Environmental Geotechnical Problems in the Taiwan Strait Area

This article presents general information on environmental geotechnical problems along the Taiwan Strait Tunnel (TST) route including sea-floor characteristics. The term apparent sea-floor is introduced. This layer is due to land erosion washing down and settling in the Taiwan Strait. The depth of o...

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Published inMarine georesources & geotechnology Vol. 21; no. 3-4; pp. 213 - 226
Main Authors DING, YUAN, CHAN, PAUL C., FANG, HSAI-YANG
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.07.2003
Subjects
environments
foundations
geotechnology
marine structures
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Summary:This article presents general information on environmental geotechnical problems along the Taiwan Strait Tunnel (TST) route including sea-floor characteristics. The term apparent sea-floor is introduced. This layer is due to land erosion washing down and settling in the Taiwan Strait. The depth of ocean water along the Taiwan Strait is estimated. Various soil, and rock types and marine sediments along the coastline of mainland, Taiwan Strait, and Taiwan Islands are presented. Foundation problems under adverse marine environments are discussed.
ISSN:1064-119X
1521-0618
DOI:10.1080/713773396