ABSTRACT

A wide ranging and up-to-date review of experience of tunnelling contracts, particularly those for sewerage and drainage tunnels. The review is based on the 6th edition of the ICE Conditions of Contract, but it takes note of new forms of contract which are leading towards less adversarial contractual relations.^

part |2 pages

Part One: Tunnelling Contracts and Site Investigation

chapter 1|12 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|24 pages

Contracts

chapter 3|14 pages

Initial investigation phase

chapter 4|48 pages

Ground investigation

chapter 5|22 pages

Contract preparation and tender evaluation

chapter 6|24 pages

Tunnel construction

chapter 7|26 pages

Claims and records

chapter 8|30 pages

Post-construction phase

chapter 4|4 pages

Weak rock

chapter 6|6 pages

Mudrocks

chapter 7|4 pages

Mineralogical composition of rocks

chapter 8|6 pages

Grout injection

chapter 9|8 pages

Tunnelling through contaminated ground

chapter 11|2 pages

Symbols used on borehole logs

chapter 14|2 pages

Rock excavatability via 'Q'

chapter 15|4 pages

Well-point dewatering

chapter 17|6 pages

New Austrian Tunnelling Method

chapter 18|10 pages

Water pollution legislation

chapter 19|8 pages

Analysis of pressure tunnel in rock

chapter 21|2 pages

Sewer and water main linings