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15th Australasian Tunnelling Conference 2014

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15th Australasian Tunnelling Conference 2014

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Two Transit Levels in One Tunnel Tube - An Innovation in Barcelona Metro Line 9

Barcelona Metro Line 9 (Line 9) is an essential infrastructure, improving the transversal transport in Barcelona by connecting the greater part of the currently existing radial lines. The purpose of Line 9 is to create a peripheral line surrounding the city of 1.6 million people (metropolitan area exceeds five million), and includes 52 stations, of which a total of 32 are deep shafts and 19 transfer stations in a densely populated area with several geographical constraints.The tunnel has an inner diameter of 10.90 m, bored with an earth pressure balance (EPB) tunnel boring machine (TBM) in soil sections with precast concrete lining type universal ring and segments 40 cm thick.A single tunnel solution was adopted, driven by functionality and costs savings. The internal tunnel section is divided into two levels to allow for one way rail transit including the platforms in each station on each level in order to optimise the space created by the TBM excavation and comply with the operational needs. The division in two areas of the tunnel was carried out through the construction of a horizontal slab resting on the tunnel segments with a constant thickness of 40 cm at the central part of the slab and supporting side walls.CITATION:Justa Cmara, R and Pinillos Lorenzana, L M, 2014. Two transit levels in one tunnel tube - an innovation in Barcelona Metro Line 9, in Proceedings 15th Australasian Tunnelling Conference 2014 , pp 387-398 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).
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