The ICTCD 2024: International Conference on Tunnel Construction and Design covers topics such as:
- Mining and tunneling geophysics
- Tunnelling and underground space technology
- Tunnel safety and ventilation
- Design and construction of tunnels
- Geotechnical investigation for soft ground tunneling
- Sub surface characterization for soft ground
- Tunnel construction in soft ground
- Soils classification of soils for tunneling
- Hand excavation and simple tunnel machines
- Soft ground tunneling
- New Austrian Tunneling Method
- Excavator shields in competent ground
- Compressed air tunneling
- Soft ground slurry tunneling
- Soft ground tunneling ground support system selection
- Tunnel lining selection and design for soft ground
- One pass linings
- Two pass linings
- Jacked pipe linings
- Segmental linings
- Geotechnical site investigation for rock tunneling
- Sub surface characterization for rock
- Tunnel construction in rock
- Rock classification of rock mass for tunneling
- Rock excavation methods
- Rock tunneling
- Road headers in competent ground
- Drill and blast tunnels
- Tunnel excavation performance evaluation
- Hard rock tunneling
- Rock tunnel support system selection
- Tunnel lining selection and design for rock tunnels
- Shaft construction for tunneling
- Supports to hard rock tunnels
- Sheet piles
- Rib and lag and steel supports
- Caissons
- Jet grouting
- Ground freezing
- Slurry walls
- Pipe jacking capabilities, equipment and techniques
- Pipe jacking and microtunneling
- Jacking pipe for pipe jacking/microtunneling
- Microtunneling capabilities, equipment and techniques
- Potential problems in tunneling and shaft construction for tunneling
- Specialist techniques for microtunneling
- Groundwater control
- Ground improvement (grouting methods for ground improvement)
- Tunnel planning and minimization of risk
- Obstructions and mixed face tunneling
- Method and equipment selection
- Investigation and pre planning
- Specification preparation for tunneling
- Performance envelopes for various tunnel methods
- Risk mitigation and management techniques for tunneling
- Contract document preparation for tunneling
- Tunnel and microtunnel cost influences and costs levels
- Tunnel construction management, inspection, monitoring and control
- Tunnel design management and safety
- Tunnel management and safety
- New developments, trends and techniques
- Tunnel and shaft operation safety
- Pipe roofing techniques
- Investigation techniques
- Jacked boxes
The ICTCD 2024: International Conference on Tunnel Construction and Design will be held in Bali, Indonesia as well as online on 24-25 Oct 2024.
