Widening of the Westbahn line to four tracks: Experience in the selection of the tunnelling method / Ausbau der Westbahn zur Viergleisigkeit: Erfahrungen mit der Wahl der Tunnelbaumethode
Author(s): |
Franz Bauer
Reinhold Hödl Josef Koinig Johann Lemmerer Oskar Obermeier Gerald Zwittnig |
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Medium: | journal article |
Language(s): | English, German |
Published in: | Geomechanics and Tunnelling, 2011, n. 4, v. 4 |
Page(s): | 285-294 |
DOI: | 10.1002/geot.201100016 |
Abstract: |
Since the end of the 1980s, the Westbahn line has been undergoing successive upgrading to a modern high-speed line. The aim is to considerably increase the capacity and the travel speed up to 250 km/h. Regarding the infrastructure, this entails the new construction or upgrading of many sections including a number of tunnels due to the extended route and the topographical conditions. The requirements applicable to railway tunnels have changed significantly since the start of tunnel construction activities for the upgrading of the Westbahn. At the same time mechanised tunnelling technology has made great progress. These two developments have led to the situation that mechanised tunnel boring has become increasingly established in Austria as a viable alternative to NATM as a construction method for rail tunnels. The present article describes the procedure at the responsible company of Austrian Railways, ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG, in connection with these developments and explains the considerations leading to the selection of the tunnelling method. |
Keywords: |
risk assessment risk analysis geological risk tunneling method NATM tunnel drive TBM tunnel drive planning of tenders Wienerwald Tunnel Perschling chain of tunnels award criteria
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