Overview

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 circumstances. Finally, an overview is provided of the software tools and IT, and the explosives and initiation products used to implement tunnel blast designs. Tunnelling in Rock by Drilling and Blasting is the outcome of the workshop, Tunnelling in Rock by Drilling and Blasting, hosted by the 10th International Symposium on Rock Fragmentation by Blasting (Fragblast 10, November 2010, New Delhi, India), and is essential reading for researchers and practitioners in tunnelling in rock by drilling and blasting.

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Author:   Alex Spathis (Orica, Australia) ,  R.N. Gupta (Geotechnical & Rock Engineering Consultant, Former Director, NIRM, KGF, India)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780415621410

ISBN 10:   0415621410
Pages:   134
Publication Date:   05 November 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface; High precision drilling; Improved tunneling performance through smarter drilling and design; Rapid excavation of tunnels using innovative drilling and blasting techniques; Blasting works in urban areas-A Singapore case study; Tunnelling through adverse geological condition: A case study; Controlled blasting for a new tunnel near an existing railway tunnel; Introducing specialized blasting techniques and sequences of excavation in tunneling works under critical conditions; Controlling shock waves and vibrations during large and intensive blasting operations under Stockholm City; Vibration measurements and modelling for blasting in a hard rock tunnel; Multiple seed blast vibration modeling for tunnel blasting in urban environments; Geometric assessment of perimeter control blasting in tunnels; Controlled blasting for underground hydroelectric projects-NIRM experience; Investigation of cracks in domestic houses near construction project in the Himalaya, India: A case study; IT & its role in underground blasting-an overview & future insights.

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Alex Spathis, R.N. Gupta, Geotechnical & Rock Engineering Consultant, Former Director, NIRM, KGF, India.

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