Rock Engineering in Difficult Ground Conditions - Soft Rocks and Karst / Edition 1

by Ivan Vrkljan

Overview

Rock Engineering in Difficult Ground Conditions – Soft Rocks and Karst contains the Proceedings of the Regional Symposium of the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM), which was held 29 to 31 October 2009 in Cavtat near Dubrovnik, Croatia. It is a continuation of the successful series of regional ISRM symposia for Europe, which began in 1992 in Chester, UK. EUROCK 2009 was organized by the Croatian Geotechnical Society.

Rock Engineering in Difficult Ground Conditions – Soft Rocks and Karst contains 7 keynote lectures and 129 papers classified in 7 themes as follows:

- Geological and hydrogeological properties of karst regions;

- Rock properties, testing methods and site characterization;

- Design methods and analyses;

- Monitoring and back analysis;

- Excavation and support;

- Environmental aspects of geotechnical engineering in karst regions; and

- Case histories.

Rock Engineering in Difficult Ground Conditions – Soft Rocks and Karst will be of interest to professionals, engineers, and academics involved in rock mechanics and rock engineering.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415804813
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/14/2009
Pages:	860
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ivan Vrkljan Institut IGH, Croatia Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, Croatia

Table of Contents

Preface, Keynote lectures: Some rock mechanics aspects of subaqueous tunnels, Innovative tunneling construction method to cope with squeezing at the Saint Martin La Porte access adit (Lyon-Turin Base Tunnel), Metro construction at the most unfavourable depth caused a major metro station collapse in Brazil due to a unique sub-surface structure, Rock engineering for structures in unstable slopes, Tunnelling in overstressed rock, Stresses in rock masses: A review of key points, Site characterization and rock testing for the evaluation of design parameters. 1 Geological and hydrogeological properties of karst regions 2 Rock properties, testing methods and site characterization 3 Design methods and analyses 4 Monitoring and back analysis 5 Excavation and support 6 Environmental aspects of geotechnical engineering in karst regions 7 Case Histories