Tunnelling and Tunnel Mechanics

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Tunnelling and Tunnel Mechanics is written by Dimitrios Kolymbas and published by Springer Science & Business Media. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3540285008 (ISBN 10) and 9783540285007 (ISBN 13).

This book covers not only practical aspects but also the underlying theoretical approaches. It also covers the fundamentals of rock mechanics. The book addresses not only students but also professionals who are interested to understand the underlying principles and methods and – possibly – to further develop them. Emphasis is given to the mechanical approach rather than to hardly tractable empirical statements. The text is concise and comprises a large list of citations.