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Advances in site investigation practice
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Emerald Publishing Limited
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1680/aisip.25134
ISBN print:
978-0-7277-4558-3
Publication date:
1996
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A new technique for in situ stress measurement by overcoring

By
A. P. Whittlestone;
A. P. Whittlestone
1Soil Mechanics Limited, Wokingham, UK
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C. Ljunggren
C. Ljunggren
2Vattenfall Hydropower A.B., Lulei, Sweden
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A. P. Whittlestone
1Soil Mechanics Limited, Wokingham, UK
C. Ljunggren
2Vattenfall Hydropower A.B., Lulei, Sweden
Doi:
https://doi.org/10.1680/aisip.25134.0041
  • Published:
    1996

  • Introduction

  • Description of Borre Probe

  • Calculation of In Situ Stress Tensor

  • Stress Measurements for Deep Nuclear Waste Repository, Sellafield, UK

  • Stress Measurements for Road Tunnels In Stockholm, Sweden

  • Measurement Accuracy

  • In Situ Stress Measurement During Site Investigation

  • Acknowledgements

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