Closed-Face Tunnelling Machines and Ground Stability

A guideline for best practice
1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-7277-3386-3
Verlag: Institution of Civil Engineers

Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 297 mm, Gewicht: 340 g

This report is produced in response to a series of incidents of ground instability and collapse that have occurred on recent tunnelling projects in suburban and city centre environments on which closed-face tunnelling machines were used.
The purpose of this report is to examine the potential for ground instability or collapse when using closed face tunnelling machines, to investigate the efficacy of various ground investigation techniques in urban areas, and to recommend management and operational guidelines to further minimise the risk when tunnelling beneath highly developed urban areas.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Boden- und Felsmechanik, Geotechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Technology of closed-face tunnelling machines
Choosing between earth pressure balance machines (EPBMS) and Slurry Tunnelling Machines (STMS)
Incident Data
Hazards associated with urban tunnelling
Use of risk management
Review of site investigation method
Tunnelling process – construction
Tunnelling process – monitoring, recording and reviewing
Readership:Civil engineers, city planners and developers of sustainable public infrastructure.