Vol. I: History and Archaeology: Construction of Underground Works and Tunnels in Ancient Egypt - the tunnels of Cocceius in Napoli: an example of Roman engineering of the early imperial age - saving Cittadella archeological tunnels during construction of the new Turin metro - introduzione storica - the Furlo Tunnel from Roman age to nowdays: it has been crossed for almost two thousand years now - strade in galleria nell'Italia Romana - organisation und Baubetrieb auf antiken Tunnelbaustellen - artificial openings in the foundation of the Colosseum - historic construction management and site installation in tunnelling illustrated on example of Semmering tunnel 1849-1852 and Tauern tunnel 1901-1909 - geometrical knowledge in designing the tunnel of Eupalinos - the Control of ground response - Milestones up to the 1960s - caverns stability in the Tierradentro archaeological region, Colombia - the “Aguas Vivas“ tunnel at Guadalajara (Spain): archaeological investigations. - Underground construction and the envoronment: Seismic design of underground structures - The Bolu tunnel - construction of a third lane along the A1 highway across hilly Florence outskirts: geophysical investigation at tunnel routes - new layout of A1 Florence-Bologna highway: integrated seismic reflection survey and tomographic inversion to perform structural geological modelling along the main tunnel route - environmental Aspects of Tunnel Ventilation - progress in Tunnel Ventilation: the Mont Blanc Tunnel - tunnel safety assessment using virtual reality - underground construction in city areas: some typical safety problems - a study on working face effect in tunnel excavation - environmental aspects of the motorway D8 Prague-Dresden construction passing through protected landscape areas in the Czech Republic - la ventilation et la réfrigération de chantier du tunnel de base du Loetschberg - environmental sustainability of tunnelling works - environmental impact of tunnels: the case of the E78 Grosseto-Fano, Guinza-Mercatello sul Metauro section - safe Tunnel 2000. Integrated system for daily benefit and safety emergency use in tunnels - the geological and hydrogeological study: “back to the past“ as an innovative approach to preliminary feasibility studies for underground hydro-power plants in alpine environment - a systems approach for evaluating springs drawdown due to tunnelling - location of Fracture or Fault Zones and Computation of Rock Mechanical Properties Ahead of the Face by Means of a New Tunnel Seismic Prediction System - modélisation expérimentale d'ouvrages souterrains urbains. Déplacements dans un modèle réduit bidimensionnel de creusement de tunnel - la sécurité dans les tunnels routiers du point de vue européen - tunnel induced displacements in a low shear rock aquifer - development of environmental conservation technology and analysis of resource consumption in subway construction - fire test of tunnel ventilation fan - Geologic Risk in Underground Works - the role of underground space in sustainable city planning and in rational resource management. The case of cavity system in Rome: risk and resources - l'interazione tra opere in sotterraneo e falde idriche. Un recente caso di studio - immersed Tunnel Settlements - study on the seismic design method in transverse direction of shield tunnels - the Northside Storage Tunnel Project - le tunnel de base du St. Gothard Sud. Concept d'avancement et dispositions logistiques déterminés par le respect de l'environnement - speach transmission by Loudspeaker systems in a tunnel - tunnelling and water supply in Israel: 4000 years of history and future perspectives - a study on environment ground settlement control in urban district under shield tunnelling - a new methodology for the damage assessment of adjacent structures due to tunnel excavation in urban area - countermeasure Expert System for Tunnelling Failure - prediction of Final Displacement of Tunnel Section during Excavation - the Drainage System of the Rennsteig Tunnel: a Concept for the Future - addressing the environmental impacts and mitigating measures to be implemented during the construction of Stuckenberg Tunnel - the underground chemical weapons control facility construction in Russia - the ANAS Geographic Information System - Tunnel characterisation - planning and Mapping of Underground Space - an Overview - environmental Considerations for High Voltage cable tunnel construction in London - the Study of Water Sealing by Grouting and Dewatering Technique for Gravel Layer in PaKuashan Tunnel - a new construction method of metro station and its environmental effect analysis - the Reuse of soil excavation at the Weser Tunnel Kleinensiel/Dedesdorf - full scale test of grouting and freezing for new extension of Rome underground, line B1 - action to reduce the hydrogeological impact produced by underground works - line 2 of the Bilbao Metro and the Environment - tunnelling risk reduction by the means of a pilot tunnel driving in the Highway project Višòové in the west Carpathians, Slovakia - permeable roadbed with Quenched Blast Furnace slag for minimising mud pumping in railway tunnel - la sicurezza nelle grandi opere sotterranee ferroviarie italiane - the Appia Antica tunnels: improvements to the road network of the roman