Co-financed by the European Commission under its 6th framework program Duration: 4 years, Budget: ~28 Million Euro, Start Date: Sept. 2005 T ECHNOLOGY INNOVATION IN UN DERGROUND CONSTRUCT ION www.tunconstruct.org Klaus Chmelina, Geodata, Austria
Co-financed by the European Commission
under its 6th framework program
Duration: 4 years, Budget: ~28 Million Euro, Start Date: Sept. 2005
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION IN UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTIONwww.tunconstruct.org
Klaus Chmelina, Geodata, Austria
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:
TUNCONSTRUCT targets
on 4 specific aspects
of research and development:
• Design (SP1)
• Technologies (SP2)
• Processes (SP3)
• Services (SP4)
41 PARTNERS FROM
11 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
AUSTRIA FRANCE
GERMANYGREECEPOLAND
SLOVENIASPAIN
SWEDENSWITZERLAND
THE NETHERLANDS UNITED KINGDOM
project coordination by Graz University of Technology, Austria
Durable materia ls
Automated exploration
New construction methods and
materia ls Design criteria
New construc - tion process technolog ies
Durability prognosis
SP2 Innovative
technolog ies WP2.1 New TBM ’s WP2.2 Innovative rock cutting techniques WP2.3 Automated shotcreting m achines WP2.4 New materials WP2.5 Increased detection utilities WP2.6 Innovative blasting technology
Im pact on the environment Safety of the workers
SP4 Maintenance and
service WP4.1 Monitoring and inspection
WP4.2 Service methods
WP4.3 In tegrated robotic inspection and service system
WP4.4 Management and service life analysis
Life cycle cost mode ls
New construction technolog ies
AI - system in underground construction
SP1 Design
WP1.1 Virtual underground system
WP1.2
WP1.3 Risk - orien ted diagnosis system
WP1.4 Optim ization platform for under - ground excavation design
SP3 Innovative
processes WP3.1 Exploration & visualization of
geological data
WP3.2 Monitoring
WP3.3 Automated steering processes
WP3.4 Integrated underground construction platform
Durable materia ls
Automated exploration
New construction methods and
materia ls Design criteria
New construc - tion process technolog ies
Durability prognosis
SP2 Innovative technolog ies
WP2.1 New TBM ’s WP2.2 Innovative rock cutting techniques
WP2.3 Automated shotcreting m achines WP2.4 New materials for lin ings WP2.5 Impact on the environment WP2.6 Safety of the workers
SP4 Maintenance and service
WP4.1 Monitoring and inspection
WP4.2 Service methods
WP4.3 In tegrated robotic inspection and service system
WP4.4 Management and service life analysis
Life cycle cost mode ls
New construction technolog ies
AI - system in underground construction
SP1 Design
WP1.1 Virtual underground system
WP1.2 Expert knowledge basis
WP1.3 Risk - orien ted design support system
WP1.4 Optim ization platform for under - ground excavation design
SP3 Innovative processes
WP3.1 Exploration & visualization of geological data
WP3.2 Monitoring
WP3.3 Automated steering
WP3.4 Integrated platform for process optim ization
UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION INTEGRATED PLATFORM (UCIP)
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PROJECT OVERVIEW:
• new computational methods for prediction
• new numerical simulation software• coupled DEM-FEM-BEM techniques
• new material models for rock and soil• knowledge based systems (AI-techniques)
• fuzzy logic techniques
• data mining• ....
• very big diameter TBM’s (> 15m)- decreased dependency on ground
- new disc cutters, tool wear monitoring, ...• intelligent road headers (steering software,...)
• automation of shotcreting (robots,...)• new shotcretes, new concrete segments
• new types of additives, foams, explosives, ...
• new safety concepts (sensor networks)
• new seismic probing systems for TBMs
• tunnel face scanner• mobile multi sensor systems for inspection
• new low cost 3d-deformation laser scanners• TBM steering optimization software
• decision support system for cyclic tunneling
• Underground Construction Information System• new data visualizations, Virtual Reality, ...
• new sensors for structural state monitoring- non-destructive, automated, longterm stability
- minimal interference with operation
• new mobile data recording systems• new robots for inspection and service (IRIS)
• ESITml (Europ. Stand. Integrity of Tunnels-ml)• maintenance management tools
• ...
UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION SYSTEM
UCISUCIS
• Store/Manage/Integrate all relevant data of a tunnel
over the whole tunnel life cycle
- design data
- construction data
- maintenance and service data
• Provide data to all
partners of a tunnel project
- via internet
- via intranet
• Support common/suitable
data exchange formats
- still to be decided (AGSML ?)
Goals:
UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION SYSTEM
UCISUCIS
• Relational Database Management System
(MS SQL-Server 2005)
- data store
- maintenance
- security
- access
• Domain Specific Applications
- a simple GUI
- data visualization
- O/R mapping
- data mining, fuzzy logic techniques
- virtual reality
- applications from project partners
• Data from selected sites
Software Components:
Internet
TU Graz
Metro Barcelona
UCIS
general module
UCIS
general module
UCIS
particular module
KoralmtunnelUCIS
general module
UCIS
particular module
Notebook
PDA
UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION SYSTEM
UCISUCIS
• General Module (databases that contain data of numerous projects at reduced size)
• Particular Module (databases that contain data of one project in its original form)
Modules and Implementation Design:
UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION SYSTEM
UCISUCIS
Data Categories of the General Module:
- general project data (descriptive data about the project like country, owner, etc.),
- geotechnical data (subdivided into geological, geomechanical and hydrological data),
- geometrical data (section geometries, center line alignment, etc.),
- data on tunnelling method,
- data on support and lining,
- monitoring data,
- economics/site operation quantities (advance rates, time, costs, etc.),
- risk analysis data,
- standards and regulations and
- expert knowledge.
UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION SYSTEM
UCISUCIS
Data Categories of the Particular Module:
DESIGN PHASE
topographic data (maps, models, data on existing structures)geometrical data (center lines, sections, etc.)geotechnical data (geological, hydrological, geomechanical, geophysical data)data on excavation and support designdata from numerical simulations…
CONSTRUCTION PHASE
surveying data (profile check, …)economics/site operation quantities (excavation progress, time and costs, consumption data,…)geotechnical data (face mapping, lab tests,…)monitoring data (geotechnical sensors, 3d-displacement monitoring,…)…
MAINTENANCE and SERVICE PHASE
inspection data (visible check of structure and service elements, …)repair dataservice data…
UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION SYSTEM
UCISUCIS
• Direct Database Access
- using SQL
- via ODBC, OLE DB, ADO
• Data Exchange Interfaces
- file based data transfer
- suitable exchange formats
Data Access:
UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION SYSTEM
UCISUCIS
GUI:
UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION SYSTEM
UCISUCIS
3d-GIS (metro, supply-lines, buildings:
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