Any attempt to stop the settlement without making the proposed preliminary investigation would be an irresponsible gamble. Since I have witnessed many gambles of this kind I can state from personal experience that the savings associate with inadequate preliminary investigations are entirely out of proportion to the financial risks.”
  Karl Terzagi
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PAPER CONTENTS Page No. 
Paper 1 Howto Reach the Final Rock Stress Model for Underground Works
O. Stephansson and A. Zang
1
Paper 2 Constitutive Modeling of Geologic Media and Joints, and Application of Numerical Methods
Chandrakant S. Desai
17
Paper 3 Nuclear Waste Disposal in Underground Mined Space, Promise-Problems / Challenges - Solutions
Jaak J.K. Daemen
37
Paper 4 Use of Underground Space and Technology in Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Ratan Kumar Sinha
65
Paper 5 Crude Oil Storage in Large Underground Rock Caverns
A. Nanda
71
Paper 6 Extraction of Coal from Deep-seated Coal Seams in India - Problems and Issues
Amalendu Sinha
79
Paper 7 Instrumentation and Monitoring of Underground Excavations
V.M. Sharma
95
Paper 8 Engineering Geological Investigations for Underground Excavations
P.C. Nawani
103
Paper 9 Underground Space Technology-Contemporary Scenerio
Rajesh Aganval
125
Paper 10 Regularity of Transient Electromagnetic Methods for Detecting Hydrous Unfavorable Geological Body in Tunnel
Lubo Meng, Tianbin Li, Zheng Duan and Zhu Jin
139
Paper 11 Estimation Of Hoek And Brown Failure Criteria Parameters For Noghre Kamar Roadway TunnelinTafresh
A. Laderian and M. Ghomi
147
Paper 12 Application of Tunnel Boring Machine for the Construction of Maroshi - Ruparel College Tunnel-Mumbai, India.
Prasnna Jain, A.K. Naithani and T.N. Singh
151
Paper 13 Integrated Geophysical Investigations for Site Characterisation along a Hydro Tunnel under Low Overburden Conditions
N Sandeep, P C Jha, Y V Sivaram, V R Balsubramaniam and B Butchi Babu
161
Paper 14 Geotechnical Problenns in the Construction of the Contract Packages C-2 & C-3 of the Head Race Tunnel, Tala Hydroelectric Project, Bhutan.
S.K. Tripathi
169
Paper 15 Geotechnical Mapping In an Active Mine to Forecast the Roof Strata Behaviour in It's Virgin Extension Block
D. N. Sharma and K. Jashua Jaidev
179
Paper 16 Engineering Geological Evaluation of the Underground Water Conducting System of Malshej Ghat PSS Project, Maharashtra, India
A.K. Naithani, L.G. Singh, Prasnna Jain, Devendra Singh, Rabi Bhusan and PC. Nawani,
189
Paper 17 Tunnelling Using Hard Rock Tunnel Boring Machines - Sonne Design and Performance Aspects
V.M.S.R. Murthy, Anoop Shukla and Nikesh Srivastava
201
Paper 18 Influence of Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility on Deformation and Geomechanical Response of Rocks: An Experimental Study on Carbonates of Bijawar Group
R. K. Dubey
211
Paper 19 Weathering Grade Categorization and Subsequent Evaluation of Compressive and Tensile Strengths of Quartzite
A Basu, N Ghosh & M Das
217
Paper 20 A Unique Phenomenon of Shear Strength Parameters of Jointed Rock Mass
Rajbai Singh, D.V. Sarwade, K. K. Mishra and R.P. Yadav
225
Paper 21 Predicting Rock Mass Properties for Nuclear Waste Repositories from Laboratory Strength Data
G.M. Nagraja Rao, S. Udayakumar and Praveena D. Jennifer
233
Paper 22 Fractal analysis of damage in rock under loading: A review of some recent studies
M.V.M.S. Rao
241
Paper 23 Laboratory Assessment of Sandstone's Strengths
Hasan Abdullah
249
Paper 24 The Variation of Aggregate Impact Values in Different Rock Types of Sri Lanka
U.de S. Jayawardena
257
Paper 25 Physico-Mechanical Properties of Coal Measures and Coal Seams for High Capacity Longwall
Y.S. Babu Rao and D.N. Sharma
261
Paper 26 Implicit modelling of excavations in layered rocks
Deepak P. Adhikary
273
Paper 27 Applications of Sleeve-Pipe Grouting to Ground Improvement Around Tunnels to Prevent Settlements at Neighbouring Foundations
Carlos Delgado and Antonio Santos
281
Paper 28 Stability Analysis Of Underground Powerhouse Caverns Using Discontinuum Numerical Modelling
Sripad, Roshan Nairand PC Nawani
289
Paper 29 Stress Distribution and Deformations around Tunnels - AStudy Based on Discrete and Finite Element Methods
Anitha Kumari S D, K S Vipin and Prof. T G Sitharam
299
Paper 30 Rock Mass Investigations for Underground Openings and 2D FEM Analysis-A Case Study
K. R. Dhawan
307
Paper 31 Study of Shotcrete Support Performance in a Gate Road Drivage under High Stress Conditions
U. K. Singh and G. S. P. Singh
319
Paper 32 Stability Analysis of Underground Powerhouse of Malshej Ghat PSS Project, Maharashtra, India
PC. Nawani, A.K. Naithani and Sripad R. Naik
327
Paper 33 Prediction of Water Ingress into Underground Excavations using Plasticity Based Rock Mass Permeability Formulation
Deepak P. Adhikary
337
Paper 34 Stability Analysis of Shaft and Raise Pillars Against Open Pit and Underground Sloping - A Case
A. Kushwaha, John Loui P. M. Prasad and A. Sinha
345
Paper 35 Multiseam Longwall Mining; A Parametric Study Using Finite Element Method
Roshan Nairand Prof. V.R Sastry
353
Paper 36 TrenchlessTechnology-An Overview
Umesh Dayal, Nathan J. Ward and Paul C. Rizzo
363
Paper 37 Quality Assurance in Construction Blasting
Harsh Kr. Verma, N K Samadhiya, M. Singh, V V R Prasad and R. K. Gael
373
Paper 38 Advances in Hard Rock Cutting Technologies - An Overview
Shivakumar Karekal and Michael Hood
383
Paper 39 Successful Innovations in Construction Technology for Hydro Power Projects - Excavation in High Temperature Zone at Karcham-Wangtoo Project
D. G. Kadkade
391
Paper 40 Effect of Joint Orientations on Blast Induced Damage in Gneiss Rock Mass Subjected to Repeated Blast Vibrations
M. Ramulu and T.G. Sitharam
399
Paper 41 Excavations by Controlled Blasting for the Construction of an Underground LPG Storage Cavern at Vizag
A Rajan Babu, OR Adhikari and P Kumar Pitchumani
413