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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 of this trend. After a brief historical treatment of selected developments, the concept of design is defined in detail and related to systems and to risk, the central features of this book. The book covers all the main aspects of tunnelling: · planning · studies which contribute to the viability of a tunnel project · the technical aspects of design · the management of construction · overall project management · a review of recent tunnel failures · isues regarding dispute resolution and prevention A final chapter discusses the failure in 1994 of railway tunnels at Heathrow Airport which well illustrates the expensive results of disregard for several of the criteria for success.This book is an essential handbook for professional engineers engaged in all aspects of tunnelling and geotechnically-based construction, including those in public authorities, private consultants and contractors, plant manufacturers, and desi

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Author

Alan Muir Wood [Wood, Alan Muir]

Publisher

CRC Press

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780203477663

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Engineering, Architecture, Arts