Rohtang Tunnel Geotechnical Monitoring
Tunnel instrumentation at high Himalayan cover verifies ground response against predicted relaxation zones.
Extensometers, convergence arrays, stress meters, and piezometers were arranged to quantify crown relaxation and groundwater influence.
| Project Details | Rohtang Tunnel Geotechnical Monitoring |
|---|---|
| Location | Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Client | Border Roads Organisation |
| Year | 2017 |
- Altitude – Installations optimised for logistical access cycles and winterisation.
- Ground model – Instrumentation calibrated to fractured rockmass expectations.
- Safety – Threshold-based alerts during heading advance.