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| Using biostratigraphic zonation schemes for microfossils, nannofossils and dinoflagellate cysts that were erected for the North Sea area and onshore Denmark (Fig 6.), the samples from the Fehmarnbelt cores were dated and assigned to Danish lithostratigraphic units (circled) e.g. the Lillebælt Clay Formation, the Røsnæs Clay Formation and the Fur Formation (pictured above). These lithologies were then correlated across the Fehmarnbelt. | Using biostratigraphic zonation schemes for microfossils, nannofossils and dinoflagellate cysts that were erected for the North Sea area and onshore Denmark (see zonation scheme above), the samples from the Fehmarnbelt cores were dated and assigned to Danish lithostratigraphic units (circled) e.g. the Lillebælt Clay Formation, the Røsnæs Clay Formation and the Fur Formation (pictured above). These lithologies were then correlated across the Fehmarnbelt. |
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| The biostratigraphic study combined with rock strength investigations provided a geological model (fig below) revealing complex deformed Palaeogene clays underlain by chalk which itself was impacted by salt movement below. | The biostratigraphic study combined with rock strength investigations provided a geological model (fig below) revealing complex deformed Palaeogene clays underlain by chalk which itself was impacted by salt movement below. |
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| For construction it was important to unravel the folding/thrusting/ deformation problem and to map the depth to the top of the plastic clays. The tunnel / bridge foundations need to be supported by lots of glacial till above the Palaeogene clays. The final decision to construct the world’s longest immersed tunnel (see images below) was taken following lengthy socio-political discussions and thorough environmental research and geological investigations. | For construction it was important to unravel the folding/thrusting/ deformation problem and to map the depth to the top of the plastic clays. The tunnel / bridge foundations need to be supported by lots of glacial till above the Palaeogene clays. The final decision to construct the world’s longest immersed tunnel (see images below) was taken following lengthy socio-political discussions and thorough environmental research and geological investigations. Concrete tunnel elements will be positioned in a trench dug into the seabed. The road and rail tunnel should be completed by 2029. |
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