Mechanized Tunnelling in Urban Areas: Design methodology and construction control - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415420105 ISBN 13: 9780415420105

Publisher: CRC Press, 2007

Synopsis

Internationally, the mechanized excavation of tunnels has intensified in the last two decades, as the number of tunnels being constructed for subways and railway underpasses increases. The subject of mechanized tunnelling in urban areas has not previously received the attention that it deserves, despite there being specific hazards associated with the construction of tunnels in metropolitan areas, including poor ground conditions, water tables higher than the level of tunnels, and subsidence leading to damage to the existing structures on the surface. The application of technologies for achieving the stability of the tunnel and for minimizing surface settlement is described in this book. Accurate characterization of the ground; rigorous assessment and management of risk from design to maintenance; the correct choice of a tunnel boring machine and a plan for the advancement of the tunnel; specific excavation procedures and real-time monitoring of excavation parameters are all discussed in this thorough work.

 

About this title

About the Author:

Jennifer A. McMahon is Associate Professor in Philosophy at the University of Adelaide, South Australia.

Review:

''What is the best approach to controlling a TBM and what systematic and rigorous engineering controls should be employed? This book might well provide the answer for you.''

''An excellent read and valuable additon to anyone's library of tunnel construction books''

Tunnels & Tunnelling International, April 2008

About this edition

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0415420105
• ISBN 13: 9780415420105
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 504
• Editor: Guglielmetti Vittorio, Grasso Piergiorgio, Mahtab Ashraf, Xu Shulin