Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium TC28. Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 15-17 June 2005

This volume contains a collection of papers, general reports, special lectures, and notes on technical discussion sessions, all presented at the 5th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The contributions cover design methods for tunnels; influences on foundations; bored tunnels; mitigating measures; numerical analysis of tunnels and deep excavations; monitoring of underground construction; deep excavations. It includes written versions of special lectures on tunnelling, comprising an overview of the key technical advances, and on deep excavation in the Singapore area.