Hazardous Gases Underground: Applications to Tunnel Engineering (Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Applies detailed knowledge toward the design and construction of underground civil works projects. Develops critical skills for managing risk and designing reliable gas control measures within project time and cost constraints. Supplemented with over 800 literature references, equations, drawings, and tables, this book helps readers develop critical skills for managing risk and designing reliable gas control measures within project time and cost constraints. It describes the hazardous properties of methane, hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, and gasoline vapors. Annotation Applies detailed knowledge toward the design and construction of underground civil works projects. Develops critical skills for managing risk and designing reliable gas control measures within project time and cost constraints Gases are common constituents of the underground environment, along with soils, rocks, and water.