[en] One of the main causes of problems during the construction of tunnels with tunnel boring machines (TBMs) is a lack of characterization of the soil. Both geological and hydrogeological characterizations are essential to avoid unexpected events. The advance of TBMs produces groundwater oscillations due to hydraulic and mechanical effects. The magnitude of these oscillations depends on the characteristics of the soil and on the ‘‘parameters” of the TBM (e.g., earth pressures, penetration). Given that the impact caused in the groundwater could be estimated numerically, this paper proposes to use hydrogeological models based on the parameters of the TBM to validate or improve the previous geological characterization. This procedure was tested by modelling the advance of a TBM-type earth pressure balance (EPB) at a real site. This study arose during the construction of the tunnel for the high speed train in Barcelona. The previous geological characterization revealed a vertical fault whose exact position was unknown. The advance of the EPB was modelled to validate the previous characterization and to locate the fault. The numerical model included a detailed geology and hydrogeology of the study site and the parameters of the EPB. Note that the parameters of the EPB used in the model were more related to the groundwater response. These were determined statistically from all of the measures taken by the machine. Given the results obtained, hydrogeological modelling of EPBs was revealed to be a useful tool to validate previous characterizations, both the geological and the hydrogeological, and to determine the position of some geological structures, such as faults.
Disciplines :
Geological, petroleum & mining engineering
Author, co-author :
Culí, Laura
Pujades, Estanislao ; Université de Liège > Département ArGEnCo > Hydrogéologie & Géologie de l'environnement
Vázquez-Suñé, Enric
Jurado Elices, Anna ; Université de Liège > Département ArGEnCo > Hydrogéologie & Géologie de l'environnement
Language :
English
Title :
Modelling of the EPB TBM shield tunnelling advance as a tool for geological characterization
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