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Selection and specification of a tunnel boring machine as the leading factor for the achievement of project goals
Author(s) -
Flora Matthias,
Jäger Manfred,
Teuscher Peter
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
geomechanics and tunnelling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1865-7389
pISSN - 1865-7362
DOI - 10.1002/geot.201800044
Subject(s) - quantum tunnelling , selection (genetic algorithm) , process (computing) , a priori and a posteriori , guideline , core (optical fiber) , computer science , risk analysis (engineering) , operations research , engineering , artificial intelligence , law , political science , business , epistemology , telecommunications , physics , optoelectronics , operating system , philosophy
For almost all tunnelling jobs in the world – independent of continent or culture – the question has to be answered, which is the most suitable tunnelling method or in case of a mechanised tunnelling project the preferred tunnel boring machine to be used. Just the correct choice of a machine does not necessarily lead to the success of a project, which depends more on the design of the tunnel boring machine as well as the definition of measures to cope with all possible events during the advance. The core of the article constitutes a priori determined decision‐making process and the resulting guideline and intends to raise awareness of the critical criteria and parameters.