How Underground Tunneling can Help Overcome Urban Challenges

Tunneling could have a significant impact on structures and surface traffic, nearby businesses, and residents' daily lives.

Fremont, CA: Tunneling and subterranean building in metropolitan areas is rising for various reasons across the world. This necessitates dealing with numerous issues to ensure safe construction while minimizing the impact on existing structures, infrastructure, utilities, and the general public.

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Tunneling in urban locations typically necessitates shallow cover, problematic ground conditions of soft soils and mixed ground, significant groundwater penetration, and construction near sensitive structures and historic buildings. As a result, the potential impact of tunneling on structures, surface traffic, adjacent businesses, and people's daily lives is significant.

The Demand for Underground Space in Cities

According to UN statistics, the world population in 2017 was expected to be 7.5 billion people, projected to be 10 billion people by 2050. There are 22 cities with populations ranging from 10 to 20 million people and 34 cities ranging from 5 to 10 million people.

Migration from rural to urban regions has resulted from the worldwide trend of urbanization and industrialization. The population of megacities is expanding, as is the number of megacities. Tokyo, for example, has a population of 32 million people, while Seoul, Delhi, and Mexico City each have populations of more than 20 million. The demand for transportation infrastructure amenities is growing due to human development and the concentration of inhabitants in centralized metropolitan regions.