Urban Tunneling with Earth Pressure Balance Tunnel Boring Machines

The construction of urban tunnels with earth pressure balance tunnel boring machines (EPB-TBMs) has greatly developed in recent years and has now become common practice on major and challenging projects such as the SR-99 Tunnel Project in Seattle, the M-30 ring road in Madrid and Crossrail in London.

This book covers the major themes, including the design and conception of the segment lining ring, and the description and functioning principles of the EPB machine, and provides an insight into monitoring and control, risk management and health and safety. It also looks at the contractual aspects and project management and some specific topics such as the design of launching and receiving pits, the learning curve and the jacking frame. It covers construction, as with the analysis of tunnel-induced settlements, tunnel-structure interaction and damage assessment, and the design and conception of mitigation measures for structure protection as well as ground treatment techniques.

The authors draw on their extensive practical experience to bring together a full breadth of topics into a single publication.