KR20170126143A - Undersea tunnel construction of the apparatus and method - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, an apparatus for constructing an undersea tunnel uses reinforced concrete under the sea to construct an undersea tunnel, and comprises: a concrete pouring unit to discharge concrete under the sea to allow construction of the undersea tunnel; a steel material discharge device to arrange steel materials on the concrete discharged by the concrete pouring unit at set intervals while forming a set with the concrete pouring unit to reinforce tensile strength of the undersea tunnel; a material supply device connected to the concrete pouring unit and the steel material discharge device to supply materials to the concrete pouring unit and the steel material discharge device; a moving unit which allows the concrete pouring unit and the steel material discharge device to be installed thereon, and moves the concrete pouring unit and the steel material discharge device in accordance with construction of the undersea tunnel; and a controller connected to the concrete pouring unit, the steel material discharge device, the material supply device, and the moving unit to control operations of the concrete pouring unit, the steel material discharge device, the material supply device, and the moving unit. A concrete structure can be constructed under the sea by using the steel material discharge device and a three dimensional printer to allow concrete of the concrete pouring unit to be poured by control of the controller.

Description

[0001] UNDERSEA TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION OF THE APPARATUS AND METHOD [0002]

More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for constructing an underwater tunnel that can be installed within a short period of time without requiring a separate formwork.

Conventional methods for constructing underground tunnels that pass directly through the underground, such as submarine tunnels that pass through marine bottom grounds, and submarine tunnels that pass through rivers and underfloor grounds, are mainly used by conventional TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) And a construction method of laying primary and secondary concrete lining on the inside of the excavation is used.

This is because the concrete lining is installed while excavating in one direction from the entrance of the tunnel on one side of the ground to the end of the exit of the tunnel on the other side of the ground. As the extension length of the underground tunnel becomes longer, difficulties such as carrying in concrete lime- In addition to the concrete curing period, it is necessary to install all the moldings for the concrete pavement, as well as the additional curing period for the concrete, and the additional process for the roadbed and internal facilities, thus exponentially increasing the air and tunnel construction costs for the entire tunnel construction.

In addition, in the conventional underground tunnel, when the route passes through the earthquake fault, the lining of the tunnel is broken when an earthquake occurs, so that water can be caught in the tunnel. In this case, there is a disadvantage that there is almost no way to recover the destroyed lining.

An example of such a problem is disclosed in Korean Patent Application No. 10-2008-0126059 entitled " Underground Tunnel Using Continuous Extrusion Method and Method for Construction thereof ".

The prior art excavates an excavation to the ground from the entrance of a tunnel on one side of the ground; In parallel with this, the tube tunnel units are manufactured separately from the excavator in the manufacturing site installed at the entrance of the tunnel on the land, and are pushed into the excavator while continuously tapping to extrude the main body of the tube, The excavation of the excavation hole and the extrusion of the tube tunnel main body are continuously performed until the excavation hole and the tube tunnel main body pass through to the tunnel exit so that the tube tunnel body separately formed in the excavation hole maintains a gap from the inner wall of the excavation hole An installed underground tunnel and an installation method thereof are provided.

This prior art technique forms the excavator and the tube tunnel body separately. The tube tunnel body is prepared step by step outside the tunnel in advance and continuously extruded into the excavator, thereby complicated processes such as conveying concrete concrete are not required, The construction period and the construction cost of the tunnel construction can be drastically reduced, and the tube tunnel unit is isolated from the deformation and fracture of the excavation surface due to an earthquake, etc., thereby achieving structural stability.

On the other hand, there are considerable limitations in constructing concrete structures such as underwater tunnels in the sea. For example, there are big and small problems such as the problem of the use of formwork and curing of concrete.

Therefore, there is no need to use a separate formwork, and the demand for construction apparatuses and construction methods capable of inducing rapid curing of concrete and reinforcing the tensile force is steadily increasing.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2010-0067478 (entitled Underground Tunnel Using Continuous Extrusion Process and Method of Construction)

The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and provides an underwater tunnel construction apparatus and a method of constructing the underwater tunnel with the function of pouring concrete and discharging the steel in water to enable construction of a concrete structure in the sea .

