Each Member of Underground Works Chambers publishes on contemporary Underground Works issues. Following are citations and links to some examples of our members’ outputs in the following critical areas of Design & Construction; Ground Conditions; Contracts; Insurance; Dispute Avoidance; Mediation; Dispute Resolution by Arbitration; Investigations; and Operations.
Ground Conditions
Mair, R.J., Faustin, N.E. and Elshafie, M.Z.E.B., 2018: Case studies of circular shaft construction in London, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Geotechnical Engineering Volume 171(5): 391–404, E-ISSN 1751-8663. (A copy of the paper can be accessed here.)
Mair, R.J., 2013: Tunnelling and deep excavations: Ground movements and their effects, 15th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering-Geotechnics of Hard Soils – Weak Rocks (Part 4) doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-199-1-3915thECSMGE. (A copy of the paper can be accessed here.)
Mair, R.J., 2008: Tunnelling and geotechnics: new horizons, Geotechnique 58, No. 9, 695–736 [doi: 10.1680/geot.2008.58.9.695]. (A copy of the paper can be accessed here.)
Contracts
Vickery. P., 2019: (Engineering Contracts – Underground Works) ‘Conditions of Contract for Underground Works – The Emerald Book Sees the Light of Day’, Building and Construction Law Journal, 2019. The article formed the basis for a presentation later delivered at the Society of Construction Law India – CIArb International Conference on Construction Law and Arbitration, 6-8 December 2019, New Delhi, India. (A copy of the article can be accessed here.)
Vickery. P., 2020: (COVID -19 – Construction Contracts) ‘COVID-19: Managing the Impact on Construction Contracts’, a presentation delivered online as a presentation for the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). (The paper can be accessed here.)
Dix. A., 2019: ‘“Rock Beats Paper” – The Renaissance of Fairness in Ground Risk Allocation – the new ITA/FIDIC Emerald Book‘, Tunnelling Journal, September Issue, 2019. (A copy of the article can be accessed here.)
Disputes
Dix. A., 2017: ‘SSE Generation Limited against Hochtief – the £130M Collapse at Loch Ness’, Tunnelling Journal Apr/May Issue, 2017. (A copy of the article can be accessed here.)
Dix. A., 2018: ‘Glendoe Hydro Collapse Case on Appeal’, Tunnelling Journal, June/July Issue, 2018. (A copy of the article can be accessed here.)
Arbitration
Vickery. P., 2019: (Arbitration) ‘Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration – Exploring a New Framework’, (2019) 38 The Arbitrator & Mediator. The article is derived from the key-note address delivered at the 8th International Society of Construction Law Conference hosted to launch the SCL in North America held in Chicago 26 – 28 September 2018. (A copy of the article can be accessed here.)
Operations
Dix. A., et al., 2013: ‘Human behaviour during an evacuation scenario in the Sydney Harbour Tunnel’, Australian Journal of Emergency Management, The 28 (1), 20 (A copy of the paper can be accessed here.)
Dix. A., 2016: ‘Doing the Best with the Resources Available: Tunnel Safety and Security in a Severely Resources Limited World’, Seventh International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security, Montréal, Canada, March 16-18, 2016. (A copy of the paper can be accessed here.)
Investigations
Dix. A., 2011: Expert Report for the Victorian Coroner: ‘The fatal Burnley Tunnel crashes Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Incident – 23 March 2007‘, The report was made public in 2013 following the finalisation of all Court proceedings. (A copy of the report can be accessed here.)
Dix. A., 2012: ‘Cable-Certification-Crisis-or-Crossroads‘, Tunnelling Journal, Oct/Nov Issue, 2012. (A copy of the article can be accessed here.)
Dix. A., 2013: ‘Tunnelling-Journal-Emergency-Cable-Cert-Withdrawal-3M-UL‘, Tunnelling Journal, Oct/Nov Issue, 2012. (A copy of the article can be accessed here.)
Risk
Dix. A., and Ferkl. L., 2011: ‘Risk Analysis-from the Garden of Eden to its Seven most Deadly Sins’, 14th International Symposium on Aerodynamics and Ventilation of Tunnels (ISAVT 14), Dundee, Scotland, May 2011. (A copy of the paper can be accessed here.)
Podcast
Listen to Professor Arnold Dix Podcast Series presented by Tunnelling Journal from May 2020. Podcast 1 – ‘The link between the prosperity of nations and the benefits of underground infrastructure such as access to clean water, sewerage, transportation and power.’ Enter here.