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ITA Tunnelling Awards 2015
The Eurasia Tunnel Project (Istanbul Strait Road Tube Crossing Project) will connect the Asian and European sides through a highway tunnel going underneath the Bosphorus. Part of this project includes a 5.4 km, two-story tunnel to be constructed underneath the seabed using special technology. To successfully solve the complex challenges of the project, the 13.7 m mixshield from Herrenknecht was designed exclusively for the construction joint venture and included specially developed features such as 19 ft disc cutters with internal pressure compensation device or hyperbaric transfer shuffle. Specifically developed and designed seismic joints that can resist to a 12 bar pressure were installed to accommodate differential displacements at proper locations at the transition zones between rock and soft soils. Emergency refuge forms an integral part of a tunneling project's wider Emergency Response Plan. In an emergency situation when evacuation is no longer safe or practical, a refuge chamber is designed to provide a secure area for personnel to gather and await extraction.
ITA Tunnelling Awards 2015
The Eurasia Tunnel Project (Istanbul Strait Road Tube Crossing Project) will connect the Asian and European sides through a highway tunnel going underneath the Bosphorus. Part of this project includes a 5.4 km, two-story tunnel to be constructed underneath the seabed using special technology. To successfully solve the complex challenges of the project, the 13.7 m mixshield from Herrenknecht was designed exclusively for the construction joint venture and included specially developed features such as 19 ft disc cutters with internal pressure compensation device or hyperbaric transfer shuffle. Specifically developed and designed seismic joints that can resist to a 12 bar pressure were installed to accommodate differential displacements at proper locations at the transition zones between rock and soft soils. Emergency refuge forms an integral part of a tunneling project's wider Emergency Response Plan. In an emergency situation when evacuation is no longer safe or practical, a refuge chamber is designed to provide a secure area for personnel to gather and await extraction.
AWARDS - The 2011 Tunnelling Awards.
Online Contents | 2011
| HENRY – Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW) | 2015
TIBKAT | 2015
Online Contents | 2015