Shallow railway tunnel in granite residual soils: observed and calculated displacements

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 1991

Authors

J. Sousa (Author) Other; António Silva Cardoso (Author) FEUP; Manuel Matos Fernandes (Author) FEUP; L. Sousa (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: Proceedings of the 10th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Pages: 753-756

10th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Firenze, Itália

Other information

Abstract (EN): This paper presents the results of the application of 2D and 3D finite element models to a railway tunnel excavated in granite residual soils in the north of Portugal. A brief description of the work and monitoring system is included and the results of the observation are compared with those calculated numerically.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4