{"title":"Content: Geomechanics and Tunnelling 1/2018","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/geot.201870102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201870102","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":170042,"journal":{"name":"Geomechanics and Tunnelling","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129965697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Och, Geoffrey W. Bateman, U. Maidl, Marc Comulada
{"title":"Sydney Metro – ground characterisation and TBM selection for the Sydney Harbour crossing","authors":"D. Och, Geoffrey W. Bateman, U. Maidl, Marc Comulada","doi":"10.1002/geot.201700062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201700062","url":null,"abstract":"The Sydney Harbour crossing is a key element of Sydney Metro City & Southwest, which includes 15.5 km of twin tube running tunnels extending from Chatswood at the north through to Sydenham, south of the Central Buisness District (CBD). One of the key features is the 1 % length of the alignment that passes under Sydney Harbour. The rest of the alignment is through rock, but the harbour crossing is designed to pass through harbour sediments and mixed face conditions undersea. An in depth study and analysis was required to confirm the feasibility of the safe construction of this short length of the tunnel in sub‐aqueous, soft ground conditions. It was necessary to carry out detailed, targeted investigation of the ground to enable the selection of an appropriate tunnelling technique for constructing the tunnels.","PeriodicalId":170042,"journal":{"name":"Geomechanics and Tunnelling","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129985456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diary of Events: Geomechanics and Tunnelling 1/2018","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/geot.201870106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201870106","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":170042,"journal":{"name":"Geomechanics and Tunnelling","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130009420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lake Mead Intake No 3 Tunnel – Design considerations and construction experience","authors":"G. Anagnostou, R. Schuerch, P. Perazzelli","doi":"10.1002/geot.201700067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201700067","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the pre‐construction evaluation of the ground for the Lake Mead Intake No 3 Tunnel and the experience gained from the project, which had the aim of maintaining water supplies for the Las Vegas greater metropolitan area. The construction of this tunnel using a dual‐mode slurry shield represents a major engineering achievement, which pushed back the boundaries of closed shield tunnelling: Overcoming an extended fault zone under high hydrostatic pressure in the metamorphic rocks and mucking‐out difficulties associated with high rates of water inflow in the sedimentary rocks necessitated closed‐mode operation over about 2 km at unprecedentedly high face pressures of up to 14 bar.","PeriodicalId":170042,"journal":{"name":"Geomechanics and Tunnelling","volume":"234 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132626070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preview: Geomechanics and Tunneling 2/2018","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/geot.201870108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201870108","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":170042,"journal":{"name":"Geomechanics and Tunnelling","volume":"153 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133907733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Stascheit, J. Ninić, G. Meschke, F. Hegemann, U. Maidl
{"title":"Building Information Modelling in mechanised shield tunnelling – A practitioner's outlook to the near future","authors":"J. Stascheit, J. Ninić, G. Meschke, F. Hegemann, U. Maidl","doi":"10.1002/geot.201700060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201700060","url":null,"abstract":"The contribution takes a glance at the application of BIM technologies in the design and construction phases of shield tunnelling projects. The intention is to show how Building Information Modelling can be translated into actual benefit, not only in the operation phase but also in the design and construction phases of bored tunnels. Emphasising the integrative character of referencing data uniformly in space and time, examples are given of seamless communication between 3D geometrical modelling, efficient numerical simulation and model adaptation based on measured data acquired during the boring process. The article covers the complete range from predesign through structural analysis and detailed design until the actual excavation process including its interactions with the environment. Special emphasis is given to data management, which is the key to transforming a mere 3D visualisation into a Building Information Model. The article therefore presents a concept for database‐supported, web‐based integration of software modules for geometrical modelling in various levels of detail, efficient numerical simulation tools that are based upon this representation, and process controlling that manages all data acquired during the construction process in a spatially and temporally coordinated reference system.","PeriodicalId":170042,"journal":{"name":"Geomechanics and Tunnelling","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129609655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Imprint: Geomechanics and Tunneling 1/2018","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/geot.201870107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201870107","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":170042,"journal":{"name":"Geomechanics and Tunnelling","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127939535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dimitrios V. Rizos, D. Williams, A. Fouda, T. Amin, Mohamed Aboudshiesh, Anis Dimitry Nicola
{"title":"TBM tunnelling under the Suez Canal – Port Said tunnels in challenging ground conditions","authors":"Dimitrios V. Rizos, D. Williams, A. Fouda, T. Amin, Mohamed Aboudshiesh, Anis Dimitry Nicola","doi":"10.1002/geot.201700063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201700063","url":null,"abstract":"The Port Said Tunnels Project consists of twin road tunnels crossing the Suez Canal with a planned capacity of 2,100 mixed vehicles/hour in each direction. The dual carriageway tunnels are an important part of the Suez Canal Region Development Plan, which will connect the Sinai with other Egyptian provinces to provide a gateway for investment opportunities and speed up the development of Sinai province. The project is located 19 km south of Port Said city, near the northern entrance of the Suez Canal. The tunnels are constructed using slurry shield TBMs in difficult ground conditions, including the presence of methane gas. This paper demonstrates the main challenges encountered during tunnelling and the measures taken to mitigate potential risks during construction and to control long‐term differential settlements in the upper, very soft soil. The tunnels are connected by two cross passages which are being constructed using ground freezing and conventional tunnelling.","PeriodicalId":170042,"journal":{"name":"Geomechanics and Tunnelling","volume":"79 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114270951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"International tunnelling projects","authors":"U. Maidl, J. Stascheit","doi":"10.1002/geot.201870103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201870103","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":170042,"journal":{"name":"Geomechanics and Tunnelling","volume":"866 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127269640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diary of Events: Geomechanics and Tunnelling 6/2017","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/geot.201770606","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201770606","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":170042,"journal":{"name":"Geomechanics and Tunnelling","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120623378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}