Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- TRACK 1: TECHNOLOGY -- Session 1: Better Tunneling Through Knowledge and Improvement of Ground -- Using Chemical Grout to Control Groundwater Infiltration -- Considerations and Methods for Launching Earth Pressure Balance Machines -- Testing Procedures for Two-Component Annulus Grouts -- Study of Soil Abrasion Testing and Soil Abrasivity Index for Application in Mechanized Soft Ground Tunneling -- Comparison of Two Newly Developed TBM Performance Prediction Models in Hard Rock -- Session 2: Trends and Developments in Mechanical Excavation -- Adding "Smarts" to Cutting Tools -- Reef Mining Using Tunnel Boring Machines in Nye, Montana -- Settlement Risk of Extended Overcut in Dense Soils -- Conveyor Belt Weigh Scale Measurements, Face Pressures, and Related Ground Losses in EPBM Tunneling -- Real-Time Tunnel Boring Machine Monitoring: A State-of-the-Art Review -- Challenges for Conveyors in Tunneling -- Session 3: Applications of Innovative Technologies -- Cross-Passage Design and Construction in Soil-State of the Practice -- Cutterhead Wear Study for EPB TBMs in Glacial Soils -- Innovation in EPB Cutterhead Wear Protection -- Internal Corrosion Protection for Sewer Tunnels -- Panama's First Wastewater Tunnel -- Session 4: Applications and Developments in TBM Methods -- 30° Decline Escalator Shaft Excavated and Lined with a 10.60m-Diameter EPB Shield -- EPBM Tunnel Excavation Assessment for the University Link Project, Seattle -- Extending TBM Reliability by Detecting Boulders -- Extreme Machine Modifications in Difficult Ground at the World's Second Deepest Civil Works Tunnel -- Modeling Uncertainty for Performance Prediction of Tunnel Boring Machines -- Session 5: Monitoring, Support, and Prediction -- Specialized Shotcrete at Malaysia's Pahang Selangor Raw Water Transfer Tunnels.

Hard Rock TBMs' Advance Rate: Discussion and Evaluation -- Instrumentation Program for Large-Scale Excavations on Mass Transit Project in Downtown Los Angeles -- Remote Monitoring of Gauge Cutter Wear in Pressurized Face Tunneling -- Field Verification of Fracturing Factor -- Real-Time Monitoring for Very Shallow Tunneling in Urban Settings -- TRACK 2: DESIGN -- Session 1: Innovative Solutions -- Design Parameters Sensitivity Analyses of Precast Concrete Segmental Tunnel Liners -- A Systematic Approach for the Selection of Corrosion Protection Systems for Large Sewer Tunnels -- Economical Benefits of Rock Joint Testing -- Modern Techniques in Tunnel Ventilation Design -- Session 2: Analysis of Soft Ground Tunnels -- Development of Simple Prism-and-Wedge Upper-Bound Model for Support Pressure for Undrained Tunnel Face -- Testing and Analysis of Swelling Soils in Soft Ground Tunneling -- Tridimensional Analysis of EPB TBM Operation in Soft Ground -- Design of the SR 99 Bored Tunnel in Seattle, Washington -- Development of Structural Design Specifications for Large Highway Tunnels -- Session 3: Design and Construction of Large Underground Spaces -- Cooks Lane Tunnel-Selection of Tunnel Alignment and Construction Approach (Baltimore Red Line, Maryland Transit Administration) -- SEM Tunnelling in Toronto-Design -- Contractor Implementation of SEM Tunneling and Comparison Between Design and Observed Ground Conditions, Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore, San Francisco Bay Area, California -- Design Considerations for Deep, Single-Level, Braced TBM Launching Pits -- Design and Construction of 72nd Street Large and Shallow Rock Cavern Station in New York City -- Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Surge, Transient, and Trapped Air Phenomena in Two Large Wastewater Storage Tunnels -- Session 4: Transit Tunnel Challenges.

Design and Construction of Light Rail Tunnels Under Montlake Cut: Sound Transit University Link -- Freezing Hell: Design and Construction of the Northern Blvd. Crossing for the East Side Access Project -- Leakage Repairs for Transit Tunnels -- Seismic Design and Analysis of Tunnel Linings and How to Mitigate the Seismic Risk -- Consideration of Temperature Curves in Tunnel Ventilation Design -- Session 5: Dealing with Underground Water Issues -- Rock Tunnel Groundwater Prediction in a Simulated Rock Fracture Network -- Bypassing New York's Water Supply Beneath the Hudson River -- Case Study: Long-Term Performance of HDPE Drainboards in the Gotthard Railway Tunnels -- Challenges and Solutions for Deep Drop Shafts in an Urban Environment -- Indianapolis Deep Rock Pump Station Cavern -- TRACK 3: PLANNING -- Session 1: Contractual, Life-Cycle, and Design Focus -- Considerations for Tunnel Sizing of the California High-Speed Train Project -- Challenges of Indianapolis Deep Tunnel System -- Plugging the Leaks: Risk Management on MTACC's East Side Access Project -- Inspection and Rehabilitation of Oregon's Transportation Tunnels -- Session 2: Project Risk, Cost, and Schedule -- Developing Functional Baselines -- Developing the GBR Concept -- Decision Analysis with Imprecise Probabilities: Optimal Exploration Plan for Underground Construction -- Upgrade to a Geographic Schedule -- Planning Level Tunnel Cost Estimation Based on the Statistical Analysis of Historical Data -- Parametric Unit Cost Estimate of Soft Ground Bored Tunneling for Planning Studies -- Session 3: Project Delivery and Contracting Strategies -- Insuring Against Differing Site Conditions -- Adding Value and Reducing Risk on Underground Projects -- Alternative Project Delivery Approaches and Risk Allocation on Major Tunneling Projects: Are We Progressing or Regressing?.

