US3742718A - Tube driving apparatus - Google Patents

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US3742718A
US3742718A US00181373A US3742718DA US3742718A US 3742718 A US3742718 A US 3742718A US 00181373 A US00181373 A US 00181373A US 3742718D A US3742718D A US 3742718DA US 3742718 A US3742718 A US 3742718A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21D—SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; LARGE UNDERGROUND CHAMBERS
    • E21D9/00—Tunnels or galleries, with or without linings; Methods or apparatus for making thereof; Layout of tunnels or galleries
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  • pilot gallery which has an arched roof.
  • the pilot gallery is comparatively narrow, having a cross section usually between 6 and 8 square metres, the width of the pilot gallery being approximately 3 metres between the side walls.
  • the pilot gallery is generally lined with standard tubings of the kind used in mining, spaced apart at approximately 120 to 150 cm and there is an over head l-section rail along which runs a travelling carriage capable of supporting safely a load of at most 500 kg.
  • a tubular roof can be constructed under which an underground gallery will subsequently be constructed by tunnelling.
  • the procedure for constructing the tubular roof is as follows.
  • steel tubes are forced through the side wall of the gallery into the ground, which is more or less loose.
  • Each tube is approximately 165 'cm long and has a diameter of 100 cm.
  • Four lengths of tube are driven, to give a total tube length of 6.5 m.
  • a series of tubes are driven next to each other and parallel to each other to form the tubular roof.
  • Finally the tubes are filled with concrete, forming a roof deck of reinforced concrete.
  • telscopic hydraulic rams Hitherto only extremely bulky telscopic hydraulic rams have been available for driving the tubes through the ground, such rams weighing between 2.0 and 2.5 tons.
  • a hydraulic ram of this kind produces initially a high thrust, but-this decreases with the telescopic extension of the ram, which usually consists of three teleadvantage attained is that the ram support, on the one hand, and the tube guide, on the othe'rhand, can be transported separately to the site of operation and set up independently of each other to form a system adapted to. the particular conditions previaling at the site. It will be further noticed that allowances may easily be made for any irregularities in the floor. of the pilot gallery.
  • a preferred version of the invention consists in that ram means are supported approximately horizontal on a ram support frame of the ram support, the reaction thrust of the ram means being taken by a reaction thrust plate which thrusts against the side wall of the pilot gallery, the ram thrust being applied to a tube through a second thrust plae, the two thrust plates being independent of each other.
  • An advantageous arrangement according to the invention consists in that the ram support and the tube guide are each supported independently by four legs, each being independently adjustable in height, the legs being for example in the form of screw jacks or telescopic cylinder jacks.
  • the ram means preferably consists of two rams aligned parallel to one another and arranged so as to act towards opposite ends of the second thrust plate.
  • the second thrust plate has projecting supporting studs for supporting the second thrust plate on the tube, the two supporting studs being at such a distance apart that the thrust plate is supported horizontally just above the axis 'of the tube, the studs resting in contact with the outer surface of the tube. This makes it easy to support the second thrust plate at exactly the'right height on the tube ends, and
  • the object of the invention is to provide tube driving apparatus suitable for driving tubes under the conditions mentioned above, the apparatus being comparatively light in weight and easily transported to the site of operation. It must be possible to operate the apparatus in the limited space available and the apparatus must be capable of driving the tubes satisfactorily. in particular it must be possible to shift the tube driving apparatus easily and rapidly from one tube driving station to the next and set it up rapidly ready for the next I independent structures, each adjustable in height independently by means of adjustable legs.
  • the reaction thrust plate is set firmly against the pilot gallery side wall with the help of wedges and the like.
  • Driving rams of simple type are used, each ram having a working stroke of 55 to 60 cm.
  • the drivingof cm long tube sections is made possible by providing in terchangeable distance pieces which may be different lengths for transmitting the thrust from the ram pistons to the tube.
  • Each distance piece is arranged so that it is supported at one end on the ram piston and at the other end on the thrust plate.
