1. Engineering geological study for empirical designs of excavation method and support system of Ciuyah tunnel, Banten, Indonesia.
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Darmawan, Dendi, Indrawan, I. Gde Budi, and Budianta, Wawan
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TUNNEL design & construction , *ROCK bolts , *EXCAVATION , *ROCK excavation , *TUNNELS , *ENGINEERING , *EMPIRICAL research - Abstract
The Ciuyah Tunnel has a total length of 1,329 meters, with excavation progress reaching 720 meters from the inlet side. Then excava ion continues from the outlet side. According to the progress achieved, there is still a collapse of the excavation face and deformation of the support system on the inlet side. The Ciuyah Tunnel excavation method was based on ASSM (American Steel Support Method, Conventional Tunneling Method). Due to the high uncertainty of excavation safety, evaluating excavation methods and support systems with other empirical approaches is necessary. The primary goal of this study was to determine the tunnel's stability system according to the rock mass's quality using two well-known methods, RMR and Q-system. This project included geotechnical investigation such as rock condition determination, classification of rock mass on excavation face, and compressive strength testing. The results reveal that the tunnel project site comprises slightly to moderately weathered intercalated tuffaceous sandstone and tuffaceous claystone. The quality of rock mass in the tunnel segment is poor to very poor based on RMR or extremely poor based on Q-system. The ideal rock mass excavation method is ripping with a top heading and bench system. The recommended tunnel support system is a combination of rock bolts, wire mesh, shotcrete, and steel rib. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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