Dispute Resolution Boards-What Works and What Doesn't -- Do's and Don'ts for Underground Specifications -- MDWASD Design-Build Procurement Approach and Results for Government Cut Pipeline Replacement Project -- Session 4: Geotechnical, Environmental, and Sustainability Challenges -- A Contractor's Guide to Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area Geology -- OARS, A Tunnel Through Karst Limestone -- Marine Site Investigation for Long Sea Outfall Tunnel in Dublin Bay, Ireland-Radical Revision of Anticipated Geology and Resulting Complexities for Tunnel Design -- A Proactive Approach to Addressing Environmental Concerns for Tunneling Under Austin -- Tunnel Systems: The Green Solution for 21st Century Water Systems -- Tunneling in the Europaviertel Frankfurt: A Case Study on TBM vs. NATM -- Session 5: Future Projects -- The North Link Project-Sound Transit's Light Rail Rides North -- Tunneling in Downtown Los Angeles-The Regional Connector Transit Corridor -- The Fall Creek/White River Tunnel Vision for Capturing CSO -- Tunneling Challenges in Downtown Washington, D.C. -- Design Aspects of the Underground Line U5 in Berlin: Closing the Gap Between the Stations Alexanderplatz and Brandenburger Tor -- Lower Pogues Run Tunnel, Indianapolis, Indiana -- TRACK 4: CASE HISTORIES -- Session 1: Roadheader and TBM Preparation -- Roadheading a Lake Tap: Construction of a Deep Water Intake for the City of Austin's Water Treatment Plant No. 4 -- Hard Rock Tunnel Mapping During Construction of Water Tunnel No. 3-A Useful Tool to Verify Geotechnical Conditions and Payments -- Construction of a TBM "Launch Box" in a Complex Urban Environment -- Expediting TBM Re-Launch Using Existing Bores -- Session 2: Mechanized Tunneling -- 10 Billion Gallons More-The Main Tunnel System Linking the TARP Mainstream Tunnel to the McCook Reservoir.

Challenges in Design and Construction of a 30-km Hard Rock TBM Drive with an Overburden Reaching 2,400 Meters at the Gotthard Base Tunnel -- Second Avenue Subway, New York City: Tunnel Boring Machine Case Study -- Brightwater BT-3 Tunnel Completion: Extending the BT-4 Earth Pressure Balance Drive in Complex Glacial Geology -- Session 3: Ground Treatment -- Compensation Grouting and Historic Details at the Kennesaw Pedestrian Tunnel -- Groundwater Infiltration Reduction Through Grouting of the South River Tunnel, Atlanta, Georgia -- Jet Grouting for Relief Sewer Tunnel Alignment Stabilization in St. Louis, Missouri -- Tunnel Boring Machine Rescue Projects Using Shafts and Ground Freezing -- Use of Ground Freezing for Connecting Two Tunnel Boring Machine-Driven Tunnels 300 Feet Underground -- Session 4: Microtunneling -- "Boring" Old Charleston-Tunneling and Trenchless Technology Key to Charleston's Infrastructure -- Careful Monitoring Keeps Tunnel on Track-Microtunnel Installation in Flowing Sands Beneath Critical Structures -- Case Study Varying Blasting Parameters of a Site-Specific Ground Transmission Constant: MTACC's East Side Access Project, Manhattan, New York -- Tapping the Mighty Missouri Using Trenchless Methods -- Session 5: Repair and Rehabilitation -- The Role of Hydraulic Flumes in Tunnel for Diverting Active Flow Sewer in Downtown Toronto-Case Study -- Rehabilitation of a Brick-Lined Aqueduct -- Rehabilitation of the Oakland Macomb Interceptor Drain: Innovative Design of Multi-Tiered Shafts to Accommodate Low Overhead Clearance -- Rehabilitation of the Outlet Works at the Taum Sauk Pumped Storage Plant -- Second Avenue Minneapolis Storm Tunnel Emergency Rehabilitation -- No. 7 Line, Site L: Overcoming the Challenges of Underground Construction in the Built Environment -- Index.