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If you are involved in underground construction in any capacityas a planner, engineer, consultant, client, contractor, government official, or even a studentthis book will provide you with the most current and comprehensive look at this rapidly evolving industry. Included in this massive 1,365-page volume are more than 100 papers presented at the 2009 Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference, the largest and most prestigious assemblage of industry experts and practitioners in the world. In these pages, you can go underground for a gritty, up-close and personal look at dozens of case histories from around the globe. Whether it's a hydroelectric project in remote Ethiopia, which has been called one of the most difficult events in the history of tunneling, or a dig beneath the busy streets of Manhattan, you'll gain insight into the enormous challenges facing today's tunneling professionals. You will find no sugarcoating in these accounts. Along with the success stories, yo

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