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.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Design and Construction. 1.1 Contracting Tunnels. 1.2 Infrastructure and Networks. 1.3 Innovative Tendering. 1.4 Insurers View. 1.5 Contracting Risks. 1.6 Procurement. 1.7 Best Practice. 1.8 Managing Risks. 1.9 Prospective Contracts. 1.10 Sharing Risks. 1.11 Geotechnical Baselines. 1.12 Risk Assessment. 1.13 Synopsis. Chapter 2. Construction Concepts. 2.1 Conventional Tunnelling. 2.2 Create ’Ring Closure’. 2.3 Construction Cycle. 2.4 Choice of Technology. 2.5 Contract Challenges. 2.6 Tunnelling Trends. 2.7 Synopsis. Chapter 3. Maintenance and Repair. 3.1 Maintenance Strategies. 3.2 Guidelines. 3.3 Case Studies. 3.4 Risks and Damages. 3.5 Construction Recorded. 3.6 Synopsis. Chapter 4. Tunnels and Caverns. 4.1 Selecting Technology. 4.2 Selecting Location. 4.3 Processing Design. 4.4 Engineering Process. 4.5 Large Hadron Collider. 4.6 Future of Structures. 4.7 Approach in Phases. 4.8 Design in Stages. 4.9 Synopsis. Chapter 5. Geo Engineering. 5.1 Intact Rock. 5.2 Rock Strength. 5.3 Rock Mass. 5.4 Rock Properties. 5.5 Rock Quality. 5.6 Rock Engineering. 5.7 Rock Classification. 5.8 Rock Deformability. 5.9 Rock Designation. 5.10 Synopsis. Chapter 6. Lining and Alignment. 6.1 Sustainable Design. 6.2 Assessing Geology. 6.3 Geotechnical Investigation. 6.4 Geotechnical Modelling. 6.5 Geotechnical Engineering. 6.6 Ground Reaction. 6.7 Synopsis. Chapter 7. Guiding Standards. 7.1 Structural Layout. 7.2 Structural Modelling. 7.3 Sprayed Concrete/Shotcrete. 7.4 Initial Support. 7.5 Preliminary Support. 7.6 Support Coalescence. 7.7 Final Support. 7.8 Layout Review. 7.9 Excavation Challenges. 7.10 Metros and Urban Floods. 7.11 Synopsis. Chapter 8. Contracting and Risk. 8.1 Hydro Power. 8.2 Conditions of Contract. 8.3 Water Nexus. 8.4 Best Practice. 8.5 Contractual Challenges. 8.6 Power from Renewables. 8.7 Case Histories. 8.8 Synopsis. Chapter 9. Life Cycle Cost. 9.1 Conventional Tunnelling. 9.2 Design Procedure. 9.3 Geotechnical Parameter. 9.4 Design Guidelines. 9.5 Safety Management. 9.6 Ground Structure. 9.7 Structural Design. 9.8 System Check. 9.9 Mechanized Tunnelling. 9.10 Regulations. 9.11 TBM Selection. 9.12 Ground Structure Interaction. 9.13 Face Stability. 9.14 Progressive Excavation. 9.15 Environment. 9.16 Synopsis. Chapter 10. Sustainable Urban Life. 10.1 Contract Challenges. 10.2 Contract Risks. 10.3 Contract Features. 10.4 Form of Contract. 10.5 Changed Contract Conditions. 10.6 Development Changes. 10.7 FIDIC – Conditions of Contract. 10.8 Tender Preparation. 10.9 Case Histories. 10.10 Risk Assessment. 10.11 Risk Register. 10.12 Risk Process. 10.13 Risk Management Plan. 10.14 Risk Assessment Matrix. 10.15 Monitoring and Controlling. 10.16 Synopsis. Chapter 11. Hydro and Urban Structures. 11.1 Underground Contracting. 11.2 Sustainable Hydro Structures. 11.3 Material Acquisition and Disposal. 11.4 Service Life and Capital Cost. 11.5 Cost and LC Assessment. 11.6 Modular Process. 11.7 LC Benefits and Cost. 11.8. Boston Central Artery. 11.9 Underground obtaining Surface. 11.10 Planning and Assessment. 11.11 Mining and Lining. 11.12 Road Tunnel Cost. 11.13 Risk Assessment. 11.14 Life Cycle Phases. 11.15 Construction and Maintenance. 11.16 Resilient Cities. 11.17 Urban Transport. 11.18 Urban Roads. 11.19 Alaskan Viaduct – Seattle. 11.20 Data Management. 11.21 Urban System. 11.22 Synopsis. Chapter 12. Transport Tunnels. 12.1 Transport Path. 12.2 Status of Railways. 12.3 Railway Renaissance. 12.4 Project Management Tools. 12.5 Documentation. 12.7 Plausibility and Quality 12.8 Transport Arrangement. 12.9 Transport Tunnel. 12.10 Synopsis. Chapter 13. Tunnels for Flood Control. 13.1 Preface. 13.2 Great Bangkok Flood. 13.3 Flood Analysis. 13.4 Flood Water Research. 13.5 The Groundwater Nexus. 13.6 Ground and Water. 13.7 Flood Relief. 13.8 FRETUC – Hydro Electric Power. 13.9 Flood Prevention. 13.10 Preventive Structures. 13.11 Synopsis. Chapter 14. Tunnel Megaprojects. 14.1 Gibraltar Strait Bridge/Tunnel. 14.2 Qattara Depression Tunnel Project. 14.3 Mekong River Basin Project. 14.4 Synopsis. Appendix. References.
About the Author :
Harald WAGNER, Civil Engineer, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Dr. Techn. Science, Suma cum Laude, 1974), Licensed Master Builder, Government Counsellor, appointed by President of Austrian Republic. Chartered Expert at Court. Consultant to the World Bank. International recognized Consulting Engineer for Underground Infrastructures with more than 50 years of Professional Experience in Tunnel Design, Construction and Consultancy. Former Assistant Professor at Technical University Graz in Austria on Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering for Architects (1972 - 1975). Past Vice President of ITA "International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association" (2002 - 2007). Professor (Adjunct) at KMITL (King Mongkut Institute of Technology Ladkrabang/Bangkok, 2016 - 2025). Expert Member of ITA’s Executive Council and ITACET Foundation Trustee. Worked throughout his career as designer and consultant in 35 countries. Holding memberships at Federal Chamber of Engineers Austria. Austrian Standardization Institute, Chairman Conventional Tunnelling (1994 - 2003). Certified Expert at Court and member of 35 International Professional Associations. Appointed Chairman of International Advisory Committee WTC 2020 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). Referenced Tunnel Engineering at 16 on line lecture series (2020 - 2023) organized by CBIP (Central Board of Irrigation and Power, New Delhi, India).
