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This covers analytical, numerical and empirical methods for the design of tunnels in soil and in rock. It gives detailed analytical and numerical methods for design engineers, suits graduate students, and guides specialists in ground-support interaction under static and seismic loading.
List of contents
1. Principles of Ground-Structure Interaction. 2. Empirical Methods and Classifications for Rock Tunnels. 3. Direct and Indirect Methods for Soil Tunnels: with Effects on the Surface. 4. Analytical Methods. 5. Numerical Methods. 6. Special Cases. 7. Analysis of Structural Components.
About the author
Antonio Bobet is a professor at Purdue University, USA who has previously worked in industry and is a specialist in the seismic design of tunnels and ground-tunnel interaction.
Herbert H. Einstein is a professor at MIT, USA. He has developed the widely used Schwartz–Einstein method and the Decision Aids for Tunnelling, a computer based interactive tool, and works on the use of AI and Machine Learning in tunnelling.
Summary
This covers analytical, numerical and empirical methods for the design of tunnels in soil and in rock. It gives detailed analytical and numerical methods for design engineers, suits graduate students, and guides specialists in ground–support interaction under static and seismic loading.
