Tunnel support design by comparison of empirical and finite element analysis of the Nahakki tunnel in mohmand agency, pakistan

The paper analyses the geological conditions of study area, rock mass strength parameters with suitable support structure propositions for the under construction Nahakki tunnel in Mohmand Agency. Geology of study area varies from mica schist to graphitic marble/phyllite to schist. The tunnel ground...

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Main Authors: Riaz Asif, Jamil Syed Muhammad, Asif Muhammad, Akhtar Kamran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-03-01
Series:Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/sgem.2016.38.issue-1/sgem-2016-0008/sgem-2016-0008.xml?format=INT