2018
Istanbul, Turkey
Project Requirements
For the excavation of this new line the it was decided to use 4 different EPB TBM machines from two different manufacturers with an excavation diameter of over 6,57 m. Two machines are always excavating in parallel and the other two machines move in the opposite direction. Material is removed using a conveyor belt to a central shaft.
Sika Solutions
Even the excavated material may vary from one section of the tunnel to the next, during the tests and application of the Sika foaming agent, mainly grey clay with some rocks was excavated. Sika® Foam TBM 510 LS, which is a foaming agent for high cohesive soils, has be recommended and used with very good results.
During tests in one of the TBMs with our foaming agent and after stabilizing the excavation conditions and the parameters of the TBM, the dosage of the foaming agent was maintained in a good level, the average advance speed of the TBM has not been reduced and the torque of the cutting wheel remains within the required values. Specially the quality of the final foam produced to condition the ground is much higher when using the sika foaming agent.
Products Used
Sika® Foam TBM 510 LS
Project Participants
Owner
City of Istanbul
Client
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Construction
Senbay-Kolin-Kalyon J.V.
Sika Organization
Sika Turkey