WO1997043490A1 - Tunnel submerge a suspension flottante - Google Patents

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WO1997043490A1
WO1997043490A1 PCT/EP1997/002438 EP9702438W WO9743490A1 WO 1997043490 A1 WO1997043490 A1 WO 1997043490A1 EP 9702438 W EP9702438 W EP 9702438W WO 9743490 A1 WO9743490 A1 WO 9743490A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D29/00—Independent underground or underwater structures; Retaining walls
    • E02D29/063—Tunnels submerged into, or built in, open water
    • E02D29/067—Floating tunnels; Submerged bridge-like tunnels, i.e. tunnels supported by piers or the like above the water-bed

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  • the present invention relates to a submerged tunnel with buoyant suspension for a road and/or rail connection between two shores which are separated by an expanse of water and in the region of which the tunnel has respective ends, of the type comprising a plurality of tubular modules of predetermined axis which are connected rigidly to one another head to tail and which are anchored to a bed of the expanse of water between the shores in order to resist buoyancy.
  • road and/or rail connections between opposite shores separated by an expanse of water such as, for example, a stretch of sea, are nowadays obtained by the construction of bridges or subterranean tunnels.
  • the building of bridges is the preferred solution, both from the technical point of view and from the economic point of view, for the connection of tracts less than 1 km in length or for shallow tracts for which it is possible to construct bridges having several bays.
  • the construction of a bridge having a single bay longer than 1 km involves the solving of problems connected with the design and, above all, construction of the bridge which, in addition to being difficult to solve, entail a substantial increase in the cost of the work.
  • the solution of using bridges having a long bay is not suitable for earthquake zones.
  • the problem underlying the present invention is that of providing a submerged tunnel with buoyant suspension for a road and/or rail connection between two shores separated by an expanse of water, which tunnel exhibits structural and functional characteristics enabling the above-mentioned difficulties to be overcome and which is at the same time simple and economical to produce.
  • each module comprises a buoyancy chamber defined between an external casing and at least one internal duct.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic side view of a tunnel according to the invention connecting two opposing shores
  • - Figure 2 is a diagrammatic plan view of the tunnel of Figure 1
  • - Figure 3 is a perspective partially sectional view of a portion of the tunnel of Figure 1
  • - Figure 4 is a perspective partially sectional view of one end of the tunnel of Figure 1
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional diagrammatic view of the tunnel of Figure 1 .
  • FIG. 7 is a diagrammatic partially sectional plan view of the intermediate portion of the tunnel of Figure 1,
  • FIGS 8, 9 and 10 are respective views in perspective and in partial section of some details of the tunnel of Figure 1 ,
  • FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional diagrammatic view of a detail of the runnel of Figure 1
  • - Figures 12 and 13 are views of a detail of the tunnel of Figure 1 in two different functional configurations
  • FIG. 14 is a diagrammatic side view of the tunnel of Figure 1 in a different configuration.
  • a tunnel with buoyant suspension for a road and rail connection between two shores 2 which are separated by an expanse of water 3 and in the region of which the tunnel has respective ends 4 is generally indicated 1.
  • the tunnel 1 is formed by a plurality of identical tubular modules 5 connected rigidly to one another head to tail and is supported at its ends 4 by respective connecting structures 6 ( Figure 4) which are fixedly joined to the shores 2 of the expanse of water 3.
  • Each module 5 comprises an external casing 7 having a substantially circular cross-section and extending along an axis X-X over a predetermined straight stretch.
  • the diameter of the modules is 15 m while the length of each module is 50 m.
  • the modules 5 are joined rigidly to one another end to end by means of a connection having bolted end flanges 8 between which are interposed annular packing elements, known per se and not shown in the drawings, which seal the connections against water ingress.
  • the cross-section of the external casing 7 may be substantially elliptical, polygonal or in similar forms.
