Abstract
The Trans-Tokyo Bay Highway project is the first phase of an ambitious plan to connect Kawasaki and Chiba by a 15-km crossing of Tokyo Bay. The crossing involves a 5-km bridge, a 10-km undersea tunnel, and a manmade island in the middle of the bay. The construction method for the undersea tunnel must take into account the large external diameter of the primary lining (approx. 14 m); the extremely soft ground under the sea; the extremely high water pressure to which the tunnel will be subjected; and active seismic conditions in the Tokyo Bay area. This paper discusses the slurry shield tunnelling method adopted for the undersea tunnel portion of the project. L'autoroute Trans-Tokio-Bay est la première étape d'un plan ambitieux qui a pour but de connecter Kawasaki à Chiba, en traversant la baie de Tokyo. Le projet inclut un pont de 5 km, un tunnel sous-marin de 10 km et une île artificielle au milieu de la baie. La méthode de construction utilisée pour le tunnel doit tenir compte du diamètre intérieur important du revêtement primaire (à peu près 14 m); du terrain extrêment peu consolidé; de la pression d'eau considérable à laquelle le tunnel sera soumis; et des conditions sismiques actives dans la baie de Tokyo. Le présent article discute la méthode de creusement utilisée pour la partie sous-marine du projet, à savoir un bouclier à la bentonite.
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