Post by ianvisits on Dec 8, 2008 20:38:16 GMT
Lecture being held at the Royal Society on 18th Feb 2009 at 6:30pm.
The lecture is free - first come/first served.
How can tunnels be built in ground sometimes as soft as toothpaste? What can go wrong? Will buildings above be affected by subsidence? What else is underground already that might get in the way? Geotechnical engineering, the application of the science of soil mechanics and engineering geology, plays a key role in answering these questions.
The talk will also describe the critical importance of geology and the development and application of the latest tunnelling techniques. Current and future projects from all over the world will demonstrate the size, technical challenges and complexity of modern underground construction. Protection from subsidence is critical and new ways to ensure buildings are unaffected during tunnelling will be explained.
royalsociety.org/event.asp?id=8153&month=2,2009
The lecture is free - first come/first served.
How can tunnels be built in ground sometimes as soft as toothpaste? What can go wrong? Will buildings above be affected by subsidence? What else is underground already that might get in the way? Geotechnical engineering, the application of the science of soil mechanics and engineering geology, plays a key role in answering these questions.
The talk will also describe the critical importance of geology and the development and application of the latest tunnelling techniques. Current and future projects from all over the world will demonstrate the size, technical challenges and complexity of modern underground construction. Protection from subsidence is critical and new ways to ensure buildings are unaffected during tunnelling will be explained.
royalsociety.org/event.asp?id=8153&month=2,2009
