Research and development within rock construction and design is important to allow more complex projects in the future in a challenging environment. Despite this, there is relatively little investments in R&D compared to other industries. And that is why this study is important and provides some insight into how research is conducted and comes into practical application.
This report summarises and discusses results of interviews and workshops conducted with representatives of clients, contractors, consultants, researchers and funding agencies in the research program Transparent Underground Structures (TRUST). The TRUST project or network consisted of eight separate research projects funded by primarily the FORMAS research program GeoInfra, the Swedish Transport Administration, the Rock Engineering Research Foundation (BeFo) and the Swedish Construction Industry Development Fund (SBUF). The GeoInfra program was initiated to meet an experienced need for knowledge, methods and technology to support future major investments in underground construction in urban environments. The report describes the innovation processes and the dissemination of knowledge in Swedish rock engineering research in general and within the TRUST project in particular.
The studien primarily conducted by Anna Kadefors (KTH, Royal Institute of Technology) and Thomas Olofsson (Luleå university of technology) assisted by the project leader for TRUST, Maria Ask (Luleå university of technology). A referens group supported the study and consisted of Peter Lundman (previous Swedish Transport Administration), Mats Svensson (Tyréns), Håkan Rosqvist (previous Tyréns), Eva Widing (SKB) Lars Olof Dahlström (previous Chalmers institute of technology/NCC) and Per Tengborg (BeFo).
Stockholm, 2019
Per Tengborg