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Abstract: Slurry shields represent a well-proven technology, and are usually employed for excavations in soft soils with unstable tunnel face due to the possibility to support the tunnel face actively with pressurized slurry (bentonite suspension). Two key conditions have to be fulfilled in order to achieve a stabilized tunnel face. The first condition is defined by a sufficient slurry pressure in the...
Abstract: High costs and ecological impacts of separation and disposal of used bentonite suspen-sions are driving forces of the operating efficiency of slurry shield tunneling. This paper introduces a new method for improvement of the conventional separation processes by means of electrocoagulation. This method is based on the physical principles of electrolysis and consists of applying electrical...