Rock mechanics in the investigation and construction of Tumut 1 Underground Power Station, Snowy Mountains, Australia
ILLUSTRATIONS
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- Location Map 4
- Regional geology 5
- Geology of the T. 1 power-station station 8
- Plan and sections of the power station 14
- Mohr Envelopes 14
- Elastic properties of granite 17
- Flat-jack test 17
- Natural stresses at three localities in the Snowy Mountains 20
- T. 1. machine hall, stress concentration factors 24
- Condition for movement along a closed joint 26
- Intersection of minor faults and joints in roof of machine hall 28
- Measurements of strain, and movements in the machine hall 30
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- From above the power station looking northward down the valley of Tumut River 5
- Machine hull uf T.1 power station, with downstream wall on right. Excavation completed 13
- Photoelastic studies 19
- Geological structures 21
- Supports used during construction 33
- Excavation of the machine hall 33
TABLES
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