Abstract: The design of deep tunnels underneath the water-table in clayey soils should carefully take into account the influence of pore pressures and seepage forces on the stability of the excavation and on the loading conditions ...

Abstract: During the 2002 eruption, the NW flank of Stromboli volcano (Southern Italy) experienced large landslides that produced tsunami waves with a maximum runup of 10 m in height. This paper focuses on the geomechanical behavior ...

Abstract: According to the New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM), after excavation of a cross section of a tunnel, shotcrete is applied onto the tunnel walls, constituting a thin flexible, closed shell. Deformations, as well as the ...