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Engineering geology of Stockholm, Sweden

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 The bedrock in the Stockholm area provides an excellent material for construction. The paper describes the geology of the area and provides case histories, mainly related to infrastructure development, illustrating the use of underground construction and the importance given to environmental considerations. It discusses the research being undertaken to establish data bases which will record the geological and geotechnical information being obtained, in a flexible and accessible system, in order that developers may maximise the local resources and minimise adverse effects on the environment.

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Le substratum de la ville de Stockholm fournit un excellent matériau pour la construction. L'article décrit la géologie du secteur et donne des exemples concernant essentiellement des infrastructures, des constructions souterraines et insiste sur l'attention apportée aux considérations environnementales. Il engage la discussion sur la recherche qui a été entreprise pour mettre en place des vases de données géologiques et géotechniques dans le cadre d'un système souple et accessible, qui permette aux maître d'ouvrages d'utiliser au mieux les ressources locales tout en minimisant les inconvénients pour l'environnement.

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Received: 13 December 1997 · Accepted: 9 January 1998

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Persson, L. Engineering geology of Stockholm, Sweden. Bull Eng Geol Env 57, 79–90 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100640050024

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