Keh-Jian (Albert) Shou is now VP Asia of ISSMGE (2022~2026), Chairman of ISTT (2022-2025), Honorary Chairman of CTSTT, and Distinguished Professor of Department of Civil Engineering, National Chung-Hsing University, Chinese Taipei. His research interests include rock mechanics/engineering, engineering geology, and trenchless technologies. He has published more than 200 papers on these topics and is now the Editor of Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology (SCI), Associate Editor of the ASCE Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice (SCI) and associate Editor of Underground Space (SCI). He obtained his Ph.D. degree (Civil Engineering) from University of Minnesota, U.S.A. in 1993. His major experience includes: 1. Visiting Professor, CNR-IRPI, Perugia, Italy (2013/8~2014/1). 2. Senior Principal Engineer, Shannon & Wilson, Seatlle, USA (2008/2~2008/9), 3. Visiting Professor, TTC, Louisiana Technical University, USA (2006/1~2006/2), 4. Visiting Professor, RCUSS, Kobe University, Japan (2003/10~2004/3), 5. Research Engineer, CSIR/Miningtek, South Africa (1998/2~1999/1), 6. Geotechnical Engineer, National Expressway Engineering Bureau, Chinese Taipei (1993-1994). 

Advances of trenchless technology for underground infrastructures

 

Trenchless Technology consist of underground construction methods of utility installation, rehabilitation, inspection, location and leak detection, with minimum excavation from the surface. For the three categories of trenchless technologies, i.e. new installation, rehabilitation, and inspection, International Society of Trenchless Technology (ISTT) has developed a new technical guideline, in which the definitions and figures were given. According to this technical guideline, the advances of major trenchless technologies were introduced. Furthermore, a series of research on the pipejacking for new installation of underground pipeline, and a series of research on the CIPP rehabilitation of underground pipeline were presented with suggestions.