In-Situ Rock Stress
International Symposium on In-Situ Rock Stress, Trondheim, Norway,19-21 June 2006| By: | null |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9780415401630 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781439833650 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2006 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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Understanding the stress state in the earth's crust is crucial for engineers working in rock, particularly with regard to underground construction. Experience shows that an adequately high horizontal in-situ stress has a positive effect in stabilizing large span rock caverns close to the ground surface. On the other hand, high stresses resulting fr