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Abstract: Sierra de Valle Fertil is a mountain range located in the west of Argentina (San Juan province). It is crossed by the National Road 150 by a length of 40 km that includes six bidirectional tunnels with a total length of 2000 meters. All tunnels have the same horseshoe shape cross section with an area of 70 m2. They were designed following criteria given by "Cross Section Design of Bidirectional...
Abstract: The powerhouse cavern and the gate shaft of the Palomino hydropower scheme were excavated in a metasedimentary rockmass of low to intermediate strength. The overburden of the excavations was 270 m, resulting in in situ stresses in the range of 6 MPa. Due to the relatively high stress level in relation to the strength of the rock, the need for heavy supports of the excavations, by means of a...