Tunnelling Contracts and Site Investigation

P.B. Attewell

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English

Spon Press
31 August 1995

Contract law; Environment law; Planning law; Structural engineering

Tunnelling is a high risk business. Success depends crucially on the nature of the ground through which the

tunnel is being driven. The cost of a thorough site investigation is usually only a small fraction of the cost of the construction work but this crucial phase of a project is often given too low a priority. Tunnelling Contracts and Site Investigation provides a practical and wide-ranging review of tunnelling contracts, particularly those for sewerage and drainage tunnels. It reviews site investigation methods, contract preparation and tender evaluation, tunnel costruction, claims and records, and the post-construction phase. Examples

of good and bad practice of site investigation and other aspects of tunnelling are given, and the text is supported by over 500 references. Supplementary information in the second

part of the book expands on particular aspects such as ground vibration and noise in considerable detail. Among other topics covered are quality assurance, rock properties and testing, pollution, permeability and dewatering. The book is aimed particularly at practising engineers involved in the procurement and management of site investigation and tunnelling contracts. It will also be valuable for specialists in construction contracts, and for students, researchers and lecturers who need to keep up to date with new developments in tunnelling.

By: P.B. Attewell
Imprint: Spon Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 297mm, Width: 210mm,
Weight: 860g
ISBN: 9780419191407
ISBN 10: 0419191402
Pages: 378
Publication Date: 31 August 1995
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface. Abbreviations. Tunnelling contracts and site investigation. Introduction Contracts. Initial investigation phase. Ground investigation. Contract preparation and tender evaluation. Tunnel construction. Claims and records. Post-construction phase. References. Bibliography. Supplementary information on tunnelling contracts and site investigation. Quality assurance. Hazardous gases with particular reference to those that might be encountered when tunnelling in coal measures strata. Application of Bayesian statistics to site investigation. Weak rock. Standard penetration test and cone penetration test. Mudrocks. Mineralogical composition of rock. Grout injection. Tunnelling through contaminated ground. Rock quality designation and other rock mass discontinuity descriptors. Symbols used on borehole logs. Determination of unconfined compressive strength of rock. Rising, falling and constant head permeability tests. Rock excavability via `Q'. Well-point dewatering. Estimation of the form of a long-term (ground loss plus consolidation) free-ground transverse (normal to the tunnel centre-line) surface settlement trough. The new Austrian tunnelling method. Water pollution legislation. Analysis of pressure tunnel in rock. Ground vibration and noise from civil engineering operations. Sewer and water main linings. Index.

Dr P.B. Attewell