area produces the archaeological and landscape restoration of the “Regina Viarum“ - a study about the use plan of underground that hasn't been developed - Based on the survey result of Nagoya city area - design, construction and observation of the behaviour of Mrazovka tunnel in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic - tunnel Construction using groundwater monitoring and 3-D seepage analysis - protection of tunnel portals against rock fall - geological and hydrogeological investigation for the new Lyons railway, middle Susa Valley, Italian Western Alps - seismic-while-drilling prediction ahead of the tunnel front by the TBM noise - upgrading the Swiss North-South route: Kirchenwald tunnel - Turning the mountain Betwen the lakes into Swiss Cheese - measurements of Ground Vibrations in tunnel Drifting with Roadheaders - attrezzaggio di pozzi di attacco, in centro urbano, per limitare emissioni di polveri e rumori - community Involvement in underground space planning - representatives from Norzink AS, Environmental impact assessment for the underground waste storage plant at Norzink AS, Norway - geological and hydrogeological analysis in large scale tunnelling and impact forecasting on groundwater resources: Bologna-Florence high speed railway (Italy) - measurement of undersea tunnel leakage flow rate by determining its chemical composition - using Compressed Air in Shallow Tunnelling - A Method to Reduce Detrimental Effects on the Environment - important Results of the Suitability Tests for the fourth Tube of the Elbe Tunnel, Hamburg - the JH system of rock mass classification for tunnelling - Geological and geophysical investigation for the assessment of correlation between depletion of groundwater and tunnel excavation - a new method for a daily monitoring of the stress intensity of a sprayed concrete lining - risk Analysis of Tunnel Systems in Urban Areas with Variable Ground Conditions - the development of geotechnical interpretation system for tunnelling - on design and construction work of structure in congested underground - travaux du tunnel de base du Loetschberg - effect of the measures for preserving groundwater flow after construction of subway structures - emission from Explosives - laboratory investigation of behaviour of tunnel face reinforced with longitudinal pipes - new Trends for the Analysis of Complex Tunnelling Models - alpTransit Tunnel de base du Loetschberg-Reconnaissances à l'avancement prévues dans les zones potentiellement karstifiées de la nappe du Doldenhorn. - Vol. II: Industrialisation in tunnel construction: The Need for Industrial Training and Certification of Sprayed Concrete Operatives in Underground Applications - Gotthard Base Tunnel. TBM Heading Equipment Requirements - the report of tunnel digging by a new type of pre-lining method - High Speed Hard Rock Tunnelling - preconditions for a successful BOT project - tunnelling by TBM: an analysis of parameters that condition advance rate - prevision of hard rock TBM boring time - un rivoluzionario sistema di impermeabilizzazione in HDPE, in completa adesione alla struttura, per gallerie artificiali. Alcune esperienze pratiche di cantiere - advanced tunnelling in rock: accurate round drilling in underground excavation using fully computerised AMV jumbos - C-TUBE combination rock bolts: immediate and long term reinforcement of underground excavation using corrosion protected grouted bolts. Full scale study & trial results regarding behaviors and advantages - an unusual solution for advancing a tunnel through a chimney-type collapse - Back analysis about the use of radial bolts in a tunnel building site - Comparison with numerical modelling - a Case Study on the Micro Fine Cement Grouting as Countermeasure against Leakage of Rock Tunnel - tunnel Mechanical Excavation in Soft Ground and its Historical Evolution - SS 470 Val Brembana - Construction of San Pellegrino alternative route - Mini-TBM “specific“ for hard rock - development of design methods for Japanese modern tunnels through the past to the future - a case history on the use of Electro-Welded Steel Mesh Panels to increase tunnel lining production rates - a comparison between TBM advancements in horizontal and up-hill tunnels - new lining system for Metro Stations - high Performance Drill and Blast Method - Progress in Efficiency through Industrialized Backup Systems and Process Configuration - increase in Productivity with an Innovative Tunnelling Process - effects of filter cake on soil cutting in tunnelling - the Latest Developments in Tunnelling Technology - immersed Tunnel Foundations - validation techniques in tunnelling: the complementary approach of modelling, monitoring and excavation performance evaluation - theoretical approach for assessment of the mechanics of rock failure in the TBMs tools-rock interaction - prestressed concrete shield segments - using of Georadars in Tunnels Drifting - design and Installation of Tube Umbrellas in Soft Ground Tunnelling - restriction on loosening ground caused by tunnelling in urban areas - different techniques employed for the construction of two tunnels in similar formations - design and performance of immersed tunnel elements by composite emembers - saturation diving for tunnelling operations - stress wave patterns