  • the external casing 7 of the modules 5 is formed by a plurality of stringers of predetermined thickness S of which there are 24 in the example and which are indicated 9 and which extend parallel to the axis X-X between the flanges 8 and are joined to one another side by side along axial joint lines by means of continuous welds 10 in such a manner as to form the external casing
  • each stringer 9 may be composed of several parts welded to one another until the required length is obtained.
  • the stringers 9 have a curved cross-section and are arranged side by side in the region of the joints in such a manner as to form apices and to ensure that the concavity faces the outside of the module 5.
  • Tubular joint covers 11 having a substantially circular open cross-section extend axially astraddle the axial joint lines of the stringers 9 at the outside of the module 5, in order to enclose the apices inside them.
  • the joint covers 11 are secured to the stringers 9 by means of continuous welds 12 ( Figure 11).
  • Each module 5 comprises two tubular ducts 13 and 14, of the road and rail type, respectively, which extend axially inside it one above the other and which are maintained radially separate from one another and from the external casing 7 by a plurality of radial centring diaphragms 15 spaced along the axis X-X of the module 5.
  • each module comprises eleven diaphragms 15, of which two are arranged in the region of the flanges 8 of the modules 5 and the remainder are arranged at an equal distance from one another along the axis X-X.
  • the diaphragms 15 have an external profile corresponding to the internal cross-section of the external casing 7 so that they mate with the latter, and they are welded continuously to the external casing 7 along their entire external periphery in order to form therewith a continuous sealed connection.
  • the diaphragms 15 have openings in which the tubular road and rail ducts 13 and 14 are inserted.
  • openings have a profile corresponding to the profile of the respective tubular duct inserted inside so that they mate therewith
  • the diaphragms 15 are welded continuously to the tubular ducts 13 and 14, producing a continuous sealed connection therewith
  • longitudinal diaphragms arranged radially relative to the axis X-X of the tubular module, for use optionally in combination with the transverse diaphragms 15
  • a module buoyancy chamber which is subdivided by the diaphragms 15 into a plurality of buoyancy chambers, which, in the example given, are ten in number for each module 5, are indicated 16 and are advantageously independent of one another
  • Each buoyancy chamber 16 is associated with first and second valve means, of a type known per se and not shown in the Figures, which bring the buoyancy chambers 16 into fluid communication with the outside of the tunnel 1 and with a compressed air circuit associated with the tunnel 1 , respectively
  • the road 13 and rail 14 tubular ducts are provided with water tight security doors 55 through which it is possible to gam access to stairs 52 inside the buoyancy chambers 16, which stairs connect the two tubular ducts ( Figure 9)
  • the modules 5 at the opposite end ot the tunnel 1 are respectively connected rigidly end to end with end sleeves 18 which have a tubular cross-section of a diameter substantially equal to that of the modules 5 and inside which the road and rail tubular ducts 13 and 14 extend
  • the sleeves 18 have a smooth cylindrical outer surface and are engaged with the above-mentioned connecting structures 6 by articulated connection means 19 which enable the sleeves 18 to slide axially and, to a limited extent, to move angularly relative to the connecting structures 6, especially in a plane which is vertical relative to the surface of the expanse of water 3.
  • Each connecting structure 6 comprises a parallelepipedal reinforced concrete base 20 having a through hole which is aligned with the axis X-X of the tunnel 1 and into which the sleeve 18 is slidably inserted with radial play from a front side of the base 20 ( Figure 4).
  • a flexible annular membrane 17 acting as a packing joins the sleeve 18 to the front side of the base 20 in order to prevent the ingress of water into the connecting structure 6.
  • the base opens out to form a hollow seat 21 which is substantially spherical and coaxial with the axis of the hole.
  • the articulated connection means 19 are formed by a plurality of segments 22 inte ⁇ osed between the sleeve 18 and the seat 21 and disposed circumferentially in a pitched manner about the sleeve
  • the segments 22 have a cylindrical surface which is complementary to the outer surface of the sleeve with which it is in contact and an opposite spherical cover which is in contact with the seat 21 and which has the same radius of curvature.
