Introduction.
Functional Uses of Rock Tunnels
Tunnel Project Execution
Site Investigations
Rock Characterization
Rock Tunnel Design
Tunnel Stability
Tunnel Excavation
Tunnel Support
Tunnel Lining Requirements
Construction Considerations
Construction Risks and Mitigation Measures
Construction Cost Estimation for Rock Tunnels
Construction Scheduling for Rock Tunnels
Tunnel Contract Strategy and Implementation
Risk Management
Inspection of Rock Tunnels
Renovation, Repairs, and Decommissioning
Case Histories and Lessons Learned. Engagement and Roles and Responsibilities of Professionals.
Health and Safety
Biography
Dean Brox has over 30 years of experience as a tunneling practitioner with more than 1200 km of major tunneling and infrastructure projects around the world. Dean graduated in 1985 from the Geological Engineering Program of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, in 1985 and obtained his Master in Science in Engineering Rock Mechanics with Distinction from Imperial College, London, in 1990. Dean started his career in underground mining rock mechanics in South Africa before moving into tunneling for civil engineering infrastructure projects around the
world including the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, the Hong Kong Airport Core Projects, and the Gotthard Base Rail Tunnel in Switzerland. Dean has extensive experience with tunnels for hydropower projects and his areas of particular interest include high speed drill and blast excavation of long tunnels, long and deep TBM excavated tunnels, overstressing of deep or weak rock tunnels, asset performance of hydropower tunnels and TBM applicability assessments for mining projects. Dean practices as an independent consulting engineer and lives in Vancouver, Canada.
