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Author:   Nuh Bilgin ,  Cemal Balci
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:  

9783031891137

ISBN 10:   3031891139
Pages:   309
Publication Date:   04 May 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction.- Geological and Geotechnical Parameters Affecting Tunneling Methods.- A Review of the Conventional Tunneling Methods.- A Review of Mechanized Tunneling Methods.- A Unique Example from Kozyatağı-Kadıköy Metro Tunnel: Comparison of the Performance of Drill and Blast, Roadheader, Impact Hammer, and TBM.- The Cost of the Initial Investment Affecting the Selection of Tunneling Methods.- The Length of the Tunnel Affecting the Selection of Tunneling Methods.- Time for Mobilization Affecting the Selection of Tunneling Methods.- Benchmarking Metrics as an Aid for Rational Planning of Conventional and Mechanized Tunneling.- Some Examples of Changing Tunnelling Method from Conventional to Mechanized Tunneling or Vice Versa.- Using TBM and Conventional Tunneling Methods in the Same Project–the Hybrid solution.- Selected Extreme Cases.- Emerging New Technologies/Innovations in Conventional and Mechanized Tunneling Methods.

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Nuh Bilgin obtained his Ph.D. at Newcastle upon Tyne University, UK, and was later appointed as a full-time professor at Istanbul Technical University (ITU). He worked at Colorado School of Mines, USA, in 1994 as a visiting professor and Fulbright scholar and at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, in 1989 as a visiting professor. He served as the head of the Mining Engineering Department at Istanbul Technical University. He currently works as a consultant at several mining and tunneling companies and serves as a chairman of the Turkish Tunneling Society. He has published over 150 papers on tunneling and mining, including one book in Turkish and five books in English. His research interests include rapid excavation technologies, tunnel boring machines, road headers, continuous miners, impact hammers, tunneling, mine mechanization, and rock drilling. Cemal Balci obtained his Ph.D. at ITU Mining Engineering Department. He joined the research group at Earth Mechanics Institute, Colorado School of Mines, USA, between 2001 and 2004 as a researcher. He has authored over 100 publications including three books in English. He has been carrying out many national and international implementation and research projects funded by national organizations including The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (TUBITAK). He currently serves as a full professor and teaches mechanization in mining and tunneling excavations at ITU.

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