Tunnel boring machines : trends in design & construction of mechanized tunnelling : proceedings of the International Lecture Series in TBM Tunnelling Trends, Hagenberg, Austria, 14-15 December, 1995

In the past ten years there was a worldwide trend towards increased use of Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM's). This trend covers a broad variety of applications ranging both from small diameters for sewers and other utilities to large diameters for double track railway and even three-lane highway tunnels. The response to this has been the development of both hard rock machines in the direction for application in soft ground, and soft ground TBM's to be used in soft rock. Parallel to the technical development of TBM's towards applications for longer tunnels, running through changing geological conditions, there are needs for the development of lining methods. 'TBM Tunnel Trends' an international lecture serie collection, aims to present the latest scientific and practical state of the art of TBM tunnelling, taking into consideration interactions between machinery and lining. 26 international highly recognized papers Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Table of Contents......Page 14 Welcome address......Page 18 Welcome address of the Government of Upper Austria......Page 20 Block A: TBM Drive - Technology......Page 22 TBM tunnelling based on Geomechatronic Key note lecture......Page 24 Decisions aids for tunnelling......Page 30 Three-Dimensional numerical modelling of slurry shield tunnelling......Page 44 Design Criteria for TBM's with respect to real rock pressure......Page 60 Latest developments in mechanised tunnelling technology......Page 72 TBM tunnelling under high overburden with yielding segmental linings (Eureka Project EU 1079 -"Contun")......Page 78 Operations research aspects of TBM drives - Case study of Wienerwald-Tunnel......Page 86 Block B: TBM Automation, Simulation and Quality Control......Page 98 Chances for cooperation between industry and university - Synergies for TBM tunnelling......Page 100 The importance of geometry for computer controlled segment erection......Page 106 Suitability test for the segmental lining for the Elbetunnel 4th tube, Hamburg......Page 116 European geotechnical engineering norm ENV 1997-1 and ist meaning for tunnelling......Page 124 TBM-Simulator - Interface model between machinery and lining......Page 132 Dinner Speech......Page 138 Dinner Banquet at Schloß Weinberg......Page 140 Block C: TBM Challenges......Page 142 Experiences in mechanized tunnelling......Page 144 Geotechnical investigation during TBM drive at EOLE-Project, Paris......Page 156 Technology for tunnel construction with special applications for Wanjiazhai Water Transfer Project......Page 164 High speed tunnelling in Sydney's Blue Mountains......Page 170 Construction of the railway tunnel under the Great Belt - Risk and chances......Page 178 Comparison between conventional tunnel driving method and TBM drives. Worldwide demand of tunnel constructions......Page 196 Case study of an alpine transit freight tunnel concept. Influences of geology on tunnel technology......Page 208 State of the art of the Japanese TBM technology. New developments......Page 216 Block D: TBM Tunnel Lining / Segment Manufacturing......Page 230 Full automated tunnel segment production system. A case study......Page 232 Quality control on computer controlled tunnel segment manufacturing plant......Page 240 Requirements for sealing gaskets in yielding joints of TBM tunnelling......Page 248 Design of gasktes for deformable tunnel lining joint configuration. New developments......Page 256 Joint connectors for tunnell linings......Page 260 Precast tunnel segment reinforced with steel wire fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC) - Astate of the art......Page 264 Closing Lecture......Page 272 Closing lecture......Page 274 Author Index......Page 280 Between 1986 and 1996 there has been a worldwide trend towards increased use of Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs). This volume presents the latest scientific and practical development of TBM tunnelling.