Tunnelling

Management by Design

Alan Muir Wood

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English

Spon Press
09 March 2000

Structural engineering

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.

By: Alan Muir Wood
Imprint: Spon Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 770g
ISBN: 9780419232001
ISBN 10: 0419232001
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 09 March 2000
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alan Muir Wood was president of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1977-78 and honorary president of the International Tunnelling Association until his death.

Reviews for Tunnelling: Management by Design

"""Whether you read it from cover to cover or just to dip into it, it is well worth the effort."" —Concrete March 2001 ""Alan Muir Wood is a legend in the tunnelling community and this book, Tunnelling - Management by Design, typifies his contribution to tunnelling."" —NZ Geomechanics News June 2001 ""This book by Alan Muir Wood is an excellent reference and should be in the personal library of every engineer and manager involved in tunneling. It is very readable and the no holds barred approach adopted by the author in discussing the important issues is authoritative and refreshing. It comprehensively covers the technical aspects and philosophies of tunnelling and many readers will find it has applications to other major civil engineering projects."" —NZ Geomechanics News, June 2001 ""We know of no other textbook on tunnelling with a comparably large breadth of treatment..."" —Tunnel, 4/2001"