Tunnels

Tunnels are a crucial component in various fields, from mining to civil infrastructure, and geotechnical engineering plays a fundamental role in their design, construction, and maintenance. These structures face unique challenges due to changing geological conditions and configuration of loads they are subjected to. In this context, geotechnical engineering becomes a key discipline to ensure efficiency, safety, and durability in both conventional and mechanized tunneling. DAARWIN offers specialized geotechnical analysis tools to effectively address these challenges, ensuring the integrity of underground structures at all times.
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CIVIL
In civil engineering, Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) are primarily employed in large-scale infrastructure projects such as the construction of underground transportation systems. TBMs have been improving tunnel excavation in densely populated urban environments for the past few decades and its usage is nowadays extended worldwide for more efficient and safer tunneling in complex projects. On the other hand, tunneling with conventional methods offers more versatility in smaller-scale projects in both urban and greenfield areas.

MINING
In the mining industry, Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) are starting to play an important role for excavating access and ventilation galleries in underground mining operations. Their ability to efficiently excavate through fractured rock masses ensures the rapid opening of crucial passages for mining operation. On the other hand, conventional tunneling is still the preferred option for complex and changing geometries of extraction galleries and tunnels.

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