Hard rock tunnelling solutions for hydropower projects

  • P. Schmaeh and M. Peters
  • Vol. 25 - Issue 3, 2018

The importance of developing small and medium hydropower plants is discussed and an overview of the mechanized tunnelling technologies available to support their development is given. A selection of case studies is presented to illustrate various potential applications at hydropower projects.

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