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Abstract: The advance of a TBM during the excavation process is guaranteed by means of the thrust of the jacks over the last placed ring, which acts as a reaction frame. These loads generate bursting stresses that might crack the precast segments during this phase. In this regard, the width of these cracks usually reduces once the soil pressure is applied; however, sometimes these cracks can lead to the...
Abstract: The bi-layer diaphragm walls, presented in this work, are made of two layers: the first one, a conventional concrete diaphragm wall, and the second one, a steel fibre reinforced concrete layer sprayed over the first one. A main objective of the research project is to maximize the functions of the second layer, assigning simultaneously a structural and a waterproof responsibility. The objectives...