It is another object of the present invention to provide an underwater tunnel construction apparatus and a construction method thereof that are provided with a function of guiding a set shape of a concrete structure without requiring a separate form.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an underwater tunnel construction apparatus having a function of reinforcing a tensile force of a concrete structure and a construction method thereof.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an underwater tunnel construction apparatus and a construction method thereof that are provided with a function for enabling rapid curing of concrete in an underwater environment.

In order to accomplish the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a construction apparatus for constructing an underwater tunnel by using reinforced concrete in the sea, comprising: a concrete pouring unit for pouring concrete into the sea so that the underwater tunnel can be installed; A steel material discharger for reinforcing the tensile strength of the underwater tunnel by arranging a steel material at a predetermined interval in concrete discharged from the concrete pouring unit while forming a tie with the concrete pouring unit; A material supply unit connected to the concrete pouring unit and the steel material discharger to supply respective materials to the concrete pouring unit and the steel material discharger; A moving unit installed with the concrete pouring unit and the steel material discharger and moving the concrete pouring unit and the steel material discharger according to the construction of the underwater tunnel; And a controller connected to the concrete pouring unit, the steel material discharger, the material supplier, and the mobile unit to control the operation of the concrete pouring unit, the steel material discharger, the material supplier, and the mobile unit.

The concrete pouring unit may include: a 3D printer that outputs the concrete supplied from the material feeder in a shape set by control of the controller; And a discharge nozzle connected to the 3D printer to discharge the concrete.

In addition, the moving unit may include: a rotary member that is installed to protrude from the concrete pouring unit and the steel discharger in a predetermined length, and rotates the concrete pouring unit and the steel discharger; At least one support member installed at a lower portion of the rotary member and having a wheel mounted at a distal end thereof and contacting the inner surface of the underwater tunnel and supporting the rotary member; And a driving member provided on the rotating member and providing power for rotating the rotating member and driving the rotating member to move the rotating member.

In addition, the moving unit may include: a train on which the concrete pouring unit and the steel material discharger are installed; A guide frame provided with a rail on which the train is movably mounted and formed of a circular steel to form a shape of an underwater tunnel while surrounding inner and outer circumferences of an underwater tunnel installed; And a frame carrying member for controlling the movement of the guide frame to move the guide frame from the underwater tunnel of the completed part by using a jack or a screw.

Also, the concrete supplied to the material feeder may be a fiber reinforced concrete in which a fibrous material is mixed to reinforce the tensile force of the underwater tunnel.

The concrete pouring unit may further include a quick-setting supply nozzle provided in a part of the same structure as the discharge nozzle and supplied with quick-setting material for accelerating the condensation time of the concrete used in the underwater tunnel.

Further, the steel material discharging device can discharge the bar-shaped vertical material or the horizontal-shaped reinforcing bar material at set intervals with respect to time.

In the method of constructing an underwater tunnel using a construction apparatus for constructing an underwater tunnel using the reinforced concrete in the above-mentioned sea, a method of constructing an underwater tunnel by injecting concrete and reinforcing bars into a material feeder installed on the ground, A material supplying step of supplying respective materials to the discharger; A concrete casting step of discharging concrete from the material supplied to the material feeder through the concrete casting unit to construct a tunnel in the sea during the material feeding step; A steel material discharging step of discharging the steel material through the steel material discharging device from the material supplied to the material supplying device in the material supplying step to reinforce the tensile force when the tunnel is installed in the sea; And a conveying step of moving the concrete pouring unit and the steel material discharger so that the concrete pouring unit and the steel material discharger can be moved while moving the section of the underwater tunnel installed through the concrete pouring step and the steel material discharging step.

In addition, the concrete pouring step may be performed using fiber reinforced concrete reinforced with tensile force of concrete used in the underwater tunnel.

In addition, the concrete pouring step may be carried out by using a quick-setting method for accelerating the condensation time of the concrete used in the underwater tunnel.

In the steel material discharging step, a rod-shaped vertical material or a reinforcing bar-shaped horizontal material may be alternately discharged with a predetermined interval at a predetermined interval.

In the underwater tunnel construction apparatus and method of the present invention, it is possible to construct a concrete structure even in the sea by using a 3D printer and a steel material discharger in which concrete of a concrete pouring unit is placed under the control of a controller.

Also, it is possible to construct the concrete structure in a predetermined shape without a separate form using a support unit or a guide frame type mobile unit.

In addition, fiber-reinforced concrete can be used to reinforce the tensile strength of concrete structures.