around the blast hole with various charge conditions - design criteria for two state-of-the-art large diameter EPB TBMs, Passante Ferroviario di Bologna Tunnel Project, Italy - the evolution of reinforcement of the advance core using fibre glass elements for short and long term stability of tunnels under difficult stress-strain conditions: design, technologies and operating methods - preliminary grouting of railway embankment at the construction of road tunnels in Perm, Russia - the Premill Method for tunnel excavation - new pre-support method for special ground (“shirasu“ fill) - precast tunnels on the road to the new Malpensa - TGV Méditerranée-Tunnel de Tartaiguille. Methode Pleine Section - construction of a flood control tunnel by slurry shield with automatic erector - development of steel-framed reinforced concrete (SRC) liner segments - automation of free-section Heading Machine for tunnel excavation - latest developments in drill and tunnelling - the new Atlas Copco generation of tunnel-rigs and achieved results on the West rail and Metro tunnels - study of the behaviour of tunnel reinforcement tecniques using analytical methods - TBM penetration rate with rock mass properties in hard rock - optimisation of tunnelling cost & stability - A case study - realizzazione di gallerie idrauliche con scavo meccanizzato in Arezzo - Swellex+25: a new generation of frictional rock bolts. Technical features and laboratory results - new technology for immersed tunnel construction (V-Block method) - industrialisation dans le suivi de travaux souterrains, une plate-forme commune de gestion de l'information - the field test of new excavation method by TBM - economical efficiency by means of increasing segment width of shield tunnel - guidelines for injection in underground construction and tunnelling - productivity parameters from TBM excavations of “Pont Ventoux“ Hydroelectric Power Plant Tunnels (AEM Torino S.p.a) - tunnelling with TBM - State of the Art and Future Development - the training effect in mechanical tunnelling - study on preventive methods for blocking phenomenon of rock type slurry shield in excavating soft rock. - Tunnel upgrading and widening: the durability of underground structures through the use of stainless steel reinforcement - rehabilitation of the Langetental flood diversion tunnel - maintenance diagnostics of underground structures conditions on base of back analysis of it - water inflows in tunnels: back-analysis and role of different lining systems - reconnaissance de l'état du béton du tunnel du Mont Blanc après l'incendie de Mars 1999 - the tunnels of Carrara “Marble Railway“: original functions, transformations of the tracing and re-use during a century of extractive activity - research of timbering selection technique and maintenance technique of the tunnel - long distance concrete pumping in mountain sites - engineering Approaches for Renovation of Urban Road Tunnel Under Operation - study on the behaviour of joints of a shield segment - prolongation de la durée de vie des tunnels anciens par des travaux de réhabilitation - a study on fire resistance capability of SGI segmental lining for subway tunnel - renovation of the San Bernardino Tunnel. Canton Grisons, Switzerland - future outlook for trenchless pipeline rehabilitation technologies - Bauarbeiten im Simplon-Tunnel - a case study of repair and reinforcement work on the railway tunnel in operation - rehabilitation of Highway Tunnels - Techniques and Procedures - a new construction method for widening higway and railway tunnels - rail and road tunnels built, new challenges after 2000 - development of the plastic grouting material which is filled into back space of tunnel lining - upgrade of ANAS tunnels - il peso delle gallerie sulla spesa degli Enti Gestori - tunnel Rehabilitation in North America - influenza delle tecniche progettuali e costruttive sulla durabilità del calcestruzzo: l'esperienza italiana nelle gallerie ferroviarie - damage causes and repairs for tunnel linings: monitoring and analysis in practice - a work of the sixties for transportation in 2000: the Mont Blanc Tunnel - Restoration and upgrading of the structures, improvement of security - rehabilitation of Highway Tunnels - traforo del Gran Sasso - L'adeguamento degli impianti ai nuovi requisiti legati alla sicurezza - development of methodologies to support the safety control of old railway tunnels - Waterproofing Underground Structures: Lessons from the Past, Systems for the Future - a Case Study on the Period for the Economically Optimal Repairs of RC Tunnels Suffering Chloride Damage - high Performance Shotcretes. - Vol III: Major projects in progress: Settlement Control of CWO Sewer Tunnel during Boring El Azhar Road Tunnels in Cairo - Gotthard Base Tunnel. A Special Challenge - Zone Nitrogen Freezing of Technological Boreholes in the Saint Petersburg Metro (Underground Railway) - two shallow tunnels in soft ground - the line 10 modifications in the Madrid New Extension - tenda Tunnel safety works: italo-french joint strategy - the new Cologne-Rhein/Main Line. Tunnel Dernbach - solutions for a difficult technical task - Rio de Janeiro subway system: settlements due to horizontal jet grouting and their control - Zimmerberg-Base Tunnel. Mixshield Challanges in