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Soft Ground Tunneling

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As the population of urban areas increases, so will the congestion at the earth’s surface. To provide the services (e.g., transportation, water and wastewater, utilities) required by the populace, more and more of those services must be provided by going underground, simply because economical space to provide those services does not exist at the surface. Since tunneling is less disruptive and destructive than cut and cover and since tunneling depth in most large cities lies within the soft ground zone, it is clear that the need for soft ground tunnels will increase. This chapter covers the major considerations that influence the design and construction of soft ground tunnels, which are defined as tunnels that could be excavated using hand tools and methods, although they seldom are in today’s mechanized world.

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    James E. Monsees (Vice President, Principal Professional Associate)

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    John O. Bickel (Partner, Associated Consultant, Principal Tunnel Engineer) (Partner, Associated Consultant, Principal Tunnel Engineer)

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    Thomas R. Kuesel

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    Elwyn H. King

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Monsees, J.E. (1996). Soft Ground Tunneling. In: Bickel, J.O., Kuesel, T.R., King, E.H. (eds) Tunnel Engineering Handbook. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0449-4_6

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