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Environmental and Engineering Geoscience; February 2008; v. 14; no. 1; p. 17-30; DOI: 10.2113/gseegeosci.14.1.17
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Ground Information and Selection of TBM for the Thessaloniki Metro, Greece

P.G. MARINOS1, M. NOVACK2, M. BENISSI3, M. PANTELIADOU4, D. PAPOULI5, G. STOUMPOS6, V. MARINOS7 and K. KORKARIS8

1 National Technical University of Athens, Iroon Politexneiou 9, 15780 Zografou, Athens, Greece
2 Attiko Metro S.A., 191-193 Mesogeion Avenue, 115 25 Athens, Greece
3 Attiko Metro S.A., 191-193 Mesogeion Avenue, 115 25 Athens, Greece
4 Hydrogeologist MSC, 12 Dodekanissou Street, 15235, Vrilissia, Greece
5 Hydrogeologist MSC, 8 Delfon Street, 18755, Keratsini, Piraeus, Greece
6 Hydrogeologist MSC, Attiko Metro S.A., 191-193 Mesogeion Avenue, 115 25 Athens, Greece
7 National Technical University of Athens, Iroon Politexneiou 9, 15780 Zografou, Athens, Greece
8 Attiko Metro S.A., 191-193 Mesogeion Avenue, 115 25 Athens, Greece

The Thessaloniki Metropolitan Railway is currently at its primary construction stage. The railway is composed of two separate ~6-m-diameter parallel tunnels, each of which is ~8 km long and has 13 stations. The span between the tunnel axes is approximately 12 m, and the depth of the red line (track level) varies from 15 m to 30 m. The geology of the urban area of Thessaloniki is characterized by the presence of Neogene and Quaternary deposits. The base formation for the study area is a very stiff to hard red clay, dating to Upper Miocene–Pliocene time. On top of this formation, Quaternary sediments have been deposited, most of which consist of sand and/or gravel in a clay-silt–dominated matrix, covered in places by anthropogenic fill. Ground investigation campaigns have incorporated a significant number of sampling boreholes and in situ and laboratory testing. In this study, data from borehole loggings, particle-size analyses, natural moisture content, Atterberg limits, permeability tests, pressure-meter tests, cone penetration tests (CPT), and standard penetration tests (SPT) were analyzed in order to obtain a better geological understanding, a geotechnical zonation, and a classification of the ground with respect to mechanized tunneling. The characteristics and parameters of the soils and the hydrogeological regime indicate that an EPBM (Earth Pressure Balance Machine) rather than a slurry TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) should be used for the tunnel construction.

Key Words: Tunnels • TBM Selection • EPBM • Site Investigation • In Situ Tests • Urban Geology






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