  • the segments 22 form, with the seat 21 , a ball joint which permits limited angular articulation of the sleeve 18 relative to the base 20, especially in the above-mentioned vertical plane.
  • the segments 22 also enable the sleeve 18 to slide axially in the hole in the base 20.
  • the segments 22 are produced from high- resistance plastics material, for example of the type known commercially as RILSEN, while the seat 21 is covered with steel plates.
  • the seat 21 may be covered with plates of anti-friction material.
  • the tunnel 1 comprises a first and a second module, 23 and 24, having first ends 25 connected by means of a hinged joint 26 which permits limited variations in the angle of inclination a of one module relative to the other. Consequently, the tunnel 1 is subdivided into a first and a second portion which are rigid and are articulated to a limited extent to one another about the joint 26.
  • the joint 26 comprises means 27 for the end to end hinged connection of the above-mentioned first and second modules 23 and 24 so that they can rotate relative to one another about a horizontal hinge axis Y-Y which is parallel to the surface of the expanse of water 3 and which passes through the modules 23 and 24.
  • the hinge axis Y-Y coincides with the horizontal diameter of the cross-section of the modules 23 and 24 and passes between the road tubular duct 13 and the rail tubular duct 14
  • These means 27 are preferably in the form of arms 28 which project, respectively, from the first end 25 of the first module 23 and of the second module 24 in the horizontal plane containing the hinge axis Y-Y.
  • the arms 28 projecting from the first module 23 are staggered and partially overlap the arms 28 projecting from the second module 24, the above-mentioned arms being connected to one another by means of a hinge pin 29 extending along the hinge axis Y-Y.
  • the first ends 25 of the above-mentioned first and second modules 23 and 24 comprise respective flanges 30 which face one another and are spaced axially from one another by a predetermined distance in such a manner as to permit limited rotation of one portion of the tunnel 1 relative to the other about the hinge axis Y-Y, without the flanges 30 of the first and second modules 23 and 24 interfering with one another.
  • a resiliently deformable annular element 31 is inserted in a partially compressed state between the flanges 30 in order to follow the movements thereof during the rotation of the modules 23 and 24 about the hinge axis Y-Y and to act therebetween as a packing.
  • two opposing wings 32 extend perpendicularly in the horizontal plane extending through the hinge axis Y-Y over a predetermined distance, for example 45 metres.
  • the wings 32 of the first module 23 are connected to the wings 32 of the second module 24 by hinged connection means 33 similar to the means 27 described above and having the same hinge axis Y- Y. This increases the resistance of the hinged connection between the two portions of the tunnel 1 to stresses caused, for example, by the sea currents acting in the horizontal plane.
  • first and second modules 23 and 24 comprise flanges which are inclined at a predetermined limited angle, for example, one degree, relative to the perpendicular to the axis X-X so that they are respectively inclined towards the ends 4 of the tunnel 1. This enables the angle of inclination formed between the two portions of the tunnel 1 in the region of the joint 26 to be distributed over a larger portion of the tunnel 1.
  • the tunnel 1 comprises two opposing pluralities of side lattices 34 which are spaced axially from one another and which extend perpendicularly from the modules 5, in the above-mentioned horizontal plane parallel to the surface of the expanse of water 3, from a base 35 to an apex 36 over a distance L, for example 40 m.
  • the side lattices 34 are arranged in the region of the ends of the modules 5 so that the side lattices 34 of one plurality are positioned axially in the region of the side lattices 34 of the other plurality.
  • the side lattices 34 of each plurality are connected to one another by tie-rods 37 extending along the axis X-X of the tunnel 1.
  • the tie-rods 37 comprise a first type of tie-rod extending from the apex 36 of a side lattice 34 to the base of the adjacent side lattices 34, and vice versa, and a second type of tie-rod extending from the apex 36 of a side lattice 34 to the base of the side lattices 34 which are not immediately adjacent, and vice versa, so as to form an interlaced network which holds all the modules 5 of the tunnel 1 laterally, increasing the rigidity of the tunnel 1 towards deformation in the above-mentioned horizontal plane (Figure 7).
