One of the world's currently largests tunnel projects is under construction at the Yangtze River estuary: the Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel project, with its length of 8950 m and a diameter of 15.43 m. The Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel. Theory, Design and Construction , which was presented as a special issue at the occasion of the 6th International Symposium Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground (IS-Shanghai, China, 10-12 April 2008), contains a comprehensive collection of papers dedicated to one of the most complex underground works recently undertaken, and covers a variety of topics:  вЂ“ Experiment and design;  вЂ“ Construction and monitoring;  вЂ“ Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation;  вЂ“ Risk assessment, and  вЂ“ Project management.  This book will be invaluable to scientists and engineers working in the analysis, design, construction and management of tunnels in soft ground.  В

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