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Emerald Publishing Limited Monitoring Underground Construction: A best practice guide
Monitoring Underground Construction is the only guide to the principles for development, design, implementation and management of monitoring systems employed to manage risks in underground construction for clients, project managers, designers, contractors and asset owners. Monitoring is often a key risk mitigation measure for the control of construction processes and protection of existing assets affected by excavations. Monitoring Underground Construction is structured to reflect the main stages in a project, from objective setting to operation and management, and highlights the roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders at each stage to help the reader avoid problems which have historically arisen due to omissions in these areas. Case studies from a range of projects are included to highlight the critical role of strategic and well-planned monitoring programmes in the success of any underground construction project. Approaching the subject at the level of key principles, focusing on setting objectives, strategic planning and the high level specification of monitoring systems, and based on experience gained across a variety of projects, Monitoring Underground Construction: is applicable to all underground works whatever their scale or global location assists users in managing particular monitoring-related risks that occur at each stage discusses the integration of monitoring information with works progress data to facilitate interpretation and management covers monitoring undertaken for a range of different objectives and on behalf of various stakeholders includes summary checklists for each stage of the project Providing best practice guidance on the use of monitoring systems, Monitoring Underground Construction is relevant to all those with responsibilities for activities of this type, including clients, project managers, designers and contractors. The guide is also a useful reference for third parties such as insurers and owners or managers of adjacent infrastructure, who have an interest in underground works.
£59.10
Emerald Publishing Limited Specification for Tunnelling
The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Specification for Tunnelling, Fourth edition is a standard industry document for tunnelling contracts and forms the basis of tunnelling specifications for projects throughout the world. It reflects current industry best practice and considers technological advancements over the last ten years. It also investigates a range of new topics. Since the publication of the third edition in 2010, the British tunnelling industry has completed several major projects both domestic and abroad. This updated fourth edition captures the many advances made in the field of tunnelling and the lessons learned on these projects through a comprehensive review of all content by subject matter experts. The importance of sustainability and the increased market share of low CO2e materials have been reflected by removal of prescriptive requirements and a strong emphasis on performance-based specification. All references to codes, standards and other design documents have been comprehensively updated. Drafted by an expert editorial committee and supported by multiple rounds of industry-wide peer reviews, the Specification for Tunnelling in its fourth edition will continue to be the de facto standard reference work for tunnelling in the UK and worldwide.
£49.96
