Effects of tunneling on groundwater flow and swelling of clay-sulfate rocks

[1] Swelling of clay-sulfate rocks is a major threat in tunneling. It is triggered by the transformation of the sulfate mineral anhydrite into gypsum as a result of water inflow in anhydrite-containing layers after tunnel excavation. The present study investigates the hydraulic effects of tunneling...

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Main Authors: Butscher, Christoph (Contributor), Einstein, Herbert H. (Contributor), Huggenberger, Peter (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2013-03-12T19:13:12Z.
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