Research on Tunnel Construction and Underground Engineering
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 60
Special Issue Editors
Interests: tunnel engineering; surrounding rock stability; support design; subsea tunnel; analytical modelling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Significant risks and safety issues are associated with tunnel construction and underground engineering, and these should be prioritized and reliably addressed at the design, construction, and operation stages. This Special Issue aims to provide a venue for communicating original achievements and new insights into tunnel construction and underground engineering research. The topics of interest are broad, covering new design concepts, construction methods, and maintenance technologies in underground engineering, experimental studies (field tests, indoor tests, and material tests), analytical modelling, and numerical simulation. High-quality case studies and critical literature reviews are also welcome. We therefore invite investigators to contribute to this Special Issue on “Research on Tunnel Construction and Underground Engineering” with original research papers.
Dr. Zhenyu Sun
Dr. Liqiang Cao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- tunnel construction
- underground engineering
- construction safety
- support design
- surrounding rock stability
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