The stability analyses of slope excavations in rock mass require reliable geomechanical
input parameters such as rock mass strength, friction angle and cohesion of sliding surface …

In their highly influential paper, Yarkoni, Tal, and Jacob Westfall. 2017.“Choosing Prediction
over Explanation in Psychology: Lessons from Machine Learning.” Perspectives on …

Uncertainty arising from our relationship with the real world can often lead to imprecise
probabilities, whose bounds are captured by Random Set Theory. Reasons leading to this …

Tunnelling projects seldom meet the initial budget requirements. Commonly, these types of
projects suffer from cost overruns, which subsequently lead to project delivery delays mainly …

This paper summarizes the experience that was gained during the construction of the 15.4
km long Ceneri Base Tunnel (CBT), which is the southern part of the flat railway line …

As the tunnelling industry is an ever-expanding market due to the switch to electric vehicles
and expensive air space, the need for attaining a cost-efficient construction has never been …

The trend today to ever increasing modelling sophistication demands that much more
attention be paid by practitioners to achieving better appreciation and characterization of …

Reliably establishing the competence and adequacy of the rock cover that will remain in
place above a near-surface excavation is key to preventing cave-ins and ensuring surface …

The main purpose of this paper is to present the results of a comparative analysis of the GSI
values predicted by different empirical equations currently available in literature which apply …

Despite major improvements over the past several decades in computer methods for
analyzing and synthesizing exploration and site investigation geological data for …