830 abstracts have been received and 480 accepted for the following topics.
WTC-2017 Session topics
- Site investigation, ground characterization
- Urban tunnelling (planning, design and construction)
- Strategic use of underground space for resilient city growth
- Utilization of underground for hydropower projects (unlined tunnels and shafts, underwater piercing, air cushion chambers)
- Mechanized excavation (hard rock, soft rock and soil)
- Innovations in drill and blast excavation
- Large caverns (planning, design and construction)
- Underwater tunnels (strait crossings for road and railway, utility tunnels)
- Tunnelling for mining purposes
- Underground waste storage and disposal
- Innovations in rock support and water proofing technology
- Operation and maintenance
- Safety management of complex underground excavations
- Stability assessment, risk analysis and risk management
- Seismic design of tunnels and underground excavations
- Case histories – lessons learnt