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Tunnels with TBM
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Fi bregl ass rei nf orcement el ements
These ar e ext r uded el ement s f or med f r om gl ass f i l ament s and
pol yest er r esi n, of f er i ng a mechani cal per f or mance si mi l ar t o st eel ,
yet ar e si gni f i cant l y l i ght er t o handl e. They r ei nf or ce t he excavat ed
f ace, and can easi l y be br oken out when excavat i on cont i nues. Hol l ow
pr of i l es can al so be gr out ed i f r equi r ed.
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Tunnel s Cons ol i dat i on & Re i nf or c e me nt
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Concrete rei nf orcement
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Tunnel s Cons ol i dat i on & Re i nf or c e me nt
Rei nf or ci ng concr et e r ei nf or ced wi t h
f i br egl ass bar s, makes f ut ur e access
t hr ough t hat concr et e much si mpl er ;
usef ul i n t unnel j unct i ons and
t empor ar y st r uct ur es.
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P. e. r. Ground
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Tunnel s Cons ol i dat i on & Re i nf or c e me nt
I n pr obl emat i c gr ound wher e achi evi ng r ei nf or cement or anchor age
per f or mance i s di f f i cul t , P. e. r. Gr ound can be used; a sheat h ar ound
t he r ei nf or cement bar cont ai ns t he i nj ect ed mor t ar, whi ch compact s
t he sur r oundi ng gr ound, i mpr ovi ng t he adhesi on and r esi st ance t o
pul l - out . P. e. r. Gr ound al so r educes gr out l oss and wash- out .
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Sel f - dri l l i ng bol ts and steel anchors.
These ar e used t o cont r ol and/ or r educe t he
conver gence of t he excavat ed t unnel sect i on.
The r ei nf or cement r ange compr i ses st eel anchor s,
post - t ensi oned f i br egl ass bol t s, sel f - dr i l l i ng r ock
bol t s and hi gh- st r engt h st eel bar s.
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Groutmaster Hi gh Perf ormance Grout
Poor soi l s can be i mpr oved by t he i nj ect i on of Gr out mast er , a
mul t i f unct i on gr out . I t i s used t o;
Reduce soi l per meabi l i t y
Cont r ol set t l ement and mi t i gat e l i qui f act i on
I mpr ove cohesi on of gr anul ar soi l s
Reduce expansi vi t y of cohesi ve soi l s
Compensat i on gr out i ng and voi d f i l l i ng
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Pol yurethane resi n
These chemi cal pr oduct s ar e mi xed bef or e i nj ect i on t o cr eat e a l i ght wei ght
and expansi ve cl osed cel l f oam t hat bl ocks t he acci dent al i nf l ow of wat er.
I t i s al so wi del y used t o f i l l t he cavi t i es t hat somet i mes f or m or whi ch ar e
encount er ed dur i ng t unnel excavat i on wor k.
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Drai nage
To r api dl y r educe gr oundwat er pr essur es at
dept h, dr ai nage pi pes can al so be i nser t ed i nt o
t he t unnel f ace and wal l s.
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I nj ecti on Pi pes
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Tunnel s Pr i mar y L i ni ng
B Zero Tondo Steel Arches
Fol l owi ng t he f i r st excavat i on, B Zer o Tondo can be used t o
suppor t t he t unnel . These uni que t ubul ar st eel ar ch r i bs ar e
f i l l ed wi t h concr et e i n- si t u and per f or m bet t er t han t r adi t i onal
ar ch suppor t s; f ewer st eel ar ches ar e needed, r educi ng cost s
and i ncr easi ng t unnel pr oduct i vi t y.
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Steel Fi bres
St eel f i br es enhance t he per f or mance of shot cr et e,
i mpr ovi ng t he t oughness, r ei nf or cement per f or mance and
i ncr easi ng wor k saf et y. Speci al i sed Maccaf er r i dosage
equi pment i s avai l abl e t o accur at el y cont r ol t he di spensi ng
of f i br es i nt o t he concr et e mi x or bat chi ng pl ant .
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Tunnel s Pr i mar y L i ni ng
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Pl asti ci sers and
accel erati ng admi xtures
Super pl ast i ci ser s mai nt ai n
t he wor kabi l i t y of shot cr et e,
pr eser vi ng i t s char act er i st i cs
dur i ng t r anspor t at i on and
pumpi ng.
The accel er ant s Rocksi l ( si l i cat e)
and Apr al ( al kal i f r ee) accel er at e
t he set t i ng t i me, i mpr ovi ng
adhesi on t o t he subst r at e or
pr i or l ayer s.
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Tunnel s Pr i mar y L i ni ng
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Tunnel s Fi nal L i ni ng
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Concrete rei nf orcement
usi ng Wi rand

