1st Edition

Handbook on Tunnels and Underground Works Volume 3: Case Histories and Best Practices

    654 Pages 632 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    This book set provides a new, global, updated, thorough, clear, and practical risk-based approach to tunnelling design and construction methods, and discusses detailed examples of solutions applied to relevant case histories. It is organized in three sequential and integrated volumes:

    • Volume 1: Concept – Basic Principles of Design
    • Volume 2: Construction – Methods, Equipment, Tools and Materials
    • Volume 3: Case Histories and Best Practices

    This book covers all aspects of tunnelling, giving useful and practical information about design (Vol. 1), construction (Vol. 2), and best practices (Vol. 3). It provides the following features and benefits:

    • updated vision on tunnelling design, tools, materials, and construction
    • balanced mix of theory, technology, and applied experience
    • different and harmonized points of view from academics, professionals, and contractors
    • easy consultation in the form of a handbook
    • risk-oriented approach to tunnelling problems.

    The tunnelling industry is amazingly widespread and increasingly important all over the world, particularly in developing countries. The possible audience of this book are engineers, geologists, designers, constructors, providers, contractors, public and private customers, and, in general, technicians involved in the tunnelling and underground works industry. It is also a suitable source of information for industry professionals, senior undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and academics.

    Introduction

    1. Line C in Rome: design and construction of the tunnels. 

    E. Romani, F.P. Di Paola, M. D’Angelo, V. Foti, M. Cervone & L. Sidera

     

    2. Analysis of the subsidence and securing of the historical complex of Ca 'Granda during the underpass by the TBM-EPB of the Milan underground metro line n.4. 

    Francesco Venza, Guido Mannella, Alessio Bortolussi

     

    3. Analysis of the subsidence induced by TBM-EPB excavation during the construction of 2°section of Milan underground line 5. 

    Francesco Venza, Davide Fraccaroli

     

    4. Design and construction aspects of Milan underground Line 5 – passing over the Bovisa-Dateo railway tunnel. 

    Paolo Galvanin, Andrea Socci

     

    5. Design and construction of an urban tunnel in Rabat, Morocco. 

    Adriano R Fava, Marco Ghidoli

     

    6. Naples Underground Line No. 1. 

    V. Manassero, F. Giannelli, S. Spada

     

    7. HS/HC railway line passing beneath Bologna city: EPB-TBM tunneling in a highly urbanized area. 

    F. Iannotta, F. Martelli, A. Pigorini & A. Sciotti

     

    8. The Scianina-Tracoccia railway tunnel: the study of a complex tunnel -slope interaction. 

    A. Sciotti & A. Pigorini

     

    9. Venezia Station. 

    P. Lunardi, G. Cassani, C.L. Zenti

     

    10. The new Bressanone ring road. 

    E.M. Pizzarotti & M. Rivoltini

     

    11. Napoli Metro - Line 6. 

    A. Di Luccio, G. Molisso, S. Aversa, E. Bilotta, G. Russo, C. Viggiani

     

    12. Copenaghen Cityringen Metro Line – Effects of tunnel excavation on existing metro line and historical buildings. 

     

    A. Damiani, S. Cavagnet

     

    13. Brenner Base Tunnel - Soil improvement techniques in the Isarco River Underpass construction lot. 

    A. Voza, A. Marottoli, R. Marrazzo

     

    14. Design of two tunnels in the Apennine area along the road SS63 “del Cerreto”. 

    P. Mazzalai & L. Schiavinato

     

    15. Follo Line Project. 

    P.Ricci, S.Santarelli, L.Schiavinato, A.Polli, M.Tanzillo

     

    16. Brenner Base Tunnel - Crossing the Periadriatic Seam. 

    A. Voza, D. Marini, G. Barovero

     

    17. Brenner Base Tunnel - Construction lots Aica-Mules and Mules 2-3 -. 

    A. Voza , H. Egger, S. Skuk, G. Malucelli, M. Lanconelli

     

    18. TBM excavation of schistose rock mass under high cover: lessons learned from the Frejus Safety Tunnel. 

    S. Fuoco, G.W. Bianchi & S. Torresani

     

    19. The Mont-Cenis Base Tunnel exploratory programme: the Saint-Martin-la-Porte and Maddalena tunnels. 

    Lorenzo Brino

     

    20. Tunnelling in a landslide-affected slope: the Val di Sambro case-history. 

    D. Boldini, D. Spizzichino

     

    21. Sparvo Tunnel. 

    G. Cassani, G. Lunardi, M. Gatti, L. Scolavino

     

    22. Raticosa Tunnel. 

    P. Lunardi, G. Cassani, A. Amadi, C.L. Zenti

     

    23. The most challenging underground project in Southern Italy: Pavoncelli-bis water tunnel. 

    G. Giacomin, R. d’Angelis, S. Di Nocera, F. Matano

     

    24. The Terzo Valico: the new high speed/ high capacity railway line Milano - Genova. 

    G. Cassani, G. Lunardi, A. Bellocchio, F. Pennino, N. Meistro, F. Poma

     

    25. Innovative soil reinforcement method of loose sand and silty ground: the construction of the new “Serra dell’Ospedale” twin tunnels along the Salerno-Reggio Calabria highway. 

