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SUMMARY:Some geomechanical aspects of subaqueous tunnels - Professor Georg
  Anagnostou\, ETH\, Zurich
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CONTACT:Zelda Stuck
DESCRIPTION:The main characteristics of subaqueous tunnel construction inc
 lude a high potential of damage\, relatively high pore pressures and limit
 ed pre-construction accessibility. Potential hazards include high water in
 flows or even a complete flooding of the tunnel in the case of a hydraulic
  link opening up to the seabed. High pore pressures may also occur at smal
 l depths of cover\, i.e. in combination with low effective stresses and lo
 w shear strengths of the ground\, thus having a particularly adverse effec
 t in terms of stability and potential deformations. In the seminar issues 
 of stability and deformation will be discussed by means of examples taken 
 from recent or future tunnel projects.\n\n
LOCATION:Engineering Department - Lecture Room 3B
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