Engineering Geology for Underground Works

• Main Authors: Gattinoni, Paola (Author), Pizzarotti, Enrico Maria (Author), Scesi, Laura (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Natural disasters.; Environmental sciences.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Engineering geology.; Engineering > Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Earth Sciences.; Environmental Science and Engineering.; Natural Hazards.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.

The construction of tunnels involves the resolution of various complex technical problems depending on the geological and geological-environmental context in which the work fits. Only a careful analysis of all the geological and geological-environmental issues and a correct reconstruction of the con...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Geological and geomechanical problems in underground works design and construction
• Environmental-geological problems due to underground works
• Geological conceptual models for underground works design
• Underground excavation analysis
• Groundwater influence
• Geological risk management
• Risk mitigation and control
• Ground-structure interaction
• Monitoring.