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This book covers the fundamentals of tunneling machine technology: drilling, tunneling, waste removal and securing. It treats methods of rock classification for the machinery concerned as well as legal issues, using numerous example projects to reflect the state of technology, as well as problematic...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Berlin : Ernst & Sohn, ©2008.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book covers the fundamentals of tunneling machine technology: drilling, tunneling, waste removal and securing. It treats methods of rock classification for the machinery concerned as well as legal issues, using numerous example projects to reflect the state of technology, as well as problematic cases and solutions. The work is structured such that readers are led from the basics via the main functional elements of tunneling machinery to the different types of machine, together with their areas of application and equipment. The result is an overview of current developments. Close cooperati.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed January 19, 2009).
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 343 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-336) and index.
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