Affiliation:
1. B+S AG Weltpoststraße 5 3000 Bern 16 Switzerland
Abstract
AbstractGlacial soil deposits are present in Europe on both sides of the Alps, in Scandinavia, Northern Germany, Poland and in North America. There are typical names of the stages of the glaciation, however, the geotechnical characteristics of glacial deposits are similar in all regions; but are very heterogeneous locally. Glacial deposits extend from boulders to invisible silt particle (rock flour) and to clay particles, both of similar grain size. In this paper the focus will be on clean gravel without fines, so‐called open gravel and the challenges and solutions for tunnelling.Face support by pure bentonite slurry is insufficient in open gravel. Different techniques have been used in practice: clogging the pore channels with fines of appropriate gradation by controlling the content fines in the slurry. Use of high viscous slurry with increased clay or bentonite content. In another solution lime powder and polymers were added in the excavation chamber of an earth‐pressure shield to modify the ground. Other aspects such as muck disposal will be evaluated.
Subject
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology,Civil and Structural Engineering
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