The aims of this work is to study the influence of face reinforcement on the tunnel stability and to check if the creep behavior of the rock may induce a potential jamming of the TBM during the excavation stop.
Mr. Whittle graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a master’s in hydrology. He has experience with a wide variety of hydrogeology-related subjects and worked with Itasca for two years as an intern while in school before moving to a full-time position.
Mr. Whittle has field experience performing hydraulic testing and assisting with geotechnical analysis, as well as a strong background in data analysis. In addition to his Master of Science degree, he has double bachelor’s degrees in geology and history from the University of Colorado Boulder, where he co-authored two academic journal articles and gave a sponsored poster presentation at the Fall 2018 AGU Conference.
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