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Tunnelling and Tunnel Mechanics
Dimitrios Kolymbas
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Description for Tunnelling and Tunnel Mechanics
Hardback. Covers the fundamentals of rock mechanics. This book addresses not only students but also professionals who are interested to understand the underlying principles and methods and - possibly - to further develop them. Num Pages: 454 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 27. Weight in Grams: 882.
Tunnellingisanexcitingandrapidlyevolvingtechnology.Pioneeringprocesses are commonplace and innovative thinking continues to rewrite the rules. In civil engineering, tunnelling is one of the few areas where new horizons are constantly being discovered. But for the profession to reach its full potential, tunnelling needs to be more accessible to those talented engineers in search of new challenges and keen to make lasting contributions to society. In the eyes of too many, tunnelling is still seen as the exclusive domain of too few: a mysterious art form, accessible only to those who have already spent countless years perfecting their approach, a skill whose secrets remain suppressed. ... Read more
Tunnellingisanexcitingandrapidlyevolvingtechnology.Pioneeringprocesses are commonplace and innovative thinking continues to rewrite the rules. In civil engineering, tunnelling is one of the few areas where new horizons are constantly being discovered. But for the profession to reach its full potential, tunnelling needs to be more accessible to those talented engineers in search of new challenges and keen to make lasting contributions to society. In the eyes of too many, tunnelling is still seen as the exclusive domain of too few: a mysterious art form, accessible only to those who have already spent countless years perfecting their approach, a skill whose secrets remain suppressed. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
Number of Pages
438
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540251965
SKU
V9783540251965
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Tunnelling and Tunnel Mechanics
From the reviews: "First, it provides a comprehensive coverage of the entire spectrum of tunneling in a single volume. … Second, this new book is one of the few tunneling books in English by authors from a G-A-Ch country (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland). The G-A-CH countries are known to have a rich concentration of ... Read more