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Abstract: The use of underground space for transportation, energy requirement, sanitation and wastewater management is continuously increasing in urban areas. Mechanical excavation of this underground space with Earth Balance Pressure Tunnel Boring Machine (EPBTBM) is one of the most preferred method beneath intensive urban areas. A good soil conditioning can reduce the surface settlement and create a...
Abstract: The performance analysis of single shield TBMs in mixed ground conditions in the Dudullu-Bostanci tunnel is presented in this study. Dudullu-Bostanci Metro Project is a mega underground construction project being constructed in Asian part of Istanbul, which runs approximately north to south under the densely-populated Anatolian side of the city. Four earth pressure machines (EPB-TBMs) having...