THE BRENNER BASE TUNNEL: GEOLOGICAL ISSUES FROM THE EXPLORATORY TUNNEL TO THE FINAL DESIGN

Gattinoni P., Pizzarotti E., Scesi L., Engineering Geology for Underground Works , Springer, 2014, p 305;

Bistacchi A., Massironi M., Menegon L., Three-dimensional characterization of a crustal-scale fault zone: The Pusteria and Sprechenstein fault system (Eastern Alps), Journal of Structural Geology, 32(2010), pp 2022-2041;

Deere D.U., Deere D.W., The Rock Quality Designation (RQD) Index in Practice, Rock Classification Systems for Enaineering Purposes, ASTM STP 984, ed. Louis Kirkaldie, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1988, pp 91-101;

Hoek E., Marinos P., Benissi M. , Applicability of the geological strength index (GSI) classification fo r very weak and sheared rock masses. The case of the Athens schist formation, Bulletin Eng Geol Env, 57, 1998, pp 151-160;

Gattinoni P., Pizzarotti E., Scesi L., Geomechanical characterisation of fault rocks in tunneling: The Brenner Base Tunnel (Northern Italy), TUST, 51, 2016, pp 250-257;

Scesi L., Papini M., Da cunicolo pilota ad all argo: studio dell’effetto scala, Gallerie e Grandi Opere in Sotterraneo, 1997, pp 8-24;

Longoni, L., Papini, M., Brambilla, D., Arosio, D., Zanzi, L., 2016. The role of the spatial and data accuracy on deep -seated gravitational slope deformation modeling: the Ronco landslide, Italy. Geomorphology 253, 74–82;

Barton N., Some new Q-value correlations to assist in site characterization and tunnel design, Int Journ of Rock Mech and Mining Sciences, 39, 2002, pp 185-216. 16th International Scientific GeoConference SGEM2016 www.sgem.org

Gattinoni P., Pizzarotti E., Scesi L., Engineering Geology for Underground Works , Springer, 2014, p 305;

Bistacchi A., Massironi M., Menegon L., Three-dimensional characterization of a crustal-scale fault zone: The Pusteria and Sprechenstein fault system (Eastern Alps), Journal of Structural Geology, 32(2010), pp 2022-2041;

Deere D.U., Deere D.W., The Rock Quality Designation (RQD) Index in Practice, Rock Classification Systems for Enaineering Purposes, ASTM STP 984, ed. Louis Kirkaldie, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1988, pp 91-101;

Hoek E., Marinos P., Benissi M. , Applicability of the geological strength index (GSI) classification fo r very weak and sheared rock masses. The case of the Athens schist formation, Bulletin Eng Geol Env, 57, 1998, pp 151-160;

Gattinoni P., Pizzarotti E., Scesi L., Geomechanical characterisation of fault rocks in tunneling: The Brenner Base Tunnel (Northern Italy), TUST, 51, 2016, pp 250-257;

Scesi L., Papini M., Da cunicolo pilota ad all argo: studio dell’effetto scala, Gallerie e Grandi Opere in Sotterraneo, 1997, pp 8-24;

Longoni, L., Papini, M., Brambilla, D., Arosio, D., Zanzi, L., 2016. The role of the spatial and data accuracy on deep -seated gravitational slope deformation modeling: the Ronco landslide, Italy. Geomorphology 253, 74–82;

Barton N., Some new Q-value correlations to assist in site characterization and tunnel design, Int Journ of Rock Mech and Mining Sciences, 39, 2002, pp 185-216. 16th International Scientific GeoConference SGEM2016 www.sgem.org