous rocks -- Some shapes of igneous bodies -- Sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphic rocks -- References -- Chapter 3. Rock alteration -- Introduction -- Weathering -- Low-temperature alterations at moderate depths -- Hydrothermal alteration -- Deuteric alteration -- Pneumatolytic alteration -- Miscellaneous types of alteration -- Chapter 4. Elementary rock mechanics -- Introduction -- Glossary of definitions -- Force and stress -- Mechanical properties of rocks -- Stress-strain-time relationships -- Stresses in underground openings in isotropic elastic rocks -- Isotropism and anisotropism in rocks -- Strength of anisotropic rocks -- Measurement of stress in underground openings -- Strength of rocks from slope analysis -- Nonequilibrium forces in rocks -- Rock bursts -- Squeezing ground -- References -- Chapter 5. Fracture and fold anisotropy in rocks -- Introduction -- Deformation of minerals under stress -- Deformation of elastic and quasi-elastic rocks -- Deformation of plastic rocks -- Folds in rocks -- Engineering aspects of folded rocks -- Faults -- Joints -- Tunnel sections in fractured rocks -- The arching tendency -- References -- Chapter 6. Hydrogeology, temperatures, and gases in tunnels -- Introduction -- Water in rocks -- Porosity and permeability -- Permeability in volcanic rocks -- Water table and aquifers -- Sources and temperatures of underground water -- Fracture permeability.
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Permeability in limestones -- Squeezing, swelling, and running ground -- Tunneling in squeezing, swelling, and running ground -- Testing of permeability of rocks -- Gases in rocks -- References -- Chapter 7. Geological investigation of proposed tunnel locations -- Introduction -- Geomorphology and subsurface geology -- Geologic maps and cross-sections of tunnel sites -- Geophysical investigations -- Remote sensing including aerial photography -- Core drilling -- Use of equal-area plots for anisotropic rocks -- Statistical analysis and computerization of geological data -- References -- Chapter 8. Application of geological investigations to tunnel planning and design -- Introduction -- Classification of geological materials -- Feasibility investigations of proposed tunnel sites -- Design-stage investigations -- A case history -- References -- Chapter 9. Tunneling methods -- Introduction -- Conventional tunneling methods -- Tunneling machines -- Tunnel supports -- Ground water in tunnels -- Conventional versus mole tunneling -- Access to tunneling operations -- Tunneling terminology -- References -- Chapter 10. Geological investigations during tunnel construction -- Introduction -- Geological mapping of tunnels -- Tunnel supports and the geologist -- Special operations -- Progress related to geology -- Final report -- References -- Index.
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