Underground Works under Special Conditions: Proceedings of the ISRM Workshop W1, Madrid, Spain, 6-7 July 2007 (Balkema--Proceedings and Monographs in Engineering, Water an)

Annotation This book contains papers and special lectures presented at the workshop Underground Works under Special Conditions held in Madrid in 2007, within the framework of the 11th International Congress of the International Society for Rock Mechanics. It contains a comprehensive collection of topics related to some of the most complex underground works recently undertaken across the world. A number of main themes are highlighted in the book: rock burst, face stability, design parameters and TBM selection criteria, among others. Underground Works under Special Conditions will be invaluable to consultants, designers, contractors and researchers, and all professionals working in the tunnelling and underground world All rights reserved. No part of this publication or the information contained herein may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, by photocopying, recording or otherwise, without written prior permission from the publishers.Although all care is taken to ensure integrity and the quality of this publication and the information herein, no responsibility is assumed by the publishers nor the author for any damage to the property or persons as a result of operation or use of this publication and/or the information contained herein. Contains the papers and special lectures of the workshop held in Madrid in 2007 within the framework of the 11th International Congress of International Society of Rock Mechanics. This source is useful to consultants, designers, contractors and researchers, and various professionals working in the tunnelling and underground world.