Engineering Geology in Mountainous Regions 257-286 ©Geol
ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Abhandlungen der Geologischen Bundesanstalt in Wien Jahr/Year: 1980 Band/Volume: 34 Autor(en)/Author(s): Horninger Georg, Weiss Ernst Heinrich Artikel/Article: Engineering Geology in Mountainous Regions 257-286 ©Geol. Bundesanstalt, Wien; download unter www.geologie.ac.at Abh. Geol. B.-A. 34 26e C. G. I. p. 257—286 14 figures Wien 1. 5. 1980 International Geological Congress 26th Session Excursion 132 C Engineering Geology in Mountainous Regions by G. HORNINGER and E. H. WEISS Address of the authors: Prof. Dr. G. HORNINGER, Department Head, Technical University, Karlsplatz 13, A-1040 Vienna, Austria; Prof. Dr. ERNST H. WEISS, Head, Department of Soil Science and Engineering Geology, Universität für Bodenkultur, Gregor Mendel Straße 33, A-1180 Vienna, Austria. ©Geol. Bundesanstalt, Wien; download unter www.geologie.ac.at Introduction window" to the east of the valley, and the overriding western complex of the austro-alpine ötztal gneiss- The basic idea to this excursion is to take the partici mass. The rocks bordering the said overthrust plane are pants to structures that offered special problems, either heavily solicitated, partly down to loamlike ultramylo- to the design or, as in most cases, to construction, last nites (see stop 1.2, Stefansbrücke, pit for brickloam and but not least even to the state of exploitation on grounds gravel pit). Additional solicitations derived from se of long-term security measures and permanent moni condary displacements along parts of the overthrust, toring. i. e. "Silltal fault", dipping under medium angles to the Because of the necessity to fix the final schedule to SW to W.
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