4th Global Tunnel Congress and Tunnel Expo China 2011
Under the background of human sustainable development in 21st century, the utilization of underground space has become an indispensable part, which also provides the opportunities and challenges for the exploitation of underground space and the design &construction of tunnel.
China has made remarkable breakthroughs in tunnel and underground construction. The length of the tunnels that have been put into operation is the longest in the world, so are the tunnels and underground projects being constructed. According to the incomplete statistics, by the end of 2010, the overall length of the railway tunnels having been built was more that 7000 miles, and that of the highway tunnels was more than 3000 miles.
Tunnel Expo China 2011
Tunnel Expo China 2011, organized by China Civil Engineering Society -Tunnel and Underground works Branch of China Civil Engineering Society and Shanghai HNZ Exhibition Services Co., Ltd., will be held from Aug. 23-25 2011, in Shanghai New International Expo Center, in conjunction with The 7th China International Rail Transit Technology Exhibition and 4th Global Tunnel Congress.