COMPARISON OF TUNNELLING METHODS NATM AND ADECO-RS

The New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM) has been often used in the Czech Republic in last two decades. One of the methods, without application in the Czech Republic, is an Italian method called ADECO-RS, which has reached significant use in Italy and some other countries. It is the meth...

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Main Author: Linda Černá Vydrová
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Language:English
Published: Czech Technical University, Prague 2015-04-01
Series:Civil Engineering Journal
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Online Access:http://www.civilengineeringjournal.cz/archive/issues/2015/2015_1/03-vydrova_1-2015.pdf
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description The New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM) has been often used in the Czech Republic in last two decades. One of the methods, without application in the Czech Republic, is an Italian method called ADECO-RS, which has reached significant use in Italy and some other countries. It is the method of controlled deformation, which uses mainly the horizontal anchoring of the tunnel face to reinforce the area in front of the face (advance core). This technology is especially important in weak and soft rocks where is necessary to excavate quickly and smoothly with minimum disruption of initial stress state of the rock mass in the vicinity of the excavation. The use of NATM can be in some cases uneconomical and technically inadequately challenging and in such cases would be appropriate to choose another technology. Given the facts above, in the Czech environment there is no data available for comparison of these methods not only in terms of numerical modelling, but also in terms of feasibility and usability. The paper summarizes history of the tunnelling methods and it is closer devoted to NATM and ADECO-RS tunnelling approaches. The basic principles of both methods are set and further the comparison of these methods is made on a theoretical level. The paper hereinafter includes the analysis of fibreglass face anchors application during the construction of three-aisled Veleslavín Station and the impact assessment of tunnel face anchoring during the excavation of ventilation tunnel on the newly built part of the Prague Metro „V.A“. The paper also deals with practical knowledge gained during the technical visit of Italian Val di Sambro Tunnel which is built according to ADECO-RS approach. These findings are essential for the correct interpretation of Lunardi method.
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spelling doaj.art-69012b6aeafe49048a27bcada5b41a892023-09-02T23:00:37ZengCzech Technical University, PragueCivil Engineering Journal1805-25762015-04-012015110.14311/CEJ.2015.01.0003COMPARISON OF TUNNELLING METHODS NATM AND ADECO-RSLinda Černá Vydrová 0 Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Geotechnics, Thákurova 7, 166 29, Prague 6, Czech RepublicThe New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM) has been often used in the Czech Republic in last two decades. One of the methods, without application in the Czech Republic, is an Italian method called ADECO-RS, which has reached significant use in Italy and some other countries. It is the method of controlled deformation, which uses mainly the horizontal anchoring of the tunnel face to reinforce the area in front of the face (advance core). This technology is especially important in weak and soft rocks where is necessary to excavate quickly and smoothly with minimum disruption of initial stress state of the rock mass in the vicinity of the excavation. The use of NATM can be in some cases uneconomical and technically inadequately challenging and in such cases would be appropriate to choose another technology. Given the facts above, in the Czech environment there is no data available for comparison of these methods not only in terms of numerical modelling, but also in terms of feasibility and usability. The paper summarizes history of the tunnelling methods and it is closer devoted to NATM and ADECO-RS tunnelling approaches. The basic principles of both methods are set and further the comparison of these methods is made on a theoretical level. The paper hereinafter includes the analysis of fibreglass face anchors application during the construction of three-aisled Veleslavín Station and the impact assessment of tunnel face anchoring during the excavation of ventilation tunnel on the newly built part of the Prague Metro „V.A“. The paper also deals with practical knowledge gained during the technical visit of Italian Val di Sambro Tunnel which is built according to ADECO-RS approach. These findings are essential for the correct interpretation of Lunardi method.http://www.civilengineeringjournal.cz/archive/issues/2015/2015_1/03-vydrova_1-2015.pdfNATMADECO-RStunnelling methodsadvanced coredeformation response of the rock mass
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COMPARISON OF TUNNELLING METHODS NATM AND ADECO-RS
Civil Engineering Journal
NATM
ADECO-RS
tunnelling methods
advanced core
deformation response of the rock mass
title COMPARISON OF TUNNELLING METHODS NATM AND ADECO-RS
title_full COMPARISON OF TUNNELLING METHODS NATM AND ADECO-RS
title_fullStr COMPARISON OF TUNNELLING METHODS NATM AND ADECO-RS
title_full_unstemmed COMPARISON OF TUNNELLING METHODS NATM AND ADECO-RS
title_short COMPARISON OF TUNNELLING METHODS NATM AND ADECO-RS
title_sort comparison of tunnelling methods natm and adeco rs
topic NATM
ADECO-RS
tunnelling methods
advanced core
deformation response of the rock mass
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