The World Tunnel Congress (WTC 2018) will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in April 20-26, 2018.

The World Tunnel Congress (WTC 2018) covers topics such as:

• Contractual Risk Sharing – a win / win arrangement

• Multi-Utility Tunnels – The ultimate solution

• Maintenance free design in sewer tunnels – Fact or Fiction

• The right tunnelling construction method for the right application

• Review of current tunnel design methods for mined tunnelling methods

• Urban dewatering and flood control with underground structures

• CAPEX vs. OPEX – how to define life cycle project cost

• Innovation in Tunnelling technologies

• Ground engineering and risks management

• Sustainable use of underground space

• Repair and maintenance of underground structures

• Advances in the material sector

• The importance of Project Management in Project development

• Smart City – how can underground space contribute

• Life Safety for underground structures

• Case studies on TBM projects

The World Tunnel Congress (WTC 2018) brings together engineers, architects and other professionals interested in tunnel design, construction, development and management.