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Abstract: The new line between Turin (Italy) and Lyon (France) will be the central and key part of the East-West “Mediterranean Corridor” , one of three major rail lines passing South of the Alps planned by the European Union (see figure 1). The bi-national cross-border section between Italy and France includes a 57.5 km-long 8.70 m-diameter single-way twin tube base tunnel, one of the longest in the...
Abstract: Construction of infrastructure starts well before the actual works begin: detailed studies, investigations, surveys, designs and plans must be carried out and completed beforehand. Field and ground conditions can prove to be different from expected once the works begin. After excavating more than 2000m of the Maddalena Exploratory Tunnel, part of the Cross-Border Section of the New Turin-Lyon...
Abstract: The new Turin-Lyon high-speed rail project is halfway along the future“Mediterranean Corridor” connecting Seville in South-Western Spain to Budapest in Hungary. The project includes a 57 km-long Alpine base tunnel, whose construction is expected to start in 2015, making use of data collected from four exploratory adits. The three exploratory adits on the French side of the Alps,...