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Paper presented at the 15th ISRM Congress, October 9–14, 2023
Paper Number: ISRM-15CONGRESS-2023-482
... found to be unstable, hence few remedial measures have been suggested to improve its strength. INTRODUCTION Overview Himachal Pradesh, situated in the western Himalayas, is a beautiful mountainous state with constantly changing climate and a rugged topography (Kundu et al. 2017). Almost every year...
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Paper presented at the 15th ISRM Congress, October 9–14, 2023
Paper Number: ISRM-15CONGRESS-2023-013
.... asia government upstream oil & gas norway government structural geology europe government geologist china government rock type compressional tectonics fold and thrust belt cavern powerhouse cavern himalaya anchor sidewall reservoir geomechanics geological subdiscipline extensometer...
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Paper presented at the 14th ISRM Congress, September 13–18, 2019
Paper Number: ISRM-14CONGRESS-2019-152
... Abstract Monitoring plays major role in every stage of the project from exploration, construction and operation of the underground cavern. Large cavern in Bhutan Himalayas is being monitored with geotechnical instruments since the construction period. The behavior of the cavern is being...
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Paper presented at the 8th ISRM Congress, September 25–29, 1995
Paper Number: ISRM-8CONGRESS-1995-239
... and construction problems in Hydroelectric projects. The design of the powerhouse cavities is highly empirical and cannot be based solely on geological and petrographic description of rocks and on the past experiences particularly in rocks as prevailing in the Himalayas. The theoritical analysis of rock mechanics...
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Paper presented at the 7th ISRM Congress, September 16–20, 1991
Paper Number: ISRM-7CONGRESS-1991-267
... will have to be acquired and suitably considered in the design. The paper presents a case history of failure of a power tunnel in a hydroelectric project in the Himalayas. Ignorance of complete stress condition was one of the prime factors of failure. Experience of the authors in measurement of in-situ...
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Paper presented at the 5th ISRM Congress, April 10–15, 1983
Paper Number: ISRM-5CONGRESS-1983-003
... SYNOPSIS: The paper presents the results of sub-surface investigations carried out for a hydroelectric power project in the Himalayas. The field studies comprised a seismic refraction survey, in-situ rock testing and bore hole drilling at critical locations to understand the state...
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Paper presented at the 4th ISRM Congress, September 2–8, 1979
Paper Number: ISRM-4CONGRESS-1979-108
... dem Gebiet der Entwicklungsprojekte fuer Wasserhaushalt und Bergbauindustrie angewandt. Der Ausbruch grosser Stollen und unterirdischer Kraftwerke, besonders im Gebiet des Himalaya, stellte viele komplexe geotechnische Probleme. Das Gebiet war durch zahlreiche aktive Ueberschiebungs- und Scherzonen...
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Paper presented at the 1st ISRM Congress, September 25–October 1, 1966
Paper Number: ISRM-1CONGRESS-1966-160
... Summary The Siwalik System of rocks, which make up the foothills of the Himalayas, have been elevated and folged against the older rocks of the mountains. The Siwaliks consist of a series of relatively weak sandstone and clay-shale beds, and, in the folding process of during valley formation...

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