Essays about: "Söderströmsförkastningen"

Found 1 essay containing the word Söderströmsförkastningen.

  1. 1. The Incidence and Associated Geotechnical Issues of Swelling Clay in Stockholm

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Anna Clark; Viktoria Clarin; [2015]
    Keywords : Tunnel stability; swelling clay; reinforcement; Söderström fault; swelling pressure; Tunnelstabilitet; svällande lera; förstärkning; Söderströmsförkastningen; svälltryck;

    Abstract : The Incidence and Associated Geotechnical Issues of Swelling Clay in Stockholm  Viktoria Clarin & Anna Clark  Previous tunnel failures have shown that inadequate reinforcement in tunnels can lead to cave-ins, whereby swelling clay is one of several factors that can result in these damages. Swelling clay minerals possess the ability to absorb water molecules and cations leading to an increase in volume. READ MORE