Underground rock tunnels have been an integral part of human civilization, since several
decades. The construction and continuous use of these underground structures have …

Tunnels have been the necessary element of the modern construction industry. Due to their
importance for the infrastructural and economic point of view, several tunneling projects are …

Tunnels have become an essential part of metro cities, therefore, always been under threat
of destruction due to explosive used for causing blasts. To understand the behaviour and …

In the present world, the need for underground structures has grown many folds due to the
increasing population, the advancement of public infrastructure, and the scarcity of land …

The present paper has been carried out to understand the effects of impact loading on the
rock tunnels, constructed in different region corresponding to varying unconfined …

The need for faster and safer means of land transportation has increased due to scarcity of
land. The number of terror attacks on the underground metro tunnels has increased in the …

The prediction of rate-dependent compressive strength of rocks in dynamic compression
experiments is still a notable challenge. Four machine learning models were introduced and …

The tunnels are the lifeline of urban centers and play a significant role in the mass
transportation of goods and services. They are the locales of accident and target for …

Underground structures are widely constructed as the key parts of lifeline system with
synthetic functions in modern society. Simultaneously, the integration of blast-resisting …

This research proposes the utilization of a geopolymer-based blasting sealing material to
improve the profitability of coal sales and reduce the rate of coal fragmentation during …