Outstanding issues in excavation of deep and long rock tunnels: a case study

Excavation of deep and long tunnels faces several distinctive challenges such as unknown geological structures, high groundwater pressure, and high in situ stress, as compared with conventional tunnels. The deep and long Taining tunnel in Fujian Province, South China, was excavated in complex geolog...

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Published in:Canadian Geotechnical Journal
Main Authors: Zhang, Guo-Hua, Jiao, Yu-Yong, Wang, Hao
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2014
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2013-0087
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