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Tunnel Waterproofing
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for decision-reaching when planning and executing tunnel waterproofing work.
Information given, and in particular suggestions made for use and application
of our products are based on our current knowlwedge and experience in the
normal case at the time of printing and are to be considered as system
suggestions that must be adapted to the given conditions.
Content
Basics 1
Your requirements against mountain water ........................................................................... 1
Our range for underground construction................................................................................ 1
Your requirements against groundwater................................................................................ 2
Our range for open-cut construction ...................................................................................... 2
Waterproofing systems 10
Polymer waterproofing membranes..................................................................................... 10
Polymer waterproofing membranes..................................................................................... 11
Waterproof concrete structure ............................................................................................. 14
Shotcrete ............................................................................................................................. 15
Details 16
Connection arch-drainage ................................................................................................... 16
Trasition underground excavation / open-cut construction .................................................. 17
Application technique 18
Fastening technique ............................................................................................................ 18
Jointing and testing technique ............................................................................................. 19
Reference projects 20
Reference projects............................................................................................................... 20
Switzerland .......................................................................................................................... 20
Foreign countries ................................................................................................................. 24
Protection Sika®
concepts for Coatings for site-cast concrete
concrete Coatings for tubbing concrete
Protective
Drainage
membranes
Possibly
relief of leakage water
or
Rigid waterproofing
Evacuation of mountain water not holding water head
Designation Description Additional measures
For minimum tightness requirements Maintenance of the drainage system
SprB-Drain Shotcrete with FlexoDrain
drainage system
OL-Drain
Drainage none
Substrate Shotcrete
Sika®
• Concrete admixtures
• Concrete additives
• Set accelerator
• FlexoDrain (Drainage system for preliminary waterproofing)
Fastening with .. Disk fasteners, Velcro system Disk fasteners, Velcro system
• welding / Velcro fastening Hotmelt system
• welding / Velcro fastening / adhesive
Protective layers Protective membranes
Additional measures
Partitioning with injectable waterstops
EL-I
Injections with cement or resins
System components
Concrete additives
• Silicafume SikaFume® Sika Concrete Manual
• Sikacrete-PP1 HR Product Data Sheets
Site Manual
Sika Data CD
System components
4 6
5
3
1
7
2
7 Unbonded layer
2 3
5
5
2
6
1
5 6
7
3
4
2
5
4
8 6
3
5
5
3
1 Drainage pipe
2 Tubbing rings
Shotcrete
Evacuation of mountain water / not holding water head SprB-Drain
Drill-and-blast excavation / Rehabilitation
4
3
3
2
5 6
6 Unbonded layer
Connection arch-drainage
not holding water head / drill-and-blast
1 Site drainage / In
2 Gravel 30/50
3 Foundation
4 Mountain water drainage
5 Gravel 30/50
not holding water head / TBM excavation
6 Rock support
3 4 5 6
2 1
1 Rock support
4 Protective mat
Fastening technique
Spotwise welding
− Shotcrete, >5cm
− Drainage mat
− Fastener disks
− Hot air weld
− Waterproofing membrane
Sikaplan®
Spotwise Velcro
− Shotcrete, >5cm
− Drainage mat
− Fastener disk with Velcro
− Fleeceback Sikaplan®
waterproofing membrane
Advantage: Polymer waterproofing membrane not affected by welding
Stripwise adhesive-bonded
− Tubbing concrete /
(shotcrete)
− Adhesive bead
(liquid adhesive)
− Waterproofing membrane
Sikaplan® fleece back
Welding technique:
• Hot air Scriber
• Hot wedge
• Combi wedge (Hot air/hot
wedge)
Vacuum dome*
• Hot air
Vacuum dome*
for additional security
Reference projects
Switzerland
Year Project Location m2
1968 Belchentunnel Egerkingen-Eptingen 142'000
1968 Tunnel Ebenrain Sissach 15'000
1968 Tunnel Oberburg Eptingen 8'000
1968 Zivilschutzanlage Wartegg 6'000
1969 Tunnel Arisdorf Arisdorf 60'000
1969 Tunnel Bärenburg Andeer 20'000
1969 Tunnel Rofla 20'000
1970 Tunnel Solis Solis 23'000
1972 Gotthardtunnel Uri 60'000
1972 Tunnel de Belmont Belmont s.Lausanne 15'000
1974 Tunnel Alvaschein Alvaschein 19'000
1974 Tunnel Cern Genève 16'000
1977 Schacht Hattig Bauen 6'000
1977 Tunnel Seelisberg Süd Beckenried-Seