Assessment of ground conditions with respect to mechanised tunnelling for the construction of the extension of the Athens Metro to the city of Piraeus

Marinos, PG; Novack, M; Benissi, M; Stoumpos, G; Papouli, D; Panteliadou, M; Marinos, V; Boronkay, K; Korkaris, K

dc.contributor.author	Marinos, PG	en
dc.contributor.author	Novack, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Benissi, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Stoumpos, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Papouli, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Panteliadou, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Marinos, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Boronkay, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Korkaris, K	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:29:53Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:29:53Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	1435-9529	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/19396
dc.subject	Athens Metro	en
dc.subject	EPBM	en
dc.subject	Piraeus	en
dc.subject	Slurry TBM	en
dc.subject	TBM	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Environmental	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Geological	en
dc.subject.classification	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.other	Boring machines (machine tools)	en
dc.subject.other	Earth boring machines	en
dc.subject.other	Excavation	en
dc.subject.other	Lithology	en
dc.subject.other	Tunneling (excavation)	en
dc.subject.other	Tunneling machines	en
dc.subject.other	Tunnels	en
dc.subject.other	Athens Metro	en
dc.subject.other	EPBM	en
dc.subject.other	Piraeus	en
dc.subject.other	Slurry TBM	en
dc.subject.other	TBM	en
dc.subject.other	Railroad tunnels	en
dc.subject.other	assessment method	en
dc.subject.other	ground conditions	en
dc.subject.other	railway construction	en
dc.subject.other	TBM	en
dc.subject.other	tunnel design	en
dc.subject.other	tunneling	en
dc.subject.other	underground construction	en
dc.subject.other	Athens [Attica]	en
dc.subject.other	Attica	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Piraeus	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.title	Assessment of ground conditions with respect to mechanised tunnelling for the construction of the extension of the Athens Metro to the city of Piraeus	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s10064-008-0183-9	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10064-008-0183-9	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	This paper refers to the proposed western extension of the Athens Metro to Piraeus city. The railway consists of a 9.45 m diameter, 8.2 km long tunnel and seven stations. Tunnelling works are expected to be undertaken within a variety of lithological formations ranging from very strong alpine limestones to recent soft littoral deposits. The tunnel alignment was divided into 12 areas with respect to the geological and geotechnical conditions that may be encountered during construction. In many of these zones, the geotechnical conditions together with the presence of sensitive surface and/or subsurface structures led to the selection of a closed-face TBM (Earth Pressure Balance Machine or Slurry Tunnel Boring Machine) as the appropriate tunnelling technique. The Piraeus extension is a project where in places both types of commonly used closed-face tunnelling machines will encounter 'text book' application areas, but not always. The applicability of each type of TBM is discussed using the available data obtained from an extensive site investigation. © Springer-Verlag 2009.	en
heal.publisher	SPRINGER HEIDELBERG	en
heal.journalName	Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s10064-008-0183-9	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000263059900002	en
dc.identifier.volume	68	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	17	en
dc.identifier.epage	26	en