ABSTRACT
The role of Professor Marinos in the Athens Metro was multifarious from the early stages of the Project. During this period, little experience was shared among the Greek technical world with respect to urban tunnelling let alone in complex ground conditions. The technical expertise and scientific knowledge, in terms of engineering geology, was brought to the project by Professor Marinos. He implemented novel methodologies, the most important of which being the introduction of the engineering geological model in terms of behaviour against a given construction method. The work ethics of Professor Marinos is still the tool to approach, address and decipher the interaction between the engineering geology and the construction method. It has permeated through the specifications and contract documents of ATTIKO METRO S.A. and –most importantly– through the collective knowledge of numerous geologists and engineers that were directly or indirectly associated with his work.
