The treatment of karst features encountered during road construction in County Galway

Abstract

This paper addresses the identification and treatment of karst features during the construction of the M17/M18 Gort to Tuam motorway. Extensive karstification is known to occur in the limestones of the mid Galway region of... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Esther Madden (Arup, Ireland)
  2. Deirdre O'Hara (Halcrow Barry Ltd.)

Topic Area

Topics: Topic #1

Session

GE-2 » Geotechnics II (13:30 - Tuesday, 30th August, ENG-G047)

Paper

169._Reformatted.pdf