Tunneling in Rock by Drilling and Blasting By: Alex Spathis Publisher: routledge Print ISBN: 9780415621410, 0415621410 eText ISBN: 9780203387498, 020338749X Edition: 1st Copyright year: 2013 Format: PDF Available from $ 58.38 USD SKU 9780203387498R90 Tunnelling in Rock by Drilling and Blasting presents the latest developments in the excavation of tunnels using the drilling and blasting method. Examples of work conducted throughout the world including the Indian sub-continent, Australia, and Sweden amongst others are discussed. These tunnel projects serve to illustrate the challenges and importance of drilling accuracy, the effect of geology, methods of vibration prediction and control, and techniques for assessing tunnel performance in terms of overbreak and underbreak, advance and rock mass damage. A number of case studies demonstrate the ingenuity required to successfully excavate tunnels in demanding circ Download ebook: https://ouo.io/y6VL3n
