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http://dx.doi.org/10.9711/KTAJ.2022.24.6.637

Case of assembly process review and improvement for mega-diameter slurry shield TBM through the launching area  

Park, Jinsoo (Kimpo and Paju Expressway Hangang Tunnel, HoBan Group)
Jun, Samsu (Kimpo and Paju Expressway Hangang Tunnel TFT, Korea Expressway Co.)
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Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association / v.24, no.6, 2022 , pp. 637-658 More about this Journal
Abstract
TBM tunnel is simple with the iterative process of excavating the ground, building a segment ring-build, and backfilling. Drill & Blast, a conventional tunnel construction method, is more complicated than the TBM tunnel and has some restrictions because it repeats the inspection, drilling, charging, blasting, ventilation, muck treatment, and installation of support materials. However, the preparation work for excavation requires time and cost based on a very detailed plan compared to Drill & Blasting, which reinforces the ground and forms a tunnel after the formation of tunnel portal. This is because the TBM equipment for excavating the target ground determines the success or failure of the construction. If the TBM, an expensive order-made equipment, is incorrectly configured at the assembly stage, it becomes difficult to excavate from the initial stage as well as the main excavation stage. When the assembled shield TBM equipment is dismantled again, and a situation of re-assembly occurs, it is difficult throughout the construction period due to economic loss as well as time. Therefore, in this study, the layout and plan of the site and the assembly process for each major part of the TBM equipment were reviewed for the assembly of slurry shield TBM to construct the largest diameter road tunnel in domestic passing through the Han River and minimized interference with other processes and the efficiency of cutter head assembly and transport were analyzed and improved to suit the site conditions.
Keywords
Shield TBM; TBM assembly; Process improvement; Cutterhead transportation; Launching area;
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