  • a plurality of lower lattices 38 positioned axially in the region of the side lattices 34, extend vertically from the tunnel 1 towards a bed 39 of the expanse of water 3 from a base to an apex 40 ( Figure 5).
  • the apices 40 of the lower lattices 38 and the apices 36 of the side lattices 34 are connected by means of tie-rods 41 , for example sheared link chains, to anchoring plinths 42 associated with the bed 39 of the expanse of water 3 in order to resist the buoyancy acting on the tunnel, as will be seen more clearly hereinafter.
  • Uncouplable coupling means 43 are inserted along the tie-rods 41 to permit the operation of coupling/uncoupling the modules 5 of the tunnel 1 from the anchoring plinths 42.
  • the coupling means 43 are preferably formed by a slip hook, of a type known per se, comprising a body 44 of which one end is fixedly joined to a tie- rod 41 connected to the tunnel 1. Hinged to the opposite end of the body 44 is a movable arm 45 held in the closed position by a locking lever 46. The locking lever 46 is caused to move out of and into an operative position in which it locks the movable arm 45 in the closed position.
  • the movable arm 45 When the movable arm 45 is held in the closed position ( Figure 12) it forms with the body 44 of the slip hook an eyelet which permits the engagement of the end of a tie-rod 41 , which end is connected to an anchoring plinth 42.
  • the tunnel 1 comprises a plurality of upper lattices 47, which are positioned axially in the region of the side lattices 34 and which extend vertically from the tunnel 1 towards the surface of the expanse of water 3 from a base to an apex 48.
  • the apices 36, 40 and 48 of side lattices 34, lower lattices 38 and upper lattices 47 positioned axially in the region of the same cross-section of the tunnel 1 are connected by peripheral tie-rods 49.
  • the peripheral tie-rods 49 limit the deflection of the side lattices 34 towards the bed 39 of the expanse of water 3 resulting from the action exerted thereon by the tie-rods 41 ( Figure 5).
  • Deflector elements 50 are associated laterally with the tunnel 1 on both sides in order to reduce the hydrodynamic resistance thereof in the horizontal plane.
  • the deflector elements 50 are in the form of opposing upper and lower plates 51 having a first side fixedly joined to the upper and lower portion, respectively, of the modules 5, relative to the surface of the expanse of water 3, and extending along the axis X-X thereof between the bases 35 of the side lattices 34.
  • An opposite side of the plates 51 extends parallel to the axis X-X in alignment with the apices 36 of the side lattices 34, the ends of this opposite side being fixedly joined to the apices 36 of the side lattices 34.
  • the plates 51 have a curved cross-section and are positioned in such a manner that the concavities of opposing upper and lower plates 51 face one another ( Figure 3).
  • Support struts known per se and not shown in the drawing are inserted between opposing upper and lower plates 51 and prevent the plates 51 from pressing against one another owing to the effect of the sea currents acting on them.
  • the deflector elements 50 cooperate with the lattices and tie-rods to stiffen the structure of the tunnel 1 transversely.
  • Side anchoring plinths 53 fixedly joined to the shores 2 are arranged on both sides of the tunnel 1 at a predetermined distance, for example 500 m in the example under consideration, from the axis X-X of the tunnel 1 in the region of the shores 2.
  • a plurality of side tie-rods 54 connect the tunnel 1 to the above-mentioned side plinths 53, thus helping to keep it aligned and in position between the opposing connecting structures 6 ( Figure 2).
  • T h e side tie-rods 54 are preferably formed by several tubular elements which are rigidly connected to one another head to tail and which have, by way of example, a thickness of 4 cm and a diameter of 90 cm.
