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http://dx.doi.org/10.9711/KTAJ.2021.23.5.281

Pre-grouting for CHI of EPB shield TBM in difficult grounds: a case study of Daegok-Sosa railway tunnel  

Kang, Sung-Wook (Daegok-Sosa Subway Tunnel Contract No.2, HDEC)
Chang, Jaehoon (Daegok-Sosa Subway Tunnel Contract No.2, HDEC)
Lee, Jae-Won (Daegok-Sosa Subway Tunnel Contract No.2, HDEC)
Kim, Dae-Young (Institute of Technology, HDEC)
Shin, Young-Jin (Daegok-Sosa Subway Tunnel Contract No.2, HDEC)
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Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association / v.23, no.5, 2021 , pp. 281-302 More about this Journal
Abstract
Railway projects have been consistently increasing in Korea. In relation to this trend, the mechanized tunneling using Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) is preferably applied for mining urban areas and passing under rivers. The TBM tunneling under difficult grounds like mixed faces with high water pressure could require ground improvements for stable TBM advance or safe cutter head intervention (CHI). In this study, pre-grouting works for CHI in Daegok-Sosa railway project are presented in terms of the grouting zone design, the executions and the results, the lessons learned from the experience. It should be mentioned that the grouting from inside TBM was carried out several times and turned out to be inefficient in the project. Therefore, grouting experiences from the surface are highlighted in this study. Jet grouting was implemented on CHI points on land, while permeation grouting off shore in the Han River, which mostly allow to access the cutter head of TBM in free air with stable faces. The results of CHI works have been analyzed and the lesson learned are suggested.
Keywords
TBM; EPB; Grouting; Cutter Head Intervention (CHI);
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