In addition, it is possible to accelerate the curing of concrete in an underwater environment by mixing the rapid setting agent at the time of pouring the concrete, thereby inducing smooth curing in water.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a mobile unit of a underwater tunnel construction apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
2 is a conceptual view showing another embodiment of the mobile unit.
3 is a block diagram of the controller controlling the construction apparatus.
4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the concrete pouring unit.
5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the mobile unit;
6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile unit in another embodiment;
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a method of constructing an underwater tunnel according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with one embodiment. It should also be understood that the position or arrangement of individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the invention is to be limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a mobile unit of a underwater tunnel construction apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a conceptual view showing another embodiment of the mobile unit, Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing the construction of the concrete pouring unit, Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing the construction of the mobile unit, Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing the construction of the mobile unit in another embodiment, 7 is a flowchart of an underwater tunnel construction method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, a construction apparatus for constructing an underwater tunnel using reinforced concrete in the sea, the present invention includes a concrete pouring unit 100, a steel material discharger 200, a material supplier 300, (400) and a controller (500).

The concrete pouring unit 100 can discharge concrete by the sea so that the underwater tunnel 30 can be constructed.

The concrete pouring unit 100 may include a 3D printer 110 and a discharge nozzle 120.

The 3D printer 110 can output the concrete supplied from the material feeder 300 in the form set by the control of the controller 500. [

The discharge nozzle 120 may be connected to the 3D printer 110 to discharge the concrete.

Here, the 3D printer 110 is a machine for producing a three-dimensional solid article based on a drawing, as if a 2D printer prints a letter or a figure. When a digitized file is transferred from an inkjet printer, (X-axis) and left and right (y-axis). However, the 3D printer 110 adds up and down (z-axis) motions to input Based on a 3D drawing, 3D objects are produced.

It can be divided into a stacked type (additive type or rapid prototyping type) and a cutting type (computer numerically controlled sculptural type) in which a large lump is cut according to a method of forming a three-dimensional form.

In the laminated type, a three-dimensional shape is formed by stacking layers of powder (gypsum or nylon powder) or a plastic liquid or plastic yarn in a layer (layer) of 0.01 to 0.08 mm thinner than paper, and the thinner the layer, , And coloring can be performed at the same time.

Cutting mold has the merit of finishing the finished product compared to the stacking type by making a three-dimensional shape by carving out a large lump. However, it is difficult to make the shape of the inside of the cup because the material is consumed a lot. Is a disadvantage.

The 3D printer 110 was originally developed for the purpose of making prototypes before commercializing a product in the enterprise and developed in the early stages which was confined to plastic materials and expanded to nylon and metal materials, To commercialization.

The steel material discharger 200 can reinforce the tensile strength of the underwater tunnel 30 by arranging the steel material at a predetermined interval in the concrete discharged from the concrete pouring unit 100 while forming a tie with the concrete pouring unit 100.

The steel discharger 200 can discharge the bar-shaped vertical member or the horizontal-shaped reinforcing bar member at a predetermined interval with respect to time.

Specifically, the steel material discharger 200 is made of a steel material having a predetermined length under the control of the controller 500 and inserted at a predetermined interval along the longitudinal direction of the underwater tunnel 30 to reinforce the tensile strength of the underwater tunnel 30 The reinforcing bar reinforcing the tensile strength of the underwater tunnel 30 can be alternately discharged at a set time and interval together with the bar-shaped steel material and the bar-shaped steel material while fixing the bar-shaped steel materials surrounding the bar- .

The material feeder 300 may be connected to the concrete pouring unit 100 and the steel material discharger 200 to supply the respective materials to the concrete pouring unit 100 and the steel material discharger 200.

The concrete supplied to the material feeder 300 may be fiber reinforced concrete in which a fibrous material is mixed to reinforce the tensile force of the underwater tunnel 30.

Fiber reinforced concrete (FRP) is a fiber that is uniformly dispersed in concrete to increase tensile strength, flexural strength and resistance to cracking and improve toughness and impact resistance of concrete. Examples of the fiber include steel fiber, glass fiber, carbon fiber, aramid fiber, polypropylene fiber, nylon, polyester, and vinylon.

Although the fibers used herein vary depending on the purpose of use, generally, the adhesion between the fiber and the cement-bonded material should be good, the tensile strength of the fiber should be high, and the durability, heat resistance and weatherability must be excellent.