  • the opposite ends of the side tie-rods 54 are connected, respectively, to the modules 5 of the tunnel 1 and to the side plinths 53 by means of hinges which enable the side tie-rods
  • tubular elements which form the side tie-rods 54 are closed at the ends in order to prevent any water which has entered one of them from being transmitted to the others.
  • the side tie-rods 54 may be formed by chains, cables and the like.
  • Alloy steel containing copper for example of the type known commercially as ITACOR, is preferably used to produce the modules, the lattices, the tie-rods, the deflector elements and the other parts of the tunnel which are to come into contact with the water.
  • the tunnel 1 comprises lighting means, air-conditioning means, anti-fire devices, electrical equipment, road and rail infrastructures and the like which are of known type and are not described hereinafter.
  • the connecting structures 6 described above are manufactured in such a manner that the front side of the base 20 is in contact with the water and the above-mentioned hole is below the surface of the expanse of water 3 by a predetermined amount.
  • Each connecting structure 6 is already prearranged with a sleeve 18 inserted inside and connected thereto by the articulated connection means 19.
  • the tubular modules 5 are constructed in a plant adjacent to the expanse of water 3 and are completed with all the infrastructures which are not damaged by coming into contact with water.
  • each module 5 is lowered into the water where it floats, the volume of the buoyancy chambers 16 being sufficient to permit flotation thereof.
  • the road 13 and rail 14 tubular ducts of the modules 5 can be closed in the region of the opposing flanged ends of the modules in order to prevent them from being filled with water.
  • Each module 5 is then completed with the side lattices 34, the lower lattices 38 and the upper lattices 47 and with the peripheral tie-rods 49.
  • the modules 5 are then joined rigidly to one another head to tail by means of the above-mentioned connection with bolted flanges 8 in order to obtain a tunnel
  • the hinged joint 26 is inserted between the two adjacent modules positioned in the region of the middle of the tunnel, in such a manner as to subdivide the tunnel into two rigid portions which are articulated to one another to a limited extent about the joint.
  • the modules 5 There are then added to the modules 5 thus connected the tie-rods 37 between the side lattices 34, the deflector elements 50 and the tie-rods 41 which are used for connection to the anchoring plinths 42.
  • the tunnel 1 which is still floating on the surface of the expanse of water 3, is then pulled along and positioned with its ends 4 in the region of the opposing shores 2 in such a manner that the axis X-X of the tunnel 1 is aligned with the connecting structures 6.
  • the floating tunnel 1 is connected by the side tie-rods 54 ( Figure 2) to the side anchoring plinths 53.
  • the tunnel 1 By flooding the buoyancy chambers 16 of the modules 5 nearest to the ends 4 of the tunnel 1 , the tunnel 1 assumes a configuration ( Figure 14) in which the part in the region of the joint 26 is raised relative to the surface of the expanse of water 3, while the ends 4 are below the surface.
  • Figure 14 By regulating the amount of water introduced into the buoyancy chambers 16 by means of the above-mentioned first valve means, it is possible to vary the sinking of the ends 4 of the tunnel 1 relative to the surface of the expanse of water 3.
  • the ends 4 of the tunnel 1 are sunk until the end modules 5 of the tunnel 1 are aligned with the sleeves 18 inserted in the connecting structures 6, so that it is possible to effect flanging therebetween.
  • the tunnel 1 can assume this configuration owing to the existence of the hinged joint 26 which enables one portion of the tunnel to be articulated relative to the other.
  • the tunnel is caused to sink to such an extent as to bring the central portion in the region of the joint 26 to a predetermined depth P, for example 40 metres, from the surface of the expanse of water 3, in order to render the expanse of water 3 navigable above the tunnel over a wide central tract II, for example from 700 to 800 m, between the two shores 2 ( Figure 1).
  • the inclination at which the two portions of the tunnel descend from the ends 4 towards the central joint 26 is approximately 2 % , which value is lower than the maximum value which can be overcome by a train.
  • the hydrostatic pressure acting on the tunnel 1 is maintained at values which do not give rise to problems of water entering from the joints.
