Buenos Aires 2013 july Geol. MSc Eng. MBA Hugo Cássio Rocha
TUNNELS IN BRAZIL “Expansión de las Obras Metroviarias en grandes
Centros Urbanos”
• Tunneling in Brazil started in second half of 19th century
• 1858 – 1865: Construction of 15 tunnels (section 2 of the ‘Dom Pedro II Railroad’, in Rio de Janeiro), with lengths varying from 25 to 2,238 meters – the Grand tunnel – in a total of 5,220m.
History
Visita do Imperador ao vazamento do Túnel Grande (Silva Telles, 2006)
History
• 1865: 20 tunnels (Central line – from Rio de Janeiro to Belo Horizonte)
• 1877 – 1879: New uses of Air Drills and Dynamite in the Maritime branch of the Dom Pedro II Railroad.
• 1928 – 1937: 37 new tunnels (over 5km) along the former Sorocabana Railroad, for the access from São Paulo to the Port of Santos.
One of the Sorocabana Railroad Tunnels
The 60s
• Several urban road tunnels in Rio de Janeiro - in normal operation since then.
• Sewers and water supply tunnels.
• Some Hydro Tunnels
The 70´s
• Metro São Paulo – Line 1
– partly excavated with na open face TBM
• Imigrantes
– 7 Tunnels (total = 3899m)
Single-track open face TBM
Imigrantes Highway – ascending branch
The 80s and 90s
• Sao Paulo Subway: Line 2
• Road Tunnels in Sao Paulo
• Several hydropower plans, including Serra da Mesa (Undergroung caves measuring 30 m width and 70m height)
Tunnel volume by tunnel type
(106 m3)
Railway 7,24
Subway 1,86
highway 7,03
Hydroelectric 9,37
Sewer and Utilities
1,44Underpasses 0,03
Recent Projects
• Line 2 extension – Metro São Paulo.
• Line 4 – Metro São Paulo.
• Gastau – Hard Rock TBM – aprox. 5 km
• Line 1 Extension Rio de Janeiro – Drill and Blast – during the last years, 2 stations + line tunnels
• Several other projects
Recent Projects
• Line 2 extension – Metro São Paulo.
• Line 4 – Metro São Paulo.
• Gastau – Hard Rock TBM – aprox. 5 km
• Line 1 Extension Rio de Janeiro – Drill and Blast – during the last years, 2 stations + line tunnels
• Several other projects
Diameter: 9.460mm
Potência cabeça de corte: 3.200kW
Velocidade da Cabeça- 0-4 rpm
Weight 715 t
Torque- 22815 kNm
20 motores
Abertura de face 36 %
2 copy cutter de rocha e 2 de solo
Empuxo 84500 Kn ( 96500 max)
15 pares de macacos
Excentricidade 10 mm
Articulação ativa c/ 20 cilindros
Radius min 250m
Pressão de trabalho 4 bar
Linhas de inj. de graxa- 40
Linhas de inj. de grout- 12
S-336, Tuneladora EPB
Extensão túnel: 6.500m Geologia: Areias,Argilas, siltes, gnaisse
Recent Projects
• Line 2 extension – Metro São Paulo.
• Line 4 – Metro São Paulo.
• Gastau – Hard Rock TBM – aprox. 5 km
• Line 1 Extension Rio de Janeiro – Drill and Blast – during the last years, 2 stations + line tunnels
• Several other projects
Recent Projects
• Line 2 extension – Metro São Paulo.
• Line 4 – Metro São Paulo.
