Workshop on Research Needs and Opportunities for Urban Underground Facilities, June 13-17, 1999, Urbana, Illinois

这一行动是为了支持将于1999年6月13日至17日在伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳分校举行的题为“地下设施的地球工程”的第三届全国地球研究所会议结束时举行的关于城市地下设施的研究需求和机会的讲习班。美国主要城市中心的交通拥堵导致了对地下空间的更大需求，例如新的地铁系统、地下公路、下水道隧道和深停车库。 这些设施是在建筑密集的环境中建造的，在狭窄的建筑区，在困难的地面条件下，并与许多只能承受最小干扰的结构相邻。 业主，设计师和承包商在实现这些设施时面临着许多挑战，这些设施往往是困难的限制。本次研讨会将确定工程专业面临的一些更紧迫的问题。 这将有助于研究人员选择研究主题，解决执业专业人士关心的问题。 该研讨会旨在激发工程实践和学术界的讨论，以确定城市地下建筑岩土工程方面的研究重点和需求。

This action is to support a workshop on research needs and opportunities for urban underground facilities, to be held at the conclusion of the Third National Geo-Institute Conference entitled, "Geo-Engineering for Underground Facilities", June 13-17, 1999, University of Illinois- Urbana.The increased urbanization, population density, and traffic congestion in major urban centers in the United States is leading to a greater demand for underground space, such as new subway systems, below-ground highways, sewer tunnels, and deep parking garages. These facilities are being constructed in heavily built environments, in confined construction areas, in difficult ground conditions, and adjacent to many structures that can tolerate only minimum disturbance. The owners, designers, and contractors face many challenges in realizing these facilities under often-difficult constraints.This workshop will identify some of the more pressing issues that are facing the engineering profession. This will assist researchers in choosing research topics that address problems of concern to practicing professionals. The workshop is aimed at stimulating a discussion within the engineering practice and academia to identify research priorities and needs in the geotechnical engineering aspects of urban underground construction.