Introduction to Tunnel Construction by David N Chapman

Introduction to Tunnel Construction by David N Chapman

This is a text for undergraduate and MSc students, or a reference for professionals, covering all aspects of tunnel construction with case studies related to real projects. With reference to both soft ground and hard rock tunnelling, the book covers the main techniques along with site investigation, parameter selection, and design considerations.

"The authors have packaged the information with a very wide range of tables, figures, key equations and source referencesMany readers will find all they ever wanted to know about tunnel construction without leaving its pages; while those for whom it whets the appetite to dig deeper (pun intended!) will find comprehensive pointers to up-to-date sources of literature elsewhere."

-- Andrew Dawson, Nottingham University, UK

"The authors have packaged the information with a very wide range of tables, figures, key equations and source references. Many readers will find all they ever wanted to know about tunnel construction without leaving its pages; while those for whom it whets the appetite to dig deeper (pun intended!) will find comprehensive pointers to up-to-date sources of literature elsewhere."

-- Andrew Dawson, Nottingham University, UK

David Chapman is Professor of Geotechnical and Underground Engineering at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Nicole Metje is a Reader in Infrastructure Monitoring at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Alfred Stärk is Senior Tunnelling Manager with the tunnelling contractor BeMo Tunnelling GmbH, Innsbruck, Austria.

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ISBN 13	9781498766241
ISBN 10	1498766242
Title	Introduction to Tunnel Construction
Author	David N Chapman
Series	Applied Geotechnics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Inc
Year published	2017-12-18
Number of pages	425
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