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Developing new equations for TBM performance prediction in carbonate-argillaceous rocks: a case history of Nowsood water conveyance tunnel

J. Hassanpour Department of Engineering Geology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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J. Rostami Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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M. Khamehchiyan Department of Engineering Geology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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A. Bruland Department of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
Pages 287-297 | Received 04 Mar 2009, Accepted 17 Jun 2009, Published online: 30 Nov 2009

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