Vast knowledge has been developed in the area of tunnelling in weak rocks over the years, and this book bridges an important gap by bringing all the information together for the benefit of the tunnelling Industry. In particular, tunnelling in poor conditions is a huge challenge for engineers and designers, and this book tackles all typical problems headon. Topics covered include classification approach, design approaches for site-specific grounds, a new invention on shielded tunnel boring machine, case histories, tunnel mechanics, risk engineering and management culture. - Based on extensive field research experiences in Himalayan region and Alps - Exclusive chapters on tunnelling hazards, squeezing ground conditions (a full detailed case study), swelling ground conditions, critical state rock mechanics, etc. - Supported by over 180 figures and 90 tables of data, and test examples (with solutions)
Offers exposition of the classification of underground space, important considerations such as geological and engineering and underground planning. This title includes chapters concerning applications for underground water storage, underground car parks, underground metros and road tunnels and underground storage of crude oil, lpg and natural gas.
In post - modern Odia poetry, Bhawani Shankar Nial enjoys a very distinctively creative life, spanning of around three decades of relentless devotion in multifarious literary activities. Born in a modest village ‘singjher’ in the undivided Kalahandi district of Odisha, he plunged, at an early age, into the realm of social service, raising his voice resoundingly for the greater cause of the society and humanity as a whole. His is a voice that echoes beyond ideology, history and theories of socio - cultural commitment. Bhawani stepped his little but prominent feet into the arena of odia poetry after his maiden odia poetry collection ‘Shrusti’ came into light in 1997. Since then, he has been extensively writing poetry in Odia language and has created a special niche for himself both as a poet and an editor in quite a few literary magazines. He is also the Chief Editor of ‘The Mahuri’, a leading and widely circulated Odia magazine. Poetry is the supreme statement of life. Bhawani’s poems embody a hieroglyphic manifestation on variegated minutiae of human conditions and relationships. His poetic oeuvre impregnated with multidimensional themes of love and longings at one hand and unmusical themes of bread, food, hunger etc. on the other. In this marooned moments of self-survival, when there is stark silence everywhere in the wake of icy lockdown, the poetic self is very much aware of the sense of defeatism and confusion experienced by the common man in a global perspective.
A Call from Pakistan is a fiction novel that describes the lives of minorities. The story takes place before the partition in a village of central Pakistan. Where all religious people live happily. Then, suddenly news of the partition destroys everything. They who are friends turn foes and seeds of enmity start growing. Two groups among them - one who advocates stiff, rigid religious rules! Whereas the other who tries to convince them that love, peace, and harmony are above all. A story details how minorities of two nations enjoy religious freedom. Their trail of growth, and freedom of expression including the treatment, and the way they behave among the majority. And most of all it warns - what happens if religion becomes an obsession for someone when they want to add it everywhere, impose their superiority without accepting other’s truth! This is a story of Pakistani minorities who are fighting against bias, prejudices, and injustice.
“Blood Relatives” is a novel about a man and his love for nature! This novel tells how recklessly we are using nature around us. The novel is about Dhagala-Raam whose name itself exhibits his closeness towards nature. His inclination and love for nature keep him away from his community and the life that his mother plans for him. This Novel is the reality that shows how nature is departing from men’s world. And how men neglect and destroy the ecosystems that sustain them alive too! As a Bhil, he tries to change the way of wood-selling to planting but his own people oppose his proposal. He decides to walk alone and starts planting everywhere. He meets a girl who gives him planting work. He talks to them, hears them, and acts accordingly. He turns himself into tree and tasts the teeth of chainsaw. When he comes to know man made pollution where he inhale venom of industrial emission. He bathes in the poisonous river and stays rotten with plastic! He calls them his family and wants them to stop moving away from a life. This is the story of Dhagala-Raam, a man spends his entire life for his Blood Relatives.
Vast knowledge has been developed in the area of tunnelling in weak rocks over the years, and this book bridges an important gap by bringing all the information together for the benefit of the tunnelling Industry. In particular, tunnelling in poor conditions is a huge challenge for engineers and designers, and this book tackles all typical problems headon. Topics covered include classification approach, design approaches for site-specific grounds, a new invention on shielded tunnel boring machine, case histories, tunnel mechanics, risk engineering and management culture. Based on extensive field research experiences in Himalayan region and Alps Exclusive chapters on tunnelling hazards, squeezing ground conditions (a full detailed case study), swelling ground conditions, critical state rock mechanics, etc. Supported by over 180 figures and 90 tables of data, and test examples (with solutions)
Rock mass classification methods are commonly used at the preliminary design stages of a construction project when there is very little information. It forms the bases for design and estimation of the required amount and type of rock support and groundwater control measures. Encompassing nearly all aspects of rock mass classifications in detail, Civil Engineering Rock Mass Classification: Tunnelling, Foundations and Landsides provides construction engineers and managers with extensive practical knowledge which is time-tested in the projects in Himalaya and other parts of the world in complex geological conditions. Rock mass classification is an essential element of feasibility studies for any near surface construction project prior to any excavation or disturbances made to earth. Written by an author team with over 50 years of experience in some of the most difficult mining regions of the world, Civil Engineering Rock Mass Classification: Tunnelling, Foundations and Landsides provides construction engineers, construction managers and mining engineers with the tools and methods to gather geotechnical data, either from rock cuts, drifts or core, and process the information for subsequent analysis. The goal is to use effective mapping techniques to obtain data can be used as input for any of the established rock classification systems. The book covers all of the commonly used classification methods including: Barton's Q and Q' systems, Bieniawski's RMR, Laubscher's MRMR and Hoek's and GSI systems. With this book in hand, engineers will be able to gather geotechnical data, either from rock cuts, drifts or core, and process the information for subsequent analysis. Rich with international case studies and worked out equations, the focus of the book is on the practical gathering information for purposes of analysis and design. - Identify the most significant parameters influencing the behaviour of a rock mass - Divide a particular rock mass formulation into groups of similar behaviour, rock mass classes of varying quality - Provide a basis of understanding the characteristics of each rock mass class - Relate the experience of rock conditions at one site to the conditions and experience encountered at others - Derive quantitative data and guidelines for engineering design - Provide common basis for communication between engineers and geologists
Rock Mass Classifications - A Practical Approach in Civil Engineering was written in response to the many unanswered questions regarding this subject. Questions such as - Is Classification reasonably reliable? Can it be successful in crisis management of geohazards? Can a single Classification system be general for all rock structures? Is Classification a scientific approach? Laborious field research was undertaken in the Himalayan mountains by a team of scientists from the Central Mining Research Institute (CMRI), University of Roorkee (UOR), Central Soil and Material Research Station (CSMRS), U.P. Irrigation Research Institute (UPIRI), and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) to answer these questions. The results obtained from the research work were systematically compiled to produce this book which bears particular relevance to civil, mining and petroleum engineers and geologists. Endorsements "It is a Handbook of Rock Engineering" - Zhao Jian, School of Civil & Structural Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore "I came across your new book - Rock Mass Classification, absolutely fantastic" - Subodh K. Jain, U.S.A
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