Description:
Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology is an international journal which publishes authoritative articles encompassing the
development of innovative uses of
underground space and the results of high quality research into improved, more cost-effective
techniques for the planning, geo-investigation, design, construction, operation and maintenance of
underground and
earth-sheltered
structures.
The journal provides an effective vehicle for the improved worldwide exchange of information on developments in
underground technology - and the experience gained from its use - and is strongly committed to publishing papers on the interdisciplinary
aspects of creating, planning, and regulating underground space. Towards this end, up-to-date reports of the
International
Tunnelling Association (ITA) working groups and important papers from major conferences sponsored by the ITA and other bodies
are a regular feature of the journal.
Incorporation of
Trenchless Technology Research, which provides an international
forum for the presentation and discussion of the latest research and developments in all areas pertaining to
trenchless technology,
widened the scope of
TUST to cover the installation, repair, and renewal of underground pipelines, ducts, and cables while eliminating
the need for continuous surface excavation. The techniques include pipe jacking, microtunnelling, auger boring, pipe bursting, pipe splitting,
pipe ramming, directional drilling and steerable and non-steerable moling, together with all methods of relining and rehabilitation.
The performance of newly installed and rehabilitated pipes equally lies within the scope of the journal, while the influence of trenchless
technology on the surrounding environment is central to the debate on the subject. Publication of research dealing with the relative
direct and social costs of traditional and trenchless pipe laying, with novel geotechnical applications of trenchless technology, and
with locating and mapping of the existing buried utility service infrastructure is equally encouraged.
