1. Nachhaltiger Betrieb der Tunnelentwässerung ohne Schachtabdeckungen in der Fahrbahn.
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Bornschier, Christian, Klehm, Torsten, and Ranft, Andreas
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DRAINAGE pipes , *STRUCTURAL engineering , *INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics) , *TRAFFIC safety , *ROAD construction , *DRAINAGE , *RAILROAD tunnels , *ROAD closures - Abstract
Sustainable operation of tunnel drainage without shaft covers in the roadway A well‐planned drainage system for the road infrastructure and its integrated engineering structures contributes decisively to the traffic safety in road construction. Simultaneously, a carefully engineered drainage system in conjunction with suitable materials and constructions reduces the maintenance costs in the long term, thus ensuring a smooth operation of the system. The ease of cleaning of the system plays a major part in reducing road blocking time related associated to maintenance or repair works. In tunnels in particular, the drainage systems regularly cause closures precisely due to maintenance and repair works. Damages occur regularly, particularly in areas of permanent overrun of inspection shafts, and repairing them leads often to time‐consuming road closures. In order to reduce the resulting costs to a minimum, the use of a modified baffle shaft at the edge of the carriageway should make it possible to operate and maintain the drainage pipe without a manhole cover in the carriageway. This article highlights the modified baffle shaft and its advantages for the operation of tunnels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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