  • Manipulation of the interchangeable distance pieces is facilitated in that each distance piece has at one end a projecting ing for supporting the distance piece on the end of the ram piston and, at its other end, a projecting lug for supporting the distance piece on the thrust plate, and by providing each distance piece with a hand grip.
  • a drive-on supporting pan is provided which can be installed between the ram support and the tube guide, the supporting pan being arranged so that a trolley or the like for removing loose earth from the interior of the tube, can be driven out of the tube onto the supporting panwhich is supported" at its forward end by pushing it into the end of the tube and at its rear end by a foot, adjustable in height and supported by a roller which rests on the floorof the gallery.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic side view of an embodiment of tube driving apparatus according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a partly sectioned plan view taken along the lines ll ll in FIG. 1 and drawn to a larger scale.
  • the tube driving apparatus consists essentially of a ram support 1, a tube guide 2 and a drive-on supporting pan 3 for a trolley 4 which is used for removing loose earth from inside the tubes 12.
  • the ram support 1 consists of a square or rectangular ram support frame 5 which is supported at its four corners by legs 6, each of which is independently adjustable in height, for example the leg can be constructed a a screw jack or as a telescopic cylinder jack.
  • the frame 5 supports ram means, preferably two hydraulic driving rams 7, each of which is capable of producing a ram thrust of 70 t, the stroke of the ram being approximately 55 to 60 cm.
  • the two rams are supported so that they are approximately hori: zontal and parallel to each other.
  • the reaction thrust of the two rams 7 is taken by a reaction thrust plate 9 which thrusts against a side wall 8 of the pilot gallery, the reaction thrust plate 9 being adjusted in position by means of wedges 10.
  • Pistons ll of the two rams apply thrust to a tube 12 through a thrust plate 13 which is equipped with two projecting supporting studs 14.
  • the distance between the two supporting studs 14 is such that the thrust plate 13 is supported horizontally just above the axis of the tube 12, the two supporting studs 14 resting against the outer surface of the tube.
  • Each distance piece 15 has projecting supporting lugs 25, 26,.respectively supporting the distance pieces on the ends of the ram pistons 11, and on the thrust plate 13. Each distance piece also has a hand grip 16 to faciliate manipulation.
  • the tube guide 2 consists essentially of a square or rectangular guide support frame 17 which has, at each side, guide rails or rollers 18, which support tht tube 12 while allowing it to be advanced.
  • the guide suppot frame 17 has at each corner a leg 19, all four legs being independently adjustable in height, for example they can be constructed as screw jacks or telesopic cylinder jacks.
  • the two supporting frames 5 and 17 are thus ajdustable in height independently of each other, and any of their respective legs 6 or 19 may be extended or shortened to take account of any irregularities in the floor of the pilot gallery.
  • a trolley 4 When the tube is being driven a certain amount of loose earth enters the interior of the tube.
  • a trolley 4 To remove this there is provided according to the invention a trolley 4.
  • a supporting pan 3 is provided into which the trolley 4 can be run when it has been filled with earth.
  • the pan 3 is supportd on the end of the tube and on a leg 20 having a roller 21 at its foot, the leg being adjustable in height.
  • the arrangement allows the filled trolley 4 to be run out of the tube onto the supporting pan 3 from where it can be lifted by a travelling carriage 23 which runs along on an overhead rail 22.
  • the travelling carriage 23 removes the filled trolley, taking it away along the pilot gallery.
  • the individual lengths of tube 12 are joined together by internal jointing rings 24, making it unnecessary to butt weld the tubes together.
  • the apparatus comprising a ram support; ram means supported on said ram support; a tube guide for the tubes to be driven, said ram support and said tube guide being independent structures; means for adjusting the height of said ram support and said tube guide independent from each other; a first thrust plate adapted to be applied against the side wall of the pilot gallery for taking up the reaction thrust of said ram means; a second thrust plate for transmitting the ram thrust to a tube, said second thrust plate being independent from said first thrust plate and having a pair of supporting studs projecting toward the tube and being spaced a distance from each other so as to be adapted to engage the outer surface of the tube for supporting said second thrust plate on the tube above the axis of the latter.