    S. Pelizza

     

    26. The Caltanissetta motorway twin tunnel: a 15.08m EPBS-TBM bore. 

    S. Pelizza, G. Kalamaras, A. Antonelli

     

    27. Underground Disposal of Asbestos Contaminated Muck: The Case of The Cesana Road Tunnel (Turin – Italy). 

    C. Alessio, P.L. Carlucci, G. Kalamaras & S. Pelizza

     

    28. Santa Lucia Tunnel. 

    G. Cassani, M. Gatti, R. Tomasi, A. Cullaciati, I. Menegola

     

    29. The Genzano tunnel of the Basento-Bradano water system. 

    D. Carlaccini, S. Sacconi, V. De Gori,  S. Miliziano

     

    30. Favazzina Tunnel / Melia Shaft – Horizontal / Vertical excavation. 

    C. Silvestri, F. Bellone & G. Carletti

     

    31. Double Shield TBM Tunnelling on the Follo Line Project. 

    Ing. Giovanni Giacomin, Dr. Ing. Matteo Ortu & Ing. Massimo Maffucci

     

    32. Widening the Nazzano motorway tunnel. 

    G. Lunardi, G. Cassani, C.L. Zenti

     

    33. Tunnel Widening: the case of Montedomini Tunnel. 

    G. Lunardi, G. Cassani, P. Mele

     

    34. Ground freezing technique for the rehabilitation of the Cassia - Monte Mario tunnel. 

    A. Pigorini & A. Sciotti

    Biography

    Emilio Bilotta graduated cum laude as Civil Engineer at the University of Napoli Federico II and he got his PhD degree in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Roma La Sapienza. He is currently Associate Professor at the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering of the University of Napoli Federico II, where he holds courses of Fundamentals of geotechnical engineering for undergraduates and of Tunnels and underground structures and Underground constructions for postgraduates. His main research interests concern tunnelling in urban areas, tunnels under seismic actions, ground improvement for seismic mitigation.

    Renato Casale is currently CEO at EnginSoft SpA, based in Trento (Italy), and President of the Editorial Board at SIG (Italian Tunneling Association) of "Handbook on Design and Construction of Tunnels ". Prior to this he was Senior Advisor at SWS Group, based in Trento (Italy), President of the Organizing Committee of WTC 2019 at SIG (Italian Tunneling Association) and Senior Engineer at Rocksoil (worldwide known design company in the underground infrastructures).

    Claudio Giulio di Prisco, graduated at Politecnico di Milano, he developed his doctoral thesis under the supervision of Prof. Roberto Nova at Politecnico di Torino. He collaborated with Prof. Ioannis Vardoulakis and prof. Elias Aifantis. He is Full Professor of Geotechnics and Slope Stability at Politecnico di Milano since 2005 and from 2015, at the same University, Director of the Master on Tunnel Engineering.

    Salvatore Miliziano is Professor in Advanced Soil Mechanics, Director of 2nd Level Master in Geotechnical Design and Member of Teaching College of PhD Course in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering of Sapienza, University of Rome. His research activities span from theoretical studies to practical applications. He is author of more than 100 scientific papers published in national and international Journals and conference proceedings. Salvatore is scientific head of several Research Projects at Sapienza University involving, among others, several tunnelling projects worldwide.

    Daniele Peila graduated cum laude as Mining Engineer in 1987, at Politecnico di Torino where, after a period as field engineer in construction firms, he become before research assistant and then professor. He presently is Full Professor at Politecnico di Torino teaching “Tunnelling” and “Reinforcements of soil and rock”. He is Director of the Post-graduate Master Course on “Tunnelling and Tunnel Boring Machines” and chair of the laboratory “Tunnelling and Underground Space”.

    Andrea Pigorini is an experienced mining engineer that has been working for more than 30 years in design and construction of important infrastructural project in Italy and abroad, with a specific deep experience in tunneling and underground works. He formerly worked in construction companies and he completed his professional background, working for a leading geotechnical engineering company, where he was in charge as designer and project manager of several road, railway and metro tunneling projects.

    Enrico Maria Pizzarotti, graduated at Politecnico di Milano in 1983, has over 35 years of experience in planning and consultancy of large underground and geotechnical works, including both conventional and mechanized tunnels, underground caverns and stations, also in urban area, among which is the Brenner Base Tunnel (Italian side). He is Chairman of the BoD, Legal Representative and Technical Director of the engineering company Pro Iter S.r.l. based in Milan and a member of the ExCom and SG of SIG, of which he is the animator of the Working Group 2 – Research.