Types of Tunnels & Construction Methods (a) Mountain Tunnel -- Drilling and blasting (D&B) method: NATM (New Austrian Tunneling Method) is the most common method. It originates in hard rock tunneling and utilizes rockbolts and shotcrete applied immediately after blasting. This is often followed by a cast in-situ concrete lining using formwork. -- Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) method: TMB is used as an alternative to drilling and blasting (D&B) methods. TBMs are used to excavate ...
PREDRAINAGE METHODS FOR TUNNEL DEWATERING Robert G. Lenz, Moretrench American Corporation STATE OF THE ART In most tunnel dewatering applications, the choice of de- watering systems comes down to the ejector well point or Tunnel dewatering, as it is practiced in the United States to- the deep well installed from the surface to effect partial or day, is partly art and partly science. Although removal of complete removal of water. The choice of the dewatering free water from a heading ...
SELECTION OF CONSTRUCTION METHODS IN ROCK TUNNELING Dipl. Ing. Josef Daller iC consulenten ZT GmbH Vienna, Austria Mail: j.daller@ic-group.org Abstract For construction of long infrastructure tunnels in rock the use of tunnel boring machines (TBM) could be an economical and fast construction/excavation method. However, a careful preliminary evaluation of construction costs, construction time and technical feasibility (i.e. geotechnical risks, TBM- requirements and type of TBM) shall be carried out in an early stage. Normally, the construction/excavation method ...
World Tunnel Congress 2008 - Underground Facilities for Better Environment and Safety - India Selection of alignment and tunnelling methods in urban settings J. Rudolf Bechtel Civil, Vienna, Virginia, USA V. Gall & A. Nitschke Gall Zeidler Consultants, LLC, Ashburn, Virginia, USA st SYNOPSIS: One of the challenges of the 21 century in urban settings is to provide solutions to increasing traffic. The Capitol Region around Washington D.C., USA and the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project (DCMP), an extension ...
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