Rock, Gravels and Groundwater below the City of Zurich - the lower stretch of line 1 of Naples underground - construction Case of Large Section Tunnels for the Subway Station in Korea - a Case Study on the Reinforcement Method of Subway Tunnel at Urban Areas - Rio de Janeiro Subway System: jet-grouting treatment design and control - Prague City Ring - tunnel construction in the northwestern segment of the city ring at the section of Myslbekova - Pelc Tyrolka - Gotthard Base Tunnel - Construction Lot Sedrun. A challenge for tunnel construction - a 19 Tunnel Flimserstein and Prau Pulté Tunnelling in Rock and Rockslide Debris - influence of geotechnical conditions on the excavation method of “Metro do Porto“ project - Catastrophic water inflow in the New Yung-Chuen Tunnel - crossing of a geothermal zone in the head race tunnel of Nathpa Jhakri Hydroelectric project (Himachal Pradesh - India) - tunnel Plabutsch 2nd Tube under Construction: the Project Organisation of Austria's 2nd Longest Tunnel, Considering the Form of Contracting - Rail Road Shunting Area in rocks caverns. An alternative utilising the underground - 360° Jet-grouted Conical Chambers Allow Safe Tunnelling under a River within an Highly Pervious Environment - construction of Oume Tunnel having large cross section with double-tier structure in unconsolidated ground - the Construction Plan of the Subway Line No. 8 - fixed Crossing of the Warnow River - first DBFO Highway Concession Contract in Germany - pannerdensch Kanaal Railway Tunnel: Adjusting (to) the soil - design of long Railway Tunnels by Staking Systems - the Pakuashan Tunnel - NATM Tunnelling in a Gavel Formation - the Southern Link - A major underground traffic system - a tunnel driven through a prehistoric lake bottom by combining the most advanced construction technologies - data analysis and feedback - Fossa magna and long railway tunnel - financial risk assessment of new subway lines - concrete Lining of 10.15 m dia x 27.39 km long Head Race Tunnel in India - Shanxi Wanjiazhai Yellow River Diversion Project - Lot II & III - value engineering the construction of long Tunnels in the Dolomites of Nothern Illinois, United States of America - groene Hart Project. To meet environmental requirements: the world's biggest tunnel boring machine - aspetti progettuali e costruttivi affrontati nell'ambito dei lavori per il raddoppio della linea ferroviaria Bicocca-Siracusa tratto Targia-Siracusa - construction of an underpass at the Ravone railway yard in the city of Bologna: aspects of the design and construction - the ADECO-RS approach in the design and construction of the underground works of Rome to Naples High Speed railway Line: a comparison between final design specifications, construction design and “as built“ - the Bologna to Florence High Speed railway Line: 92 km through the Appennines - Parramatta Rail Link Underground Extension of Sydney's Rail network - increasing the Tunnel Stability by Lowering the Underground Water Level. The Case of Platamon Tunnel, Greece - observational methods for Buenavista Tunnel in Colombia - Review of geotechnical and contractual practices - construction of the 3rd longest mountain tunnel in the world - Excavation of swollen and soft mudstone layers - design of the Caland tunnel in challenging environment - design and construction of the junctions of Shin-Toyohama Tunnel (part 1): design and construction plan - design and construction of the junctions of Shin-Toyohama Tunnel (part 2): construction work and rock-mass behaviour - the Arlberg Escape and rescue tunnel system Project - the underground traffic complex on Gagarin Square, Moscow - new SS 38 - Reconstruction of Valtellina Gallery S. Antonio-Tola-Cepina - tunnelling in Germany: Review of the current experiences - metro in Bratislava-Tunnel driving under city centre and the Danube River - design of Pont Ventoux power cavern - a probabilistic approach for characterizing the complex geologic environment for design of the new Metro do Porto - tangenziale di Mestre: un tunnel autostradale a doppia canna per decongestionare l'autostrada e superare i problemi ambientali e territoriali dell'area metropolitana veneziana - application of Special Techniques in the Construction of the Mrázovka Tunnel in Prague - the tunnels along the Taiwan High speed rail corridor. Design and construction - development of Mechanical Side Connection Technology for Deep Subterranean Sewer Shield Tunnelling - construction of the Exploratory gallery for tunnel ViÎÞové-Martin - multifunctional complex “The Tsar's Garden“ in Moscow: Combination of well-known and novel ideas in structures and technologies of Underground construction is being successfully realized opposite to the Kremlin - esperienze con macchine per la messa in opera di Shotcrete con Alcali-Free. - Risk assessment for project financing: LGV Lyon-Turin - Modelisation probabiliste de l'incertitude sur les coûts et la durée de réalisation du tunnel de base Maurienne-Ambin - project financing for long and deep tunnels: an approach based on risk analysis - risk assessment in tunnel design - tunnel Project Management Systems - Options for the Future - project Analysis to achieve reliable project financing - “mediation“ - a proper tool for risk assessment in tunnelling projects.