• Gastau – Hard Rock TBM – aprox. 5 km
• Line 1 Extension Rio de Janeiro – Drill and Blast – during the last years, 2 stations + line tunnels
• Several other projects
Projects under Construction
• Line 4 – Rio de Janeiro Subway
• Line 5 – Sao Paulo Subway
• Maravilha Harbor – Rio de Janeiro – 1600 m of three ways Tunnels
• Harbor LLX projects – 1400 m of tunnels
TRECHO OESTE Em obras
TRECHO SUL Fase de Projeto
Station Nossa Sra da Paz
Station Gávea / PUC
Station Antero de Quental
Station São Conrado
Station J. Oceânico
Station Jardim de Alah
Expansão de General Osório LINHA 1
Line 4 – Rio de Janeiro Subway
TRECHO OESTE Em obras
TRECHO SUL Fase de Projeto
Station Nossa Sra da Paz
Station Gávea / PUC
Station Antero de Quental
Station São Conrado
Station J. Oceânico
Station Jardim de Alah
Expansão de General Osório LINHA 1 Line 4 – Rio de Janeiro Subway
TRECHO SUL
Station Gávea / PUC
Station Antero de Quental
Station Jardim de Alah
Leblon Ipanema
Gávea
•Project extension: 5.5 km •Number of Stations: 4 •Excavation Method: TBM
EXPANSÃO GENERAL OSÓRIO
LINHA 1
Station Nossa Sra da Paz
•Conceptual Study/Project : FGV •Basic project: Consórcio Novo Rio
Line 4 – Rio de Janeiro Subway
Lina 4
Traçado Vertical
JARDIM
DE ALAH
NOSSA SENHORA DA PAZ
ANTERO DE
QUENTAL GENERAL
OSÓRIO GÁVEA
COBERTURA
BÁSICA: 10 A 11m
GEOLOGY STUDY
Line 4 – Rio de Janeiro Subway
Lina 4
Almoxarifado
Oficina
Estoque de Aduelas
Central de Ar Comprimido Central de
Tratamento de Água
Descarte de Material transportado por
Correia Transportadora
Central de Grout
TBM
TBM – Tunnel Boring Machine
Montagem TBM – Operational structure
Projects under Construction
• Line 4 – Rio de Janeiro Subway
• Line 5 – Sao Paulo Subway
• Maravilha Harbor – Rio de Janeiro – 1600 m of three ways Tunnels
• Harbor LLX projects – 1400 m of tunnels
Projects under Construction
• Line 4 – Rio de Janeiro Subway
• Line 5 – Sao Paulo Subway
• Maravilha Harbor – Rio de Janeiro – 1600 m of three ways Tunnels
• Harbor LLX projects – 1400 m of tunnels
Projects under Construction
• Line 4 – Rio de Janeiro Subway
• Line 5 – Sao Paulo Subway
• Maravilha Harbor – Rio de Janeiro – 1600 m of three ways Tunnels
• Harbor LLX projects – 1400 m of tunnels
Projects under Construction
• Porto Maravilha – Rio de Janeiro: Sistema de Túneis Urbanos, parte de um projeto de urbanização da Prefeitura
Projects under Construction
• Porto Maravilha – Rio de Janeiro: Sistema de Túneis Urbanos, parte de um projeto de urbanização da Prefeitura
Projects under Construction
• Linha 4 – Metrô Rio de Janeiro
• Linha 5 – Metrô de São Paulo
• Porto Maravilha – Rio de Janeiro – total 1600 m de túnel via tripla
• Projeto porto LLX – 1400 m de túneis
Future Projects
• High Speed Rail System
The proposed alignment includes 91 km of tunnels (47 km in urban areas), in a investment estimated for about US$6.3 billion (tunnels only)
Project Length
(km)
Underground urban railway
Metro Line 4 Extension
Metro Line 6
Metro Line 15
Roberto Marinho Urban highway
Ring Road North Section
8
1,5
35,1
11,5
4,5
10
Future projects
General view of the station with level tunnels Estações com túneis em nível
Vista Geral das Estações com túneis em nível
Project Length
(km)
Highway tunnels
Railway tunnels
Metro Curitiba Line 2
4.7
35
20.2
Future projects
Extensão da linha – 14,2 km Elevados - 2,2 Km Subterrâneo - 12,0 Km Estações - 13 Unds
METRO DE CURITIBA Linha Azul Norte – sul