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Mechanized Tunneling

Mechanized tunneling (as opposed to conventional techniques) are all the tunneling techniques in which excavation is performed mechanically by means of teeth, picks or disks. (ITA – AITES)

Mechanized tunneling is performed with a tunnel boring machine TBM and they can bore through hard rock to soft ground.

In this section of Geotechpedia publications on mechanized tunneling can be found, covering a wide range of issues and case studies.

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<p>With the urban population increasing, conurbation is getting more and more crowed, traffic jam happens everywhere. In this case, utilization of the underground space has become an effective way to undertake this set of problems. Tunnel construction is one ...
Reference: EJGE, Vol. 21 [2016], Bund. 14
<p>This document aims to offer a guide to the methods for tunnel face stability assessment in mechanized tunnelling and to provide a best practice guideline for face support pressure calculations. Furthermore, the document intends to help with the choice between ...
Reference: German Tunnelling Committee (ITA-AITES)
<p>With widespread increasing applications of mechanized tunneling in almost all ground conditions, prediction of tunnel boring machine (TBM) performance is required for time planning, cost control and choice of excavation method in order to make tunneling ...
Reference: 11th Iranian and 2nd Regional Tunnelling Conference “Tunnels and the Future” 2-5 November 2015
<p>Total control of a tunnel project is currently possible with intelligent self-monitoring tools. The implementation of operational parameters of the TBM with other related issues around the construction process provides high quality information useful for ...
Reference: IACSIT International Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol. 7, No. 5, October 2015
<p>Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) tunneling in mixed ground conditions is a challenging prospect, as it often includes excavation in boulder fields, sections of rock, and/or sticky clay, under high water pressure or changing water pressure. Maintaining a rapid ...
Reference: North American Tunneling Conference 2014
<p>Current advances in science, followed by development of excavation equipments technology resulted in growth of tunnelling projects for different purposes. In spite of conducting exploratory studies prior to these projects, in some cases due to of impassable ...
Reference: International Journal of Geography and Geology, 2014, 3(8): 101-113
<p>TBM tunneling is an ever-increasing prospect for underground construction, and with each new tunnel bored there are unknown elements. When boring through the earth, even extensive Geotechnical Baseline Reports can miss fault lines, water inflows, squeezing ...
Reference: North American Tunneling Conference 2014
<p>According to the features of tunnel drilling machine that are not easily removable after start to work, and geological parameters that makes these devices functions be different in different contexts. On the other hand, causes to detect the excavation team ...
Reference: Indian J.Sci.Res. 9 (1): 137-145, 2014
<p>The San Francisco Central Subway project is a challenging modern example of urban tunneling in limited space conditions. This paper discusses the project challenges and solutions at the Central Subway project, with a focus on TBM and continuous conveyor ...
Reference: North American Tunneling Conference 2014
<p>From 1989 to 2010, 20 tunneling projects have been carried out with the Double-O-Tube (DOT) shield tunneling method in the world. In this paper, the DOT shield tunneling for the construction of Taoyuan International Airport Access (TIAA) Mass Rapid Transit ...
Reference: Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology 30 (2012) 233–245