Technology Innovation in Underground Construction

ISBN-13: 9780415551052 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 504 str.

Gernot Beer

Opis

Richly-illustrated reference guide presenting innovative techniques focused on reducing time, cost and risk in the construction and maintenance of underground facilities (tunnels and caverns). It comprehensively discusses novelties in ground improvement, simulation, process integration, safety, monitoring, environmental impact, equipment, boring and cutting, personnel training, materials, robotics and more. This book is the result of a tour-de-force by 36 major players in underground engineering and it comprehensively presents the outcome of a major research project, funded by the European Commission and industry. Intended for engineers, consultants, contractors, operators, researchers, manufactures, suppliers and clients in the underground engineering business. Moreover, it may be used in advanced courses on tunneling and underground construction.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. UCIS – Underground Construction Information System  3. Computer-support for the Design of Underground Structures  4. A Virtual Reality Visualization System for Underground Construction  5. From Laboratory, Geological and TBM Data to Input Parameters for Simulation Models  6. Process-oriented Numerical Simulation of Mechanized Tunneling  7. Computer Simulation of Conventional Construction  8. Optical Fibre Sensing Cable for Underground Settlement Monitoring During Tunneling  9. Tunnel Seismic Exploration and Its Validation Based on Data From TBM Control and Observed Geology  10. Advances in the Steering of Tunnel Boring Machines  11. Real-time Geological Mapping of the Front Face  12. Reducing the Environmental Impact of Tunnel Boring (OSCAR)  13. Safety Assessment During Construction of Shotcrete Tunnel Shells Using Micromechanical Material Models  14. Observed Segment Behaviour During Tunnel Advances  15. Optimizing Rock Cutting Through Computer Simulation  16. Innovative Roadheader Technology for Safe and Economic Tunnelling  17. Tube-à-manchette Installation Using Horizontal Directional Drilling for Soil Grouting  18. TBM Technology for Large to Very Large Tunnel Profiles  19. Real-time Monitoring of the Shotcreting Process  20. Environmentally Friendly, Customised Sprayed Concrete  21. Innovations in Shotcrete Mixes  22. High Performance and Ultra High Performance Concrete Segments – Development and Testing  23. Robotic Tunnel Inspection and Repair  24. An Innovative Geotechnical Characterization Method for Deep Exploration.