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http://dx.doi.org/10.9711/KTAJ.2015.17.2.153

A study on the characteristics for temporary ventilation of long subsea tunnels - focused on the current situation and improvement requirements  

Jo, Hyeong-Je (Bumchang co. ltd.)
Chun, Kyu-Myung (Bumchang co. ltd.)
Kim, Jong-Won (Bumchang co. ltd.)
Lee, Ju-Kyung (Bumchang co. ltd.)
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Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association / v.17, no.2, 2015 , pp. 153-166 More about this Journal
Abstract
Long subsea tunnel to be built below the seabed, as compared to the general railway tunnel, is subject to many restrictions in terms of spatial limitation when vertical or inclined shafts are built for the purpose of ventilation and fire safety. So, the construction of some artificial island is required to provide ventilation. But, because of construction difficulty and cost increase, it is necessary to minimize the artificial island construction. The longer ventilation distance is, the more fresh air requirement is needed. When supply airflow becomes excessive, duct size is restricted by the limitations of structure clearance and fan pressure and power increase exponentially. Therefore, in order to build a long subsea tunnel, it is necessary to overcome these practical problems and to develop technical solution that can keep the comfortable condition of tunnel environment during construction. In this study, as on ventilation method development suitable for long subsea tunnel, through comparison of temporary ventilation capacity calculation methods during construction phase, domestic and abroad, the application of Swiss SIA 196 code is found suitable for long subsea tunnel. And, through experiment on leakage of the duct connector, we confirmed that the leakage ratio per 100 m of domestic duct connection type is between 1.5~3.0%. Based on S-class duct of SIA 196 code, ventilation distance is 10.2 km, So, ventilation distance can be longer if duct connection method is improved. So, we confirmed that the improvement of leakage ratio is key issue in the construction-phase ventilation of long subsea tunnel.
Keywords
Subsea tunnel; Temporary ventilation; Artificial island; Ventilation capacity; Ventilation distance;
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