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Channel Tunnel Story
Spon Press 1994; US$ 109.95This books tells the story of the project, based on the coverage in Construction News and with commentary taken from interviews with key project sources. more...
Microtunneling and Horizontal Drilling
ISTE 2006; US$ 150.00This book includes recommendations prepared by members of the French Society for Trenchless Technology (FSTT), based on their recent national multi-year project. Comprehensive guidelines, techniques and theories in the areas of both microtunneling and horizontal drilling are given, encompassing the fields of application for each method, what investigations... more...
Tunnel Watching
Intellect 2003; US$ 10.00The aim of the Watching series is to draw attention to some of the very interesting items around us, things that perhaps we don't notice as much as we might. The first was Bridge Watching, and when this was put ''on the Net'' it produced, to the surprise of the author, such a pleasant flood of e-mail that another was written, called Water Watching.... more...
Design and Construction of Tunnels
Springer 2008; US$ 139.99This work illustrates how the Analysis of Controlled Deformation in Rocks and Soils (ADECO-RS) is used in the design and the construction of tunnels. The ADECO-RS approach makes a clear distinction between the design and the construction stages and allows reliable forecasts of construction times and costs to be made. It uses the advance core (the core... more...
Geotechnical Risk in Rock Tunnels
Taylor & Francis 2006; US$ 139.95This volume contains highly relevant contributions to the fundamental area of Geotechnical Risk assessment, management and control and is of interest to all those involved in the planning, construction and management of tunnels: entrepreneurs, designers, more...
Sprayed Concrete Lined Tunnels
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 150.00An excellent introduction to the design and construction of sprayed concrete lined (SCL) tunnels, covering all aspects of SCL tunnelling from the constituents of sprayed concrete to detailed design and management during construction. more...
The Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 139.95A comprehensive collection of papers dedicated to one of the most complex underground works recently undertaken, covering a variety of topics: Experiment and design; Construction and monitoring; Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation; Risk asssessment, and Project management. This book will be invaluable to scientists... more...
Hardrock Tunnel Boring Machines
Wiley 2008; US$ 131.00This book covers the fundamentals of tunneling machine technology: drilling, tunneling, waste removal and securing. It treats methods of rock classification for the machinery concerned as well as legal issues, using numerous example projects to reflect the state of technology, as well as problematic cases and solutions. The work is structured such... more...
Microtunneling and Horizontal Drilling
Wiley 2010; US$ 215.00This book includes recommendations prepared by members of the French Society for Trenchless Technology (FSTT), based on their recent national multi-year project. Comprehensive guidelines, techniques and theories in the areas of both microtunneling and horizontal drilling are given, encompassing the fields of application for each method, what investigations... more...
2011 Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference Proceedings
SME 2011; US$ 179.00Every two years, industry experts and practitioners from around the world gather at the prestigious Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference (RETC) to learn about the latest developments in tunneling technology, and the signature projects that help society meet its growing infrastructure needs. Inside this authoritative 1608-page book, you?ll find... more...