The mobile unit 400 is provided with a concrete pouring unit 100 and a steel material discharger 200 and is capable of moving the concrete pouring unit 100 and the steel material discharger 200 according to the construction of the underwater tunnel 30.

The mobile unit 400 of the present invention can construct the underwater tunnel 30 while moving through two methods.

First, in one manner, the mobile unit 400 may include a rotating member 410, a supporting member 420, and a driving member 430.

The concrete pouring unit 100 and the steel material discharging unit 200 are protruded to a predetermined length so that the concrete pouring unit 100 and the steel material discharging unit 200 can be rotated.

The support member 420 is installed at a lower portion of the rotary member 410 in at least one configuration and has wheels at its ends to support the rotary member 410 in contact with the inner surface of the underwater tunnel 30.

The driving member 430 may be provided on the rotating member 410 to provide power for moving the rotating member 410 by rotating the rotating member 410 and driving the wheels.

In another manner, the mobile unit 400 may include a train 440, a guide frame 450, and a frame carrying member 460.

The trolley 440 may be provided with a concrete pouring unit 100 and a steel discharger 200.

The guide frame 450 is made of a round material and has a rail on which the train 440 is movably mounted. The guide frame 450 surrounds the inner and outer circumferences of the underwater tunnel 30 and shapes the shape of the underwater tunnel 30 .

The guide frame 450 can be moved from the underwater tunnel 30 of the completed part by using a jack or a screw by controlling the movement of the guide frame 450 of the frame conveying member 460.

In the above-described manner, a sliding foam method can be applied.

The sliding form is also known as an active form. It is used in a high structure with a constant planar shape such as a chimney or a silo. The height of the form is about 1.2 m. The form is installed by a jack and support rods, (york), it is possible to shorten the air (construction period), to ensure the integrity of concrete by continuous casting, and to make a structure with high water tightness because there is no joint.

The controller 500 is connected to the concrete pouring unit 100, the steel material discharger 200, the material supplier 300, and the mobile unit 400 and includes a concrete pouring unit 100, a steel material discharger 200, a material supplier 300 And the operation of the mobile unit 400 can be controlled.

The concrete pouring unit 100 may further include a quick-setting supply nozzle 130.

The quick-setting dispensing nozzle 130 is installed in a part of the concrete pouring unit 100 in the same structure as the discharge nozzle 120 and can be supplied with a quick-setting material for accelerating the condensation time of the concrete used in the underwater tunnel 30 have.

An accelerating agent is an agent that is added to promote the cementing of the cement, and generally includes calcium chloride, water glass, sodium carbonate, and silicon fluoride.

The present invention relates to a method of constructing an underwater tunnel using a reinforcing concrete in the sea by constructing an underwater tunnel by constructing an underwater tunnel using the reinforced concrete in the sea, (S400).

In the material supply step S100, the concrete pouring unit 100 and the steel material discharger 200 are provided with the respective materials for injecting concrete and reinforcing bars into the material supply unit 300 installed on the ground to construct the underwater tunnel 30 .

More specifically, the bar-shaped steel material, the steel bar, and the concrete are respectively injected into the material feeder 300 under the control of the controller 500 and discharged from the water through the steel discharger 200 and the concrete pouring unit 100, 30) can be constructed.

In the concrete pouring step S200, the concrete is poured through the concrete pouring unit 100 among the materials supplied to the material feeder 300 in the material supplying step S100, and the tunnel is constructed in the sea.

The concrete pouring step (S200) can be carried out by using fiber reinforced concrete reinforced with tensile strength of concrete used in the underwater tunnel (30).

In addition, the concrete pouring step S200 can be carried out by using a quick-setting method for accelerating the condensation time of the concrete used in the underwater tunnel 30. [

In the steel material discharging step S300, the steel material is discharged through the steel material discharging device 200 from the material supplied to the material supplying device 300 in the material supplying step S100, thereby reinforcing the tensile force at the time of installing the tunnel in the sea.

The steel material discharging step (S200) can be carried out by discharging the bar-shaped vertical material or the reinforcing bar-shaped horizontal material alternately with a predetermined interval at a predetermined interval.

The concrete pouring unit 100 and the steel material discharger 200 are installed in the submerged tunnel 30 through the concrete pouring step S200 and the steel material pouring step S300, .

