Closed-Face Tunnelling Machines and Ground Stability A guideline for best practice

• Corporate Authors: British Tunnelling Society, Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Thomas Telford 2005
• Subjects: Tunneling > Risk assessment; Urban geology > Risk assessment; Tunneling > Equipment and supplies; Soil mechanics
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• Physical Description: 77 pages illustrations 30 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-74) and index
• ISBN: 0727733869; 9780727733863

The purpose of this report is to examine the potential for ground instability or collapse when using closed face tunnelling machines, to investigate the efficacy of various ground investigation techniques in urban areas, and to recommend management and operational guidelines to further minimise the risk when tunnelling beneath highly developed urban and city centre areas