steel f i bres
Wi r and

st eel f i br es ar e used t o
st r uct ur al l y r ei nf or ce t he concr et e
f i nal l i ni ng and i s pour ed or pumped
i nt o f or mwor k. As t r adi t i onal
r ei nf or cement can be r educed or i n
some cases el i mi nat ed, pr oduct i vi t y
i s i ncr eased and l i ni ng t hi ckness may
be r educed. St eel f i br e r ei nf or ced
concr et e ( SFRC) i s mor e duct i l e,
t ougher and l ess per meabl e t han
t r adi t i onal concr et e.
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Tunnel s Fi nal L i ni ng
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Pol ypropyl ene f i bres f or
passi ve f i re protecti on
Fi br omac

pol ypr opyl ene f i br es,

mi xed i nt o t he f i nal l i ni ng concr et e
pr ovi de passi ve f i r e pr ot ect i on.
Fi br omac

si gni f i cant l y i ncr eases

f i r e r esi st ance by r educi ng spal l i ng
phenomena.
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Cerami c l i ni ngs
Hi gh qual i t y and l ar ge- si zed cer ami c
panel s ar e f i xed by adhesi ve t o
t he i nner f ace of t he concr et e f i nal
l i ni ng. Thi s sol ut i on pr ovi des gr eat er
dur abi l i t y of t he si de wal l s, bet t er
l umi nosi t y and saf et y, and f ast
and cost - ef f ect i ve mai nt enance.
Var i ous t ypes of f i ni sh ar e avai l abl e,
dependi ng on t he ar chi t ect ur al
r equi r ement s.
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Tunnel s Pr oj e c t s & Wor k s Hi ghway 53 Puerto Ri co
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Const r uct i on of Hi ghway 53, Puer t o Ri co
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Tunnel s Pr oj e c t s & Wor k s Hi gh-Speed Rai l way Li ne Mi l an-Napl es
Const r uct i on of t he sect i on bet ween
Bol ogna and Fl or ence ( I t al y)
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Tunnel s Pr oj e c t s & Wor k s A3 Motorway Sal erno-Reggi o Cal abri a
Moder ni sat i on and upgr adi ng of
t he sect i on bet ween Sal er no and
Reggi o Cal abr i a ( I t al y)
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Tunnel s Pr oj e c t s & Wor k s A1 Motorway Mi l an-Napl es
New Var i ant e di Val i co mot or way sect i on.
Upgr adi ng of t he Apenni ne sect i on bet ween
Bol ogna and Fl or ence ( I t al y)
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Tunnel s Ex c avat e d wi t h T BM
Precast segments
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SFRC can r epl ace some, or

i n cer t ai n cases, al l of t he t r adi t i onal
st eel r ei nf or cement wi t hi n t he pr ecast
segment s. Fi br omac

pol ymer f i br es
of f er i ncr eased f i r e r esi st ance by
r educi ng spal l i ng phenomena.
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Tunnel s Ex c avat e d wi t h T BM
Precast concrete segments
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Fi bre Dosage Equi pment
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Maccaf er r i al so of f er s f i br e dosi ng equi pment f or
bot h st eel and pol ymer f i br es. The DOSO machi nes
ar e i nt egr at ed i nt o t he concr et e pr oduct i on pr ocess,
ensur i ng accur at e f i br e dosage i n ever y bat ch.
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Tunnel s Pr oj e c t s & Wor k s
Li ne 9 i s 43 km l ong and r uns
f r om t he El Pr at ai r por t i n t wo
di f f er ent di r ect i ons, wi t h 43
st at i ons.
The f i nal l i ni ng f or t he t unnel i s
made of pr ecast concr et e, wi t h a
combi nat i on of convent i onal st eel
r ei nf or cement and Wi r and

st eel
f i br es ( FF1 and FF3) .
The t ot al pr oduct i on quant i t y
amount s t o 450, 000 m3 of f i br e
r ei nf or ced concr et e. Maccaf er r i
dosi ng syst ems have been
especi al l y desi gned and i nst al l ed
i n or der t o ensur e pr eci se f i br e
quant i t i es and qui ck bat chi ng.
Li ne 9 Metro Barcel ona
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Hobsons Bay Sewer New Zeal and
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San Franci sco Bay USA