Innovative Tunnel Engineering : Inventing and Implementing Technology in Design, Construction, and Contracting

This book aims to help professionals in public and private organizations to understand recent technological and practical developments in advanced tunnelling technologies, by uniting technologies and geomechanics principles of ‘conventional tunnelling’, NATM - New Austrian Tunnelling Method with principles of ‘mechanized tunnelling’ - TBM.

This book aims to help professionals in public and private organizations to easily understand recent technological and practical developments in advanced tunnelling technologies, by uniting technologies and geomechanics principles of ‘conventional tunnelling’ (also known as NATM - New Austrian Tunnelling Method) with principles of ‘mechanized tunnelling’ (TBM). It offers a cross section of innovative, dynamic underground infrastructure developments, documenting strategies, and case studies. The case studies cover all aspects of projects from technical procurement including value engineering, feasibility, tendering and detailed design, through contracting and all stages of innovation implementation, to construction. Features:• A lifetime of experience in tunnelling all over the world, on every continent, under many geotechnical challenges. • A thorough analysis of every use case of tunnel, from flood diversion and transport infrastructure to advanced resilient mass transport systems. • Geological and hydrological analysis of soil and rock types commonly encountered in tunnelling• Review of the full range of modern tunnelling techniques, such as the New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM), and latest technology in Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM), advanced tunnel lining concepts and risk controlled contracting systems. • Alignment with regulatory and legal frameworks for successful projects until completion. • Endorsed by leading tunnelling experts and international organisations. The book guides the readers through all types of innovative design and construction including Projects in transportation, Road and railways, Mass transit, Hydro tunnels, and Caverns and is aimed at young tunnelling engineers as well as public and private practitioners, decision makers and executives of the tunnelling industry.