The Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference is an international forum dedicated to sharing advances in state-of-the-art underground construction and innovative solutions to problems associated with this work. This hardbound proceedings book contains 52 contributions on a variety of subjects. It showcases recent, challenging underground projects, specifically detailing means and methods employed. Sections include: Design and Planning, Ground Support, TBM Case Histories, Conventional Excavation, New Technology, Difficult Ground, Geotechnical, Shafts and Raises, Future/Special Projects, NATM, International Projects, Soft Ground Case Histories, and Water and Gas. It is fully indexed.