Seminar overview

The impact of TBM EPB tunnelling was assessed with respect to the observed values of settlements as the results of extensive monitoring system of the subsoil and ground surface. The aim of the empirical and numerical analysis using FEM was to determine the real scale of impact and to determine the formula for the asymmetric settlement trough observed during the passage of two TBMs in quaternary cohesive soils.

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About seminar speakers

Prof. Anna Siemińska-Lewandowska has been the Head of the Department of Geotechnics, Bridges and Underground Structures at Warsaw University of Technology since 2002. With over 200 publications, Prof. Lewandowska’s research focuses on parametric studies of the retaining walls (DWalls), FEM analyses of impact of deep excavation and TBMs tunnelling on existing buildings. She is the current President of the Polish Group of ITA and member of TC 204 ISSMGE.

Dr Rafał Kuszyk obtained his master degree at the Faculty of Geology, Warsaw University, followed by a post graduate course “Mechanized Tunnelling” at Politecnico di Torino and  PhD at WUT.  His research focuses on ground investigation, FEM analyses with respect to the ground constitutive soil models and TBM tunnelling.

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