American Journal of Civil Engineering

Special Issue

Development of Underground Structures

  • Submission Deadline: 20 August 2020
  • Status: Submission Closed
  • Lead Guest Editor: Yang Chen
About This Special Issue
This special issue respect to the Development of Underground Structures including interdisciplinary aspects of planning, construction as well as operation of underground space and facilities. The special issue covers a very wide scope of underground space and underground construction, including geo-investigation, geomechanics, numerical modeling of underground construction but not limited to construction of underground structures. All papers on the topic within the scope of the special issue are welcomed. Papers submitted should be original research or case studies on the aims and scopes below.
Aims and Scope:
  1. Planning and development of underground structures
  2. Operation and maintenance of underground structures
  3. The stress or ground movement during underground structure construction
  4. Trenchless technology
  5. Geoenvironmental study during underground construction
  6. Advanced technology in underground structure monitoring
Lead Guest Editor
  • Yang Chen

    School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China

Guest Editors
  • Peng-Jiao Jia

    Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

  • Jian-Yong Han

    School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, China

  • Xin Xie

    School of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China