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Abstract: Taru-Toge tunnel is being constructed using drilling-blasting technique as a part of expressway project connecting Shin-Tomei Expressway and Chuo Expressway at the boundary of Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefectures in the Central Japan (Figure 1a). The maximum overburden is about 400 m. The authors have been carrying out a monitoring program to measure multi-parameter and dynamic responses of...
Abstract: Rockbursts under high stress environment and rockfalls in discontinuous rock mass are of prime concerns during underground excavations. One of the authors [1,2] and his group performed a series of tests on minerals and rocks ranging from soft to hard, which showed distinct heat releases before the rupture. This fact implies that infrared camera thermography should be of some value for assessing...