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Definition
Direct Excavation
Surface reestablishment after completing all works
Inverse Excavation
Surface reestablishment just after completing the first-level of the underground structure
Door-Frame method
This is a cut-cover method with a construction sequence similar to inverse excavation.
Related papers
- Cut & Cover tunnels in metropolitan areas, A Saglamer. Training Session Istanbul 2005. ( pdf file / video)