  • Apparatus for driving large diameter tubes at locations where only a limited amount of space is available, particularly for driving steel jacket tubes used in constructing reinforced concrete beams in the construction of underground galleries by tunnel driving, starting from a pilot gallery or the like, having a side wall said apparatus comprising a ram support; ram means having driving pistons and being supported by said ram support; a tube guide for the tubes to be driven, said ram support and said tube guide being independent structures; means for adjusting the height of said ram support and said tube guide independently from each other; a first thrust plate adapted to be applied against the side wall of the pilot gallery for taking up the reaction thrust of said ram means; a second thrust plate for transmitting the thrust of said ram means to a tube to be driven, said second thrust plate being independent of said first thrust plate; and distance pieces for transmitting the thrust from the pistons of said ram means to said second thrust plate, each of said distance pieces being connected at one end to the respective piston and at the other end to said second thrust plate so as to be supported between the pistons and said
  • each distance piece has at one end a projecting lug for support ing the distance piece on the end of the ram piston and, at its other end, a projecting lug for supporting the distance piece on the second thrust plate, each distance piece also having a hand grip.

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US4650374A (en) * 1984-07-18 1987-03-17 Paul Schmidt Apparatus for driving pipes through the ground
US5011331A (en) * 1988-11-25 1991-04-30 Armedio Clavarino Method and structural elements for construction underground garages
US6652190B1 (en) * 2002-11-08 2003-11-25 Robert J. Verkyk Method to install underground pipe casing
FR3025829A1 (fr) * 2014-09-15 2016-03-18 Bouygues Travaux Publics Procede et installation de creusement mecanise d'un rameau de communication entre deux tunnels de circulation ou entre deux puits verticaux.
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US2656683A (en) * 1950-02-07 1953-10-27 Louise E Riva Method of installing underground pipes or ducts
US3005314A (en) * 1958-01-10 1961-10-24 Wesley B Cunningham Method and apparatus for forming tunnels or other underground conduit installations
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US2383496A (en) * 1941-03-06 1945-08-28 Nebolsine Ross Method of and apparatus for installing lateral wells in fluidsaturable earth
US2656683A (en) * 1950-02-07 1953-10-27 Louise E Riva Method of installing underground pipes or ducts
US2656148A (en) * 1952-02-02 1953-10-20 Albert L Fladung Pipe pushing device
US3005314A (en) * 1958-01-10 1961-10-24 Wesley B Cunningham Method and apparatus for forming tunnels or other underground conduit installations
US3415329A (en) * 1966-01-20 1968-12-10 Vavra Hydraulteknik Ab Method and an apparatus for installing underground pipes

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US4650374A (en) * 1984-07-18 1987-03-17 Paul Schmidt Apparatus for driving pipes through the ground
US5011331A (en) * 1988-11-25 1991-04-30 Armedio Clavarino Method and structural elements for construction underground garages
US6652190B1 (en) * 2002-11-08 2003-11-25 Robert J. Verkyk Method to install underground pipe casing
WO2004044381A1 (en) * 2002-11-08 2004-05-27 Verkyk Robert J Method to install underground pipe casing
FR3025829A1 (fr) * 2014-09-15 2016-03-18 Bouygues Travaux Publics Procede et installation de creusement mecanise d'un rameau de communication entre deux tunnels de circulation ou entre deux puits verticaux.
WO2016041858A1 (fr) * 2014-09-15 2016-03-24 Bouygues Travaux Publics Procédé et installation de creusement mécanisé d'un rameau de communication entre deux tunnels de circulation ou entre deux puits verticaux
US20190376257A1 (en) * 2017-01-18 2019-12-12 Yubin Wang Grooving Device for Underground Structures and Its Construction Method
US20190383142A1 (en) * 2017-01-18 2019-12-19 Yubin Wang Tunneling Device for Pipe Jacking and Its Construction Method
US11242748B2 (en) * 2017-01-18 2022-02-08 Yubin Wang Tunneling device for pipe jacking and its construction method

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