Environmental and Safety Concerns in Underground Construction, Volume1

Hi-Keun Lee Seoul National University, Korea. Hyung-Sik Yang Chonnam National University, Kwangju, Korea. So-Keul Chung, Korea Institute of Geology, Mining and Materials, Taejon, Korea.

• Volume 1: Preface; Organization; Heat, gas, water flow and contaminant transport problems in waste disposal Contaminant transport from waste depository in stochastic rock media; The influence of industrial objects being placed in underground space on rock massifs; Preliminary analysis of a conceptual radwaste repository; Numerical modeling of groundwater contamination with volatile material with multi-component flow formulation; Slurry fracture injection for the disposal of large volumes of low-toxicity wastes; Solution cavern disposal for low-level radioactive and toxic civil waste; Disposal of smelter slag into a mined-out pit: A rock stability study. Heat, gas, water flow and contaminant transport problems in caverns and tunnels; Blasting and machine excavation; Subsidence and ground control; Questions and measures for safety in the design and construction of tunnels; Questions and measures for safety in the design and construction of caverns and openings