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7 Reservoir Management
Geothermal power generation affects chemical processes within reservoirs and in turn chemical reactions affect geothermal power generation. Reactive...
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List of Symbols, Minerals, and Numerical Codes
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Engineering Geology in International Dredging and Infrastructure
Engineering geology supports the execution of dredging works in all stages. An industry that takes the full profit of his knowledge is the...
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Evaluation Concept and Testing Method for Heavy Metal Contaminant Transport in the Underground
The evaluation of the contaminant transport is dictated by the Federal Soil Protection Regulation (BBodSchV, 1999) for sites that are suspected to...
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Micro-structure and Swelling Behaviour of Compacted Clayey Soils: A Quantitative Approach
In this paper, the clay aggregate volume and inter-aggregate volume in compacted clayey soils are quantified, on the basis of simple hypothesis,...
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Multi-level Groundwater Pressure Monitoring at the Meuse/Haute-Marne Underground Research Laboratory, France
Multi-packer systems are an effective approach to groundwater monitoring, testing, and sampling. Multi-packer monitoring systems consist of (1)...
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Hydrogeologic Exploration during Excavation of the Lötschberg Base Tunnel (AlpTransit Switzerland)
Many tunnels that are currently being built through the Alps have to cross fractured and karstified formations at great depth and many hundreds of...
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Effects of Lime Stabilization on Engineering Properties of Expansive Ankara Clay
With the existing expansive clay in Ankara (Turkey) metropolitan area, some light buildings, road pavements and buried lifelines have suffered some...
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Cross Connections at Pannerdensch Canal Tunnel - Freezing Soil Mass Design and Execution Comparison
The tunnel under the Pannerdensch Canal (The Netherlands) has two strongly differing cross connections. In this article the design of the freezing...
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The Geotechnical Baseline Report as Risk Allocation Tool
Today, timely and adequate attention for the risky subsoil is more than ever necessary for a healthy European infrastructure industry. A key succes...
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Landslide Risk Assessment in Italy: A Case Study in the Umbria-Marche Apennines
This paper reports the study of a training area aimed to develop a methodology for assessing the landslide risk on the basis of landslide movements...
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German Higher Education in the Framework of the Bologna Process
In 1997/98, the 16 German Länder tentatively agreed on the establishment of a new degree structure for German higher education in the form of...
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Sustainable Passive and Active Remedial Measures of Cree** Bedrock Slopes: Two Case Studies from Austria
Two case studies involving the large-scale and deep-seated cree** of slopes in southern Austria are discussed. In both instances passive and active...
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3 Theory of Chemical Modeling
In order to deal with the complexity of natural systems simplified models are employed to illustrate the principal and regulatory factors controlling...
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Numerical Analysis of a Tunnel in an Anisotropy Rock Mass. Envalira Tunnel (Principality of Andorra)
The Envalira Tunnel (Principality of Andorra) passes through a rock mass of phyllite and quarzite, and its construction had some parts with great...
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Physical and Numerical Modelling of a Two-Well Tracer Test at the Laboratory Scale
Two-well tracer tests were performed at the laboratory scale on a large hand-compacted Bruxellian sand sample (about 2 m3), using electrical sensors...
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Relocation of a Problematic Segment of a Natural Gas Pipeline Using GIS-Based Landslide Susceptibility Map**, Hendek (Turkey)
A segment of natural gas pipeline constructed in 1997 to supply natural gas to a steel factory was broken due to a landslide with fire near Hendek,...
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Tunnelling in Urbanised Areas - Geotechnical Case Studies at Different Project Stages
Tunnelling in urbanised areas is always a challenge for the client and the contractor as well as for the designers, the engineers, and the...
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Location of Buried Mineshafts and Adits Using Reconnaissance Geophysical Methods
Britain has a long history of mining activity, which stretches back some 3000 years to the excavation of flint in East Anglia. The legacy of this...
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Studying Underground Motions in the Ramioul’s Cave - Belgium
The show-cave of Ramioul is situated close to Engis in Belgium in Dinantian. Beside the natural cavities, a quarry is being mined out and the tourist...