Geosciences
Introduction Groves et al. (1998), following Gebre-Mariam et al. (1995), defined the term orogenic gold deposit to obviate the necessity to refer to a wide variety of terms for a … Read More
Introduction Cities are vital anthropogenic settings changing in time in response to the needs of the living communities, and their use of the local natural environment and resources. Processes involved … Read More
Introduction The underground storage of hydrocarbon products has a history of several decades. The environments, operations, safety and security advantages of the underground oil and gas storage are well documented. … Read More
Introduction An in-depth knowledge of the geological aspects of the area in which a tunnel will be excavated is fundamental for optimizing the layout. In fact, costs, duration of the … Read More
Introduction Human activity has been recognized as an important triggering factor that leads to many landslides (Turner and Schuster, 1996, Huang and Chan, 2004, Erginal et al., 2008, Ayalew et … Read More
Introduction Rockburst, the sudden violent failure of rock, has been a significant hazard in hard rock mining for many decades. Andrieux et al. (2013) provided a series of rockburst case … Read More
Introduction Due to the rapid population growth in urban areas, deep and large underground excavations have been increased in the world. In many countries such as China (Tan and Wang, … Read More
Introduction China has become the largest net importer of petroleum in the world from October 2012 onward, followed by the USA. Establishing national strategic energy reserve storage is critically important. … Read More
Introduction In the beginning (of active tectonics as we know it today) there was H.F. Reid and the 1906 Great San Francisco earthquake. Reid, through his role as part of … Read More
Introduction The Scandinavian Caledonides represent one of the best preserved inactive orogens in the world in which to study thrust tectonics (Asklund, 1960, Gee, 1978, Hossack and Cooper, 1986, Törnebohm, … Read More
