DFG Collaborative Research Centre SFB 837 “Interaction Modeling in Mechanized Tunneling” at Ruhr University Bochum / . DFG-Sonderforschungsbereich SFB 837 “Interaktionsmodelle für den maschinellen Tunnelbau” an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 215 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1865-7362
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✦ Synopsis
Mechanized tunneling is an established flexible and efficient technology for the construction of underground infrastructure. It is characterized by a dynamic advancement of tunnel boring technologies, increasing TBM diameters and a broadening range of applicability. This rapid development in association with the inherent heterogeneity of the underground and the uncertainty of ground parameters, poses new challenges to reliable prognosis models. Such models are indispensible for the limitation of tunneling risks in the design and construction phases, particularly for difficult conditions in terms of geology or tunneling have to be considered.
Considering this background, the subject of the new Collaborative Research Centre SFB 837 "Interaction models for mechanized tunneling" installed at the Ruhr University Bochum is the research and development of models, methods and design concepts, which, when adequately interlinked, can deal with the manifold complex interactions of the components (ground, shield machine, support measures, tunnel lining, existing buildings) and processes (advancing and excavation process, construction operation) involved in mechanical tunneling.