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    Webinar
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    Rethinking Tunnel Design from a Hydraulic Perspective​
        📅 May 20, 2026 (Wed)
    📍Online (GotoWebinar)
    🕑 APAC - 16:00PM (MYT) | 13:30PM (IST) | 18:00PM (AEST) | 20:00PM (NZST)
    🕑 EUROPE - 10:00AM (CEST)
    💻Duration: 60min - 90min
    Session Overview

    Tunnel construction is frequently referred to as a "battle against water." However, traditional design practices have largely focused on geotechnical aspects, often overlooking the groundwater conditions that govern the entire service life of the structure. This session redefines tunnels not merely as underground structures, but as integrated Hydro-Geo-Structure systems. Moving beyond the binary (drained or undrained) design approach, it introduces an advanced design framework based on the Hydraulic Convergence-Confinement Method (H-CCM) and future-oriented AI and digital twin maintenance strategies.

     

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    Learning Objectives

    - Internal Water Pressure & Leakage Verification

    Understand stress state analysis and cracking risk evaluation methods when excessive internal water pressure acts on the tunnel.

     

    - Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI)

    Analyze 3D ground behavior by linking the heterogeneity of the surrounding ground with the behavior of the concrete lining.

     

    - Watertightness Assurance

    Learn practical design criteria for controlling stress concentration and deformation in lining structures.

     

    - Analysis Efficiency

    Discover methodologies for resolving computational bottlenecks in large-scale nonlinear analysis.

     

     

    Who Should Attend

    - Geotechnical and tunnel engineers seeking advanced numerical modeling and design techniques.
    - Infrastructure planners and engineers focusing on urban groundwater control, multi-purpose drainage systems, and environmental seepage.
    - Researchers and professionals applying AI and digital twin technologies to smart infrastructure management.

    Speaker
    Jongho Shin Headshot
    Jong-Ho Shin
    Professor Emeritus
    at the Konkuk University / Ph.D., Imperial College London

     Professor Jong-Ho Shin is an expert in underground structures with extensive professional experience at Daewoo Engineering, the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and the Office of the President. His research focuses on the coupled hydro-mechanical behavior of tunnels and the advancement of modern engineering design standards.