Scribd
Upload
55 views25 pages

Ozdemir Epb Tbms

This document discusses Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) tunnel boring machines (TBMs). It contains the following key points: 1) EPB TBMs have basic components like thrust cylinders, a tailskin, bulkhead, cutting wheel, mixing arms, screw conveyor, and belt conveyor to excavate soil and install tunnel lining. 2) EPB machines are suited to excavate a range of soil types from clay to coarse gravel using their pressure balancing abilities. 3) EPB machines can operate in closed, semi-open, or open modes to control ground settlement during tunneling.

Uploaded by

Sérgio Bernardes
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
55 views25 pages

Ozdemir Epb Tbms

This document discusses Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) tunnel boring machines (TBMs). It contains the following key points: 1) EPB TBMs have basic components like thrust cylinders, a tailskin, bulkhead, cutting wheel, mixing arms, screw conveyor, and belt conveyor to excavate soil and install tunnel lining. 2) EPB machines are suited to excavate a range of soil types from clay to coarse gravel using their pressure balancing abilities. 3) EPB machines can operate in closed, semi-open, or open modes to control ground settlement during tunneling.

Uploaded by

Sérgio Bernardes
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 25

EARTH PRESSURE

BALANCE (EPB)
MACHINES

Levent Ozdemir
Tunneling Consultant
2
BASIC COMPONENTS OF EPB TBM

Thrust cylinders Tailskin Backfilling


Air lock Tunnel lining

Bulkhead

Cutting wheel

Mixing arms Erector


Excavation chamber
Screw conveyor Belt conveyor

3
EPB APPLICATION RANGE

Sieve Size
Silt Sand Gravel
Clay Fine Medium Coarse Fine Medium Coarse Fine Medium Coarse
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0,001 0,002 0,006 0,02 0,06 0,2 0,6 2,0 6,0 20.0 60,0

Grain diameter d (mm)

EPB Slurry Shield


EPB OPERATION MODES.
Closed-Mode, Semi-Open Mode, Open Mode.
Semi open mode or Compressed Air Mode
Closed Mode

Open Mode

5
SETTLEMENT CONTROL
EPB Principle – Insufficient Pressure

Water
Pressure
(PW)
Ground
Pressure
(PE)
TBM Pressure
(PTBM)
(PTBM < PW + PE)
EPB Principle – Over Pressure

Water
Pressure
(PW)
Ground
Pressure
(PE)
TBM Pressure
(PTBM)
(PTBM > PW + PE)
EPB SOIL CONDITIONING

Maidl + Maidl

Untreated soft clays


Metro Taipei 1992
EPB Shield – Foam Injection Points

10
Testing of the Foam System in the Factory
Typical EPB Cutterheads for Soft Ground and Mixed Face
EPB Cutting Tools
Blocking of Disc Cutter in Cohesive Ground
Atmospheric Cutting Tool Replacement

16
Atmospheric Cutting Tool
Replacement
Manlock (Airlock) for Hyperbaric Interventions
Manlocks for Hyperbaric Interventions

19
Types of Interventions

 Compressed air 0-3,6 bar, up to 4,5bar in exceptional cases, short


duration

→ decompression in TBM airlock

→ state of the art,

→ coverage by rules and regulations

 Mixed gas for short duration up to 6,0 bar

→ decompression in TBM airlock

 Saturation for long term interventions above 4,5 bar

→ above ground hyperbaric habitat


(crew transfer shuttle)

20
Cutting Tool Wear Detection

 Direct Systems
 Wear monitoring for ripper tools
 Wear and rotation monitoring for disc cutters
 Hydraulic or electric wear monitoring of
cutterhead structure

 Indirect Systems
 Data processing of excavation parameters
 Temperature monitoring
 Metal detection
Remote Visual Inspections
THANK
THANKYOU
YOU

You might also like