Practical Management of Tunnelling with Tunnel Boring Machines

ISBN-13: 9781032416229 / Twarda / 2024 / 194 str.

Sinan Acun

Opis

This book covers management of mechanized tunnelling with examples from global projects. It starts with an introduction to mechanized tunnelling including management of job organization, planning job sites, portals, or launching boxes in mountains/open fields and urban areas including case studies.

Spis treści

1. Introduction. 2.  Mechanized Tunneling with TBMs. 3. Contractual Practice. 4. Site Set Up. 5. Tunnel Transport for Mechanized Tunnelling . 6. Cost Management. 7. Logistics Management of the Consumables in a TBM Tunnelling. 8. Job Organization in Mechanized Tunnelling with a TBM. 9. Segment Production. 10. TBM Spoil/Muck  Management Plan. 11. Management of Contaminated Ground During and After TBM Drives. 12 Risk Management in Mechanized Tunnelling Projects and Insurance Issues. 13.Health and Safety in Mechanized Tunnelling. 14.Management of Tunnel Fire Risks During TBM Drives.

O autorze

Nuh Bilgin graduated from the Mining Engineering Department of Istanbul Technical University. He obtained his Ph.D at Newcastle upon Tyne University UK, in 1977 on "Rock cutting mechanics of high strength rocks. He was appointed as a full-time professor in 1989 at İstanbul Technical University (ITU). He worked one year at Colorado School of Mines, USA in 1994 as a visiting professor and scholar of Fulbright, one year at the University of Witwatersrand, S.A in 1989 as a visiting professor.

Sinan Acun graduated in 2004 from the Geology Department of Kocaeli. Since then, he has worked as chief geologist for ASM engineering Company; site engineer at Garanti Koza – Alarko Joint Venture. Currently, he is working as tunnel TBM manager for İÇTAŞ Construction Company for Sarıyer-Kilyos highway road project using an EPB-TBM of 13.75 diameter.