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Abstract: 6900 m of the 7690 m long Ulriken tunnel is being bored with a 9,3 m open gripper TBM, next to an existing tunnel excavated by drill and blast in the 1960s. The new tunnel will significantly increase the capacity on the heavily rail trafficked line between Bergen and Arna Skanska and Strabag was awarded to perform the contract in a joint venture, entering new land both from a technical and from...
Abstract: The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) method has become a widely used method for hard rock tunnelling. The use of TBMs involves major investments and high levels of geological risk, furthermore, the method requires accurate predictions of TBM performance and costs in order to facilitate the control of risk and enable projects to avoid delays and budget overruns. During tunnel...