Tunnelling has become a fragmented process, excessively influenced by lawyers’notions of confrontational contractual bases. This prevents the pooling of skills, essential to the achievement of the promoters’ objectives. Tunnelling: Management by Design seeks the reversal […]
One of the world’s currently largests tunnel projects is under construction at the Yangtze River estuary: the Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel project, with its length of 8950 m and a diameter of 15.43 m. The […]
This Specification for Tunnelling has been completely updated to refelct the many significant changes in tunnelling techniques. It is written to be used as a contract specification on its own, or in conjunction with other […]
A review of modern blasting techniques used in tunnelling, chamber excavations and lake-tap blasting. The scope of this book includes geological implications, cut design and smooth blasting techniques in addition to chamber blasting. This book […]
Applies detailed knowledge toward the design and construction of underground civil works projects. Develops critical skills for managing risk and designing reliable gas control measures within project time and cost constraints. download 1 download 2
To those who believed… Geological hazard and the lack of appropriate survey, design and construction inst- ments for tackling those terrains we call “diffcult”, with good prospects of success, have always made the design and […]
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) 415: Design Fires in Road Tunnels information on the state of the practice of design fires in road tunnels, focusing on tunnel fire dynamics and the means of […]
