Abstracts Being Accepted for NAT 2026

The program committee for UCA’s North American Tunneling Conference is accepting abstracts for NAT 2026, scheduled for June 15-18 in Anaheim, California.
The 100-word abstract should convey the most important points of the proposed paper. The committee welcomes abstracts related to the topics below as well as other provocative, innovative topics of interest to the tunneling and underground construction profession including:
- Tunnel Boring Machines
- Ground Conditioning & Modification
- Equipment Automation
- NATM/SEM – Conventional Tunneling
- Caverns
- Small Diameter Tunneling
- Shaft Construction
- Emerging Technologies
- Risk Management
- Lining Design Advances
- Fire & Life Safety
- Rehabilitation
- Design
- Contracting Methods
- Alternative Delivery Methods
- Financing
- Labor Training
- Case Histories
- Future Projects
- Futuristic Tunneling
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Please seek all approvals before submitting.
If your abstract is accepted, you must submit a manuscript and present in person If you cannot commit to both criteria, please do not submit an abstract for consideration.
Follow this link for more information or to submit an abstract.