North American Tunneling : 2018 Proceedings

Your timely source for more cost-effective and less disruptive solutions to your underground infrastructure needs.

The North American Tunneling Conference is the premier biennial tunneling event for North America, bringing together the brightest, most resourceful, and innovative minds in the tunneling industry.

It underscores the important role that the industry plays in the development of underground spaces, transportation and conveyance systems, and other forms of sustainable underground infrastructure.

With every conference, the number of attendees and breadth of topics grow.

The authors—experts and leaders in the industry— share the latest case histories, expertise, lessons learned, and real-world applications from around the globe.

Crafted from a collection of 126 papers presented at the conference, this book takes you deep inside the projects.

It includes challenging design issues, fresh approaches on performance, future projects, and industry trends as well as ground movement and support, structure analysis, risk and cost management, rock tunnels, caverns and shafts, TBM technology, and water and wastewater conveyance.