Muir Wood A.M. Tunnelling: Management by Design

E & FN Spon, 2000. — 320 p. — ISBN: 0-203-47766-9.This 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; and issues regarding dispute resolution and prevention. The concept of design is defined in detail and related to systems and to risk, the final chapter discusses the failures in 1994 of railway tunnels at Heathrow Airport.Background to modern tunnelling
Design: the ubiquitous element
Planning
Studies and investigations
Design of the tunnel project
Design of construction
Management
Hazards, disputes and their resolution
Coda: the Heathrow Tunnel collapse