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TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION
BY Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Atty Gab-Allah (Zagazig University) 1
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OUTLINE 1. INTRODUCTION. 2. TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS. 3. TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION IN EGYPT.
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1. INTRODUCTION Importance of tunnels.
Objective: Review latest tunnel construction systems.
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2. TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS (a) Cut and Cover System. (b) Pipe Jacking System (Micro Tunneling). (c) Shield Tunneling (TBM). (d) New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM). (e) Immersed-Tube Tunneling System.
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(a) Cut and Cover System
Sequence of Construction (Stages 1 to 3)
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(a) Cut and Cover System
Sequence of Construction (Stages 4 to 6)
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Cut and Cover System Advantages:
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Economy for shallow depths (4 - 10 m) and for shorter applications. Un-sophisticated labor and equipment required. Adaptability to different conditions. Simple structural & geotechnical analyses required. Safe environment (ventilation and fire hazard).
Disadvantages:
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Possible disturbances to existing facilities. Practical limitations of depth. Unsuitability under buildings or water. 7
Soil Grouting Techniques
Jet Grouting: Soil Replacement Process
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Soil Grouting Techniques
Slurry Wall Concept
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Soil Grouting Techniques
Ground Freezing Concept
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(b) Pipe Jacking System (Micro Tunneling)
Schematic Representation 11
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Preparation of Driving Shaft
Jacking Pipes Using Hydraulic Jacks 12
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Guidance and Positioning Using Laser-Guided Steering System
Laser Guide & Control Monitor
Screen Capture
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MTBM Break Through
Extraction of MTBM 14
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MTBM - Shields of Different Sizes
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MTBM - Different Shapes of Cutting Heads
Sand shelves
Dirt cutter head (clay and silty sand)
Carbide cutter head (soft to medium hard rock) 16
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Pipe Jacking System (Micro Tunneling) Advantages:
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Suitability for almost all types of soil. Large depths with unlimited lengths of drive. High levels of accuracy and safety. Wide choice of pipe and t materials. High construction rates. Reduced manpower requirements. Reduced environmental disturbance.
Disadvantages:
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Sophisticated equipment and highly skilled labor. Inability to make rapid changes in line or level. Very expensive corrective actions, if required.
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(c) Shield Tunneling (TBM)
Cutter Head
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Tunnel Tube
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Fluid Circulation System
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Construction Sequence
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Shield Tunneling (TBM) Advantages:
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Suitability for almost all types of soil. Suitability for wide tunnels (highway, railway, etc.). Large depths ( > 10 m), with unlimited lengths of drive. Reducing environmental disturbance and utilities diversions.
Disadvantages:
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Sophisticated equipment and highly skilled labor. Inability to make rapid changes in line or level. Very expensive corrective actions, if required. Difficult structural and geotechnical analyses reqd. 21
(d) NATM
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Construction Sequence
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Advantages:
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Best alternative for non-circular roadway tunnels. Suitability for almost all stable to strong ground types, including rock. Suitability for a variety of soil conditions. Small thickness of tunnel lining, reducing the amount of excavation. Economy and speed of construction.
Disadvantages:
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Highly skilled workers and expert engineers. Safety measures for shotcrete application. Ground water freezing and/or soil strengthening (in case of water-bearing cohesionless soil).
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(e) Immersed-Tube Tunneling System
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(e) Immersed-Tube Tunneling System Construction Sequence: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Dredging the trench in river or sea bottom. Prefabrication of tunnel sections, and sealing ends with bulkheads. Floating the sections to the tunnel trench. Lowering the sections to seabed. ing the sections together underwater. Removing the temporary bulkheads. Backfilling the trench.
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Immersed-Tube Tunneling System Advantages:
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Economy (most economical alternative for any type of underwater tunnel crossing). High construction rates (particularly for steel tube tunnels). Wide variety of different conditions.
Disadvantages:
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Casting basin (for concrete box tunnels). Highly skilled and experienced workers. Safety measures for underwater construction. 26
DEVELOPMENTS & FUTURE TRENDS IN TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION Conventional Tunneling:
Areas Blast Tunneling Tunneling in Loose Sand Shotcrete Safety Measures General Equipment Developments Handling of Groundwater Final Lining in Concrete
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Developments • • • • • • •
Drilling techniques. Blasting technology. Re-use of excavated material. Injection. High -pressure injection. Soil freezing. Special shotcretes without acce lerators that reduce concrete solidity. • Advances in diesel motor technology (less pollutants in exhausted gases). • Two -layer plastic sealing tracks (double water -pressure resistance). • Measures for protecting inner concrete 27 linings (to prevent tears).
DEVELOPMENTS & FUTURE TRENDS IN TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION
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Pipe Jacking (Micro Tunneling):
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Computerized laser guidance to reduce pipeline misalignment. Pipe jacking at great depths below the ground, and in unstable ground conditions. Pipe jacking over a very long distance. Lubrication to reduce jacking forces, enabling larger diameter pipes and longer tunneling lengths. Possibility of pushing pipes along a curved line.
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DEVELOPMENTS & FUTURE TRENDS IN TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION
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Shield Tunneling (TBM):
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Design changes for TBMs to reduce damages to lining segments (due to impact of rear shield jacks): Rollers attached to the segments that slide on rails attached to the sidewalls (enabling ideal load distribution, and reducing the wheel loads which impact on the newly placed ring).
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Convertible shield machine: Working in soft rock as a shielded TBM, and Working in soft ground as a compressed air shield. 29
DEVELOPMENTS & FUTURE TRENDS IN TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION
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New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM):
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Heavy-duty Roadheader for constructing traffic tunnels through the rock.
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3. TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION IN EGYPT Major Tunnel Projects in Egypt Sys.
Major Applications
Cut and Cover (Diaphragm Walls)
Metro Line 1 (Running Tunnel). Metro Line 1 (Stations). Metro Line 2 (Stations). Al-Galaa Tunnel. Al-Thawra Tunnel. Al-Oroba Tunnel.
Pipe Jacking (Micro Tunneling)
Greater Cairo Wastewater Pedestrian Tunnels.
Shield Tunneling (TBM)
Metro Line 2 (Running Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel.
NATM Immersed-Tube Tunneling
Has Not Been Applied
Tunnels.
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Length (m)
Width (or diam.) (m)
4,700* 144** 1740* 600 385 760
9.00 27.00 Variable 15.80 15.50 11.00
Variable Variable Variable Variable 9,390 1,640
9.50 11.80
Has Not Been Applied
* Total length of cut and cover construction. ** Length of a typical station.
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Thank you for listening
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