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Engineering Geological Model of the Contact between Two Petrographic and Stratigraphic Units along the Zagreb-Split Highway, Croatia
The highway route Zagreb-Split, section through Lika region, was designed along the valley of the River Gacka. In this section the highway level line...
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Investigation of Karst Cavities and Earth Subsidence with Combined Application of Boring and Geophysics in the Progress of High-Speed Railway Routes
In Germany there are a lot of new high-speed railways in planning or under construction. One of these is the new Nuremberg - Ingolstadt railway line...
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Influence of Underground Coal Mining on the Environment in Horna Nitra Deposits in Slovakia
Mechanical mining of brown coal takes place in the complicated engineering-geological conditions below the volcanic mountain range Vtacnik and under...
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A Multidisciplinary Approach for the Evaluation of the “Bottegone” Subsidence (Grosseto, Italy)
In January 1999 a subsidence phenomenon took place in Maremma (Italy): an elliptical shaped sinkhole formed, characterised by a diameter of 140 m and...
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Matching Monitoring, Risk Allocation and Geotechnical Baseline Reports
Monitoring ground and construction behaviour is a well-known risk mitigation tool during the construction of many European infrastructure projects....
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Engineering Geology Property Parameters for the Tertiary in The Netherlands
As engineering geologists we are measuring in the field and in the laboratory a large array of geological, geotechnical, geophysical and...
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International Standardisation of Ground Investigation and Testing Methods
Three committees of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) prepare common...
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Using the Complete Nano Engineering Geological Spectrum to Assess the Performance of Clay Barriers
Clays are geomaterials used in various (over 100) applications in our society. The more common geotechnical applications are clay barriers to contain...
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Standardised Methods for Sampling by Drilling and Excavation and for Groundwater Measurements
The Technical Committees of the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) on...
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Engineering Geocryological Map** for Construction in the Permafrost Regions
Results of compiling a digital engineering geological and engineering geocryological maps at all stages of a geotechnical survey for construction are...
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The Effect of Sand on Strength of Mixtures of Bentonite-Sand
The main purpose of this research is to evaluate the effect of sand on strength of compacted samples of bentonite sand mixtures. Samples of bentonite...
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Some Basic Considerations about the Necessities and Possibilities of Cooperation between Civil Engineers and Engineering Geologists
The education of civil engineers and engineering geologists is different. While civil engineers are commonly educated and trained in mathematical and...
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Behaviour of the Weak Rock Cut Slopes and Their Characterization Using the Results of the Slake Durability Test
Slopes excavated in argillaceous rocks often show degradation mechanisms and local falls which affect both safety and maintenance costs of the roads....
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An Overview of the Geological and Geotechnical Aspects of the New Railway Line in the Lower Inn Valley
The new railway line in the lower Inn-valley is part of the Brenner railway axis from Munich to Verona (“feeder north”). The first section between...
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Creep Behaviour of Alpine Salt Rock and the Influence of Insoluble Residues in Solution Mining
In Austrian salt mining, brine is won by way of solution mining with the borehole well method. The Alpine salt rock (Haselgebirge) consists of a high...
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Suitability Maps of Underground Construction in the Province of South-Holland
Subsurface suitability maps give an insight in both the geology and the physical and chemical soil properties. The geology and soil properties...
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Smart Site Investigations Save Money!
More appropriate and well-timed site investigations have a major positive impact in order to reduce the risk of failure. Design and construction of...
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Various Assessments of the Characteristic Values of Soil Cohesion and Friction Angle: Application to New Caledonian Laterite
In situ measurements, as well as laboratory tests, yield varied information on ground material. In order to carry out computations, it is necessary...
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Soil Investigation Aspects of a Complex Metro Project in Amsterdam
The municipality of Amsterdam wishes to reduce the level of car traffic within the City Centre. As a consequence the public transport is to be...
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Effects of the Determination of Characteristic Values of Soil Parameters
In April 1996 the German version of the Eurocode EC 7 “Geotechnical design - General rules” was published as a “pre-standard”, entitled V ENV 1997-1....