Design, Engineering and Environmental Aspects

Book Description

Underground spaces are becoming increasingly important for a wide diversity of uses. They range from classical excavations to subway constructions, underground sports halls, power stations, waste repositories, underground cities and many others. The construction techniques are also very varied, from open air excavation to newly developed injection methods.

The use of underground spaces is challenging to a wide spectrum of engineers, designers, builders and constructors. Structures constructed below the terrain require special attention in their design and safety assessment. This means that the knowledge needs to be significantly higher than for surface structures and hence the importance of conferences like Underground Spaces to reach a better understanding of the issues involved. This is particularly the case when preparing to build chemical, nuclear or toxic waste repositories, where serious environmental issues can arise.

This book contains some of the papers presented at the International Conference on Underground Spaces - Design, Engineering and Environmental Aspects, held on the Campus of the Wessex Institute of Technology in the New Forest. The Conference was launched to discuss not only the structural and environmental material characterization aspects but also the trends regarding the development of underground spaces.

Book Contents

Underground space development: setting modern strategies
D. Kaliampakos; A. Benardos;

Blast impact on structures of underground parking
P. P. Procházka; A. N. Kravtsov; S. Peskova;

Artificial intelligence in underground development: a study of TBM performance
A. Benardos;

Reinforcement fibers in concrete envelopes of underground nuclear power stations
V. Doležel; P. P. Procházka;

The hydrogeological problems of disused mines in Olgiate Molgora (LC)
L. Longoni; M. Papini;

Management of complex underground construction projects
M. Leijten;

Underground nuclear parks: new approach for the deployment of nuclear energy systems
C. W. Myers; J. M. Mahar; J. F. Kunze; N. Z. Elkins;

Use of a numerical model for underground stability evaluation
L. Longoni; M. Papini;

Tunnel face stability as a function of the purchase length
J. Trckova; P. P. Procházka; S. Peskova;

3-dimensional mesh generation using the Delaunay method
R. Hoshiko; M. Kawahara;

Emergency guidelines for two abandoned mines in Piani dei Resinelli area (Lecco)
M. Papini; L. Longoni; K. Dell’Orto;

Damage zones near excavations: plastic solution by means of stress trajectories
P. Haderka; A. N. Galybin;


I. Diego; S. Torno; J. Toraño;

Fragments of a buried urban past revealed through multi-layered voids hidden below the mosque of St. Daniel: the case of the underground museum in Tarsus
M. Cetin; S. Doyduk;

Increase of stability of underground works
K. Weiglová; P. P. Procházka;

Underground spaces and indoor comfort: the case of “Sassi di Matera”
A. Guida; A. Pagliuca; G. Rospi;

Rock burst mechanics as a time dependent event
J. Vacek; S. Hrachová-Sedláčková;

Spatial organization and economic analysis in sustainable transit oriented development
N. Mohajeri;

The effect of a baffle on the heat transfer in underground auxiliary ventilation systems
S. M. Aminossadati; B. Ghasemi;

Parameter identification of the elastic modulus of ground rock based on blasting using the first order adjoint method
T. Ishimoto; M. Kawahara;

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