Underground Space Development
Engineering, Construction, and Management Principles and Practices
- 1st Edition - April 1, 2027
- Latest edition
- Authors: Ali Akbar Firoozi, Ali Asghar Firoozi
- Language: English
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Description
Description
Underground Space Development: Engineering, Construction, and Management Principles and Practices provides an integrated, practice-oriented framework for developing underground infrastructure from initial planning and ground investigation through design, construction, commissioning, operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation. It connects engineering geology, soil and rock mechanics, hydrogeology, structural analysis, excavation, ground support, linings, waterproofing, and drainage with project delivery, construction management, risk governance, fire and life safety, environmental performance, and life-cycle asset management.
The book covers tunnels, shafts, caverns, metro systems, utility corridors, storage facilities, and multiuse underground spaces. Dedicated chapters examine numerical modeling, BIM, GIS, digital twins, IoT, sensing, data analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence, together with subsurface rights, regulatory compliance, cost estimation, financing, stakeholder engagement, social value, and cultural heritage. International case studies identify transferable lessons from successful projects, failures, and challenging geological and urban settings.
Written for advanced students, researchers, consulting engineers, contractors, asset owners, planners, regulators, and decision-makers, the book supports technically sound, safe, resilient, low-carbon, and economically responsible underground development.
Key features
Key features
- Covers the complete project life cycle, from planning and site investigation to operation, maintenance, rehabilitation, and renewal
- Integrates geotechnical, structural, construction, managerial, environmental, economic, legal, and social perspectives within one coherent framework
- Explains practical applications of numerical modeling, BIM, GIS, digital twins, IoT, sensing, data analytics, automation, and AI
- Uses international case studies to connect methods and standards with risk management, resilience, sustainability, and long-term value
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
2. Geotechnical Considerations for Underground Structures
3. Design Principles of Underground Structures
4. Construction Techniques for Underground Structures
5. Risk Management and Safety in Underground Construction
6. Environmental Impact and Sustainability
7. Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Underground Structures
8. Legal and Regulatory Framework
9. Advanced Technologies in Subsurface Engineering
10. Computational Methods in Subsurface Engineering
11. Economic and Financial Aspects
12. Social and Cultural Dimensions
13. Case Studies and Global Perspectives
14. Conclusions
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: April 1, 2027
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
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Ali Akbar Firoozi
Dr. Ali Akbar Firoozi received a PhD in Civil and Structural Engineering from the National University of Malaysia in 2016. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of Botswana, where he teaches soil mechanics, geomechanics, geotechnics, pavement and road design, and construction materials. He has also accrued experience in industry as project manager and designer. His research interests focus on the nexus between advanced nanotechnology and civil engineering, particularly on the use of nanomaterials for soil stabilization and other environmentally sustainable improvements.
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