RAPID AND ECONOMICAL EVALUATION OF CONCRETE TUNNEL LININGS WITH IMPULSE RESPONSE AND IMPULSE RADAR NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS

Concrete tunnel linings, whether pre-cast or cast in place, are designed to distribute external soil pressures as uniformly as possible through the tunnel shell. To this effect, the contact between the lining and the surrounding soil is usually assured by grouting the annular space between. Any voiding in the grout at this interface negates the purpose of the grout. This paper describes the use of non-destructive testing to examine the efficiency of tunnel lining grouting programmes, with particular emphasis on results obtained by the impulse response and impulse radar methods. The rail, water supply and sewer tunnels discussed in this article vary in diameter between 1 m and 5 m, and emphasis is placed on the rapid results obtained by these methods. For the covering abstract see ITRD E122906.

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  ENGINEERING TECHNICS PRESS

  46 CLUNY GARDENS
  EDINBURGH,   United Kingdom  EH10 6BN
• Authors:
  • DAVIS, A G
  • LIM, M K
  • PETERSEN, C G
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 6 p.
• Serial:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION - STRUCTURAL FAULTS AND REPAIR CONFERENCE 2003, HELD LONDON, JULY 2003 - CD ROM
  • Publisher: ENGINEERING TECHNICS PRESS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Conferences; Grout; Interfaces; Nondestructive tests; Radar; Soils; Test procedures; Tunnel lining
• Uncontrolled Terms: Injection (Materials)
• ITRD Terms: 4755: Concrete; 8525: Conference; 4729: Grout; 3617: Injection (mater); 5429: Interface; 6216: Non destructive testing; 6738: Radar; 4156: Soil; 6288: Test method; 3385: Tunnel lining
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Geotechnology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00982867
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-947644-53-9
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 2 2004 12:00AM