目次

1. Introduction: the Particular Context of an Urban Tunnel. 2. The Earth Pressure Balance Tunnel Boring Machine (EPB-TBM). 3. The Face Support Pressure: Analysis and Design. 4. The Tunnel Lining: Conception and Design. 5. Ground Settlement: Prediction, Analysis and Assessment of its Impact on Adjacent Structures. 6. Ground Treatment and Settlement Mitigation Measures for Protection of Adjacent Structures. 7. The Launching Pit, the Extraction Pit and the Learning Curve: Design of Structural Elements and Ground Treatments. 8. Monitoring and Control. 9. Additional Equipment and Facilities. 10. Risk Management Applied to Urban Tunnels with an EPB-TBM. 11. Health and Safety Applied to Urban Tunnel Projects with an EPB-TBM.