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      Tunneling in Rock by Drilling and Blasting

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      Tunneling in Rock by Drilling and Blasting book

      Edited ByAlex Spathis, R.N. Gupta
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2012
      eBook Published 5 November 2012
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint CRC Press
      DOI https://doi.org/10.1201/b13762
      Pages 132
      eBook ISBN 9780429220616
      Subjects Engineering & Technology
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      Spathis, A., & Gupta, R.N. (Eds.). (2012). Tunneling in Rock by Drilling and Blasting (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/b13762

      ABSTRACT

      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 i

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter |6 pages

      High precision drilling

      Anders Östberg
      ByA. Östberg

      chapter |8 pages

      Improved tunneling performance through smarter drilling and design

      ByM.B. Lovitt & A.H. Collins

      chapter |8 pages

      Rapid excavation of tunnels using innovative drilling and blasting techniques

      ByA.K. Mishra & R.N. Gupta

      chapter |8 pages

      Blasting works in urban areas—A Singapore case study

      ByF.I. Manolas & T. Arusu

      chapter |6 pages

      Tunnelling through adverse geological condition: A case study

      ByB.M. Gupta, A.N. Sreekumar & S.K. Tripathi

      chapter |4 pages

      Controlled blasting for a new tunnel near an existing railway tunnel

      ByR.N. Gupta & A.K. Raina

      chapter |8 pages

      Introducing specialized blasting techniques and sequences of excavation in tunneling works under critical conditions

      ByM.M. Singh, N.K. Bhagat & S.K. Mandal

      chapter |10 pages

      Controlling shock waves and vibrations during large and intensive blasting operations under Stockholm City

      Donald Jonson
      ByD. Jonson

      chapter |14 pages

      Vibration measurements and modelling for blasting in a hard rock tunnel

      ByA.T. Spathis & M. Rothery

      chapter |6 pages

      Multiple seed blast vibration modeling for tunnel blasting in urban environments

      ByR. Yang & D.B. Kay

      chapter |12 pages

      Geometric assessment of perimeter control blasting in tunnels

      ByA.T. Spathis

      chapter |10 pages

      Controlled blasting for underground hydroelectric projects—NIRM experience

      ByH.S. Venkatesh, R. Balachander, G. Gopinath & A.I. Theresraj

      chapter |6 pages

      Investigation of cracks in domestic houses near construction project in the Himalaya, India: A case study

      ByH.K. Verma, R.K. Goel, V.V.R. Prasad, S. Dutta, A. Bhardwaj & K.C. Upadhyay

      chapter |12 pages

      IT & its role in underground blasting—an overview & future insights

      Avtar K. Raina
      ByA.K. Raina
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