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Record Nr.

UNINA9911006822503321

Autore

Almeris Gary

Titolo

2009 Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference Proceedings [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Littleton, : SME, 2009

ISBN

1-61344-061-8

0-87335-327-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1401 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MariucciBill

Disciplina

624.19

Soggetti

Excavation -- Congresses

Tunneling

Tunneling -- Congresses

Underground construction -- Congresses

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Engineering & Applied Sciences

Civil Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Executive Committee; Session Chairs; International Committee; PART 1: Conventional and Rock Tunneling; PART 2: Design and Planning; PART 3: Difficult Ground; PART 4: Geotechnical; PART 5: Ground Modification; PART 6: Innovation; PART 7: International; PART 8: Las Vegas; PART 9: Microtunneling; PART 10: Mining; PART 11: New Projects 1; PART 12: New Projects 2; PART 14: Risk Management; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Included in this massive 1400 page volume are more than 100 papers presented at the 2009 Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference, the largest and msot prestigiuous assemblage of industry experts and practitioners in the world.  In these pages, you can go underground for a gritty, up-close and personal look at dozens of case histories from around the globe. You will find no ""sugarcoating"" in these accounts. Along with the success stories, you'll benefit from candid discussions of problems and missteps and will learn how you can avoid similar mistakes in your own future projects.