  • the tie- rods 41 are connected to the anchoring plinths 42 by the coupling means 43, in order to anchor the modules 5 securely to the bed 39 ( Figure 5).
  • the water previously introduced is then evacuated from the buoyancy chambers 16 by the introduction of pressurised air into the buoyancy chambers 16 by the above- mentioned second valve means. This confers sufficient buoyancy on the tunnel 1 to tension the tie-rods 41 for anchoring to the bed 39.
  • the tunnel 1 is under forced immersion owing to the tie-rods 41 , while it is maintained in position laterally by the side tie-rods 54 which, as described above, are capable of following the vertical movements of the tunnel 1.
  • the network formed by the tie-rods 37 contributes to increasing the rigidity of the tunnel 1 towards deformation in the horizontal plane.
  • the tunnel 1 is supplemented with lighting means, air-conditioning means, anti-fire devices, electrical equipment, and road, rail and similar infrastructures necessary for its use.
  • the axial sliding of the sleeves 18 and the articulation thereof permitted by the articulated means 19 enable the structure of the tunnel 1 to tolerate conjoined and disjoined sussultatory and undulatory telluric motions between the shores 2, and also any severe sea storms, without its integrity being compromised.
  • the pressure of the explosion gases would rupture the walls of the ducts, but there would be a useful volume in the buoyancy chambers 16 in which the gases could expand so that the energy of the explosion was reduced.
  • the special structure of the external casing 7 of the tubular modules 5 as described above is expressly designed to deform in the case of explosion in such a manner as to turn the concavity of the stringers towards the outside. This requires the absorption on the part of the external casing 7 of a large deformation work at the expense of the pressure of the explosion gases before it tears.
  • the submerged tunnel with buoyant suspension for a road and/or rail connection between two shores separated by an expanse of water has structural and functional characteristics such as to enable the above-mentioned problem underlying the present invention to be solved.
  • One of the advantages of the submerged tunnel with buoyant suspension according to the invention resides in the modularity of its structure, which enables the length of the tunnel to be adapted to the distance between the two shores to be connected simply by varying the number of modules used.
  • the modular structure provides important advantages in the construction, transport and assembly of the components of the tunnel.
  • a further advantage of the submerged tunnel with buoyant suspension according to the invention resides in the lower overall cost of the work compared with different solutions, because the production of the tunnel does not require large-scale intervention on the land, such as the excavation of subterranean tunnels or the construction of large towers for supporting bridges having a long bay.
  • Another advantage of the submerged tunnel with buoyant suspension according to the invention resides in the safety it offers in the case of seismic phenomena, sea storms and internal explosions.
  • Another advantage of the submerged tunnel with buoyant suspension according to the invention resides in the fact that it does not impede navigability.
  • a further advantage of the submerged tunnel with buoyant suspension according to the invention resides in the ability to exchange any damaged parts thereof.
  • the tunnel according to the invention can be used for connecting two different points of the same shore, in order to realize a submerged by-pass.
  • the tunnel is substantially "U" shaped and the hinged joint is not necessary.

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L'invention concerne un tunnel submergé à suspension flottante (1) pour une voie de raccordement routière et/ou ferroviaire entre deux rives séparées par un plan d'eau (3), le tunnel (1) présentant dans cette zone des extrémités respectives (4), plusieurs modules tubulaires (5) à axe prédéterminé qui sont reliés les uns aux autres, de la tête à la queue, et sont ancrés à un lit (39) du plan d'eau (3) situé entre les rives (2) de sorte qu'ils résistent à la flottabilité. Pour plus d'efficacité, les extrémités (4) du tunnel (1) sont associées de manière coulissante et articulée, à des structures de liaison (6) montées fixes sur les rives (2), et un raccord (26) subdivisant le tunnel en deux partie rigides articulées l'une par rapport à l'autre selon une ampleur limitée, autour dudit raccord, est inséré entre deux modules adjacents (23, 24) situés dans la région du milieu du tunnel (1).
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