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Shield Tunneling in Karstic Areas

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Based on the comprehensive and systematic summary of the metro projects through the karstic zones in Guangzhou and case studies with similar geological conditions from other cities in and out of China, it is considered that the pre-treatment measures must be performed in karst-developed areas to prevent significant accidents during tunneling construction.

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Zhu, W., Ju, S., Wang, H. (2023). Shield Tunneling in Karstic Areas. In: Shield Tunneling Technology in Mixed Face Ground Conditions. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4112-2_12

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