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, And such variations and modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

10: Installation device
30: Underwater tunnel
100: Concrete pouring unit
110: 3D printer
120: Discharge nozzle
130: quick-setting supply nozzle
200: steel ejector
300: Material feeder
400: mobile unit
410: rotating member
420: Support member
430: driving member
440: Train
450: guide frame
460: frame carrying member
500: controller

Claims (11)

A construction device for constructing an underwater tunnel using reinforced concrete in the sea,
A concrete pouring unit for discharging concrete by the sea so that the underwater tunnel can be constructed;
A steel material discharger for reinforcing the tensile strength of the underwater tunnel by arranging a steel material at a predetermined interval in concrete discharged from the concrete pouring unit while forming a tie with the concrete pouring unit;
A material supply unit connected to the concrete pouring unit and the steel material discharger to supply respective materials to the concrete pouring unit and the steel material discharger;
A moving unit installed with the concrete pouring unit and the steel material discharger and moving the concrete pouring unit and the steel material discharger according to the construction of the underwater tunnel; And
And a controller connected to the concrete pouring unit, the steel material discharger, the material supplier, and the mobile unit to control operation of the concrete pouring unit, the steel material discharger, the material supplier, and the mobile unit. Construction equipment.
The method according to claim 1,
The concrete pouring unit includes:
A 3D printer for outputting the concrete supplied from the material feeder in a shape set by control of the controller; And
And a discharge nozzle connected to the 3D printer to discharge the concrete.
The method according to claim 1,
The mobile unit includes:
A rotary member for projecting the concrete pouring unit and the steel discharger with a predetermined length and rotating the concrete pouring unit and the steel discharger;
At least one support member installed at a lower portion of the rotary member and having a wheel mounted at a distal end thereof and contacting the inner surface of the underwater tunnel and supporting the rotary member; And
And a driving member provided on the rotating member for rotating the rotating member and driving the wheel to provide power for moving the rotating member.
The method according to claim 1,
The mobile unit includes:
A tram on which the concrete pouring unit and the steel discharger are installed;
A guide frame provided with a rail on which the train is movably mounted and formed of a circular steel to form a shape of an underwater tunnel while surrounding inner and outer circumferences of an underwater tunnel installed; And
And a frame carrying member for controlling the movement of the guide frame to move the guide frame from the underwater tunnel of the completed part by using a jack or a screw.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the concrete supplied to the material feeder is a fiber reinforced concrete in which a fibrous material is mixed to reinforce the tensile force of the underwater tunnel.
The method of claim 2,
The concrete pouring unit includes:
Further comprising a quick-dispensing supply nozzle provided in a part of the same structure as the discharge nozzle and supplied with quick-setting material for accelerating the condensation time of the concrete used in the underwater tunnel.
The method according to claim 1,
The steel material discharger includes:
Wherein the bar-shaped vertical member or the reinforcing bar-like horizontal member is discharged at a predetermined interval with time.
In a method for constructing an underwater tunnel using a reinforcing concrete in the sea to construct an underwater tunnel,
Supplying a material to each of the concrete pouring unit and the steel discharger in order to construct an underwater tunnel by injecting concrete and steel into a material feeder installed on the ground;
A concrete casting step of discharging concrete from the material supplied to the material feeder through the concrete casting unit to construct a tunnel in the sea during the material feeding step;
A steel material discharging step of discharging the steel material through the steel material discharging device from the material supplied to the material supplying device in the material supplying step to reinforce the tensile force when the tunnel is installed in the sea; And
And a conveying step of moving the concrete pouring unit and the steel material discharger so that the concrete pouring unit and the steel material discharger can be moved while moving the section of the underwater tunnel installed through the concrete pouring step and the steel material discharging step.
The method of claim 8,
The concrete pouring step includes:
Reinforced concrete reinforced with a tensile force of concrete used in the underwater tunnel is used to construct the underwater tunnel.
The method of claim 8,
The concrete pouring step includes:
Wherein the construction is performed by using a quick-setting method for accelerating the time for condensation of concrete used in the underwater tunnel.
The method of claim 8,
In the steel material discharging step,
Wherein the bar-shaped vertical member or the reinforcing bar-like horizontal member is discharged alternately with a predetermined interval at a predetermined interval to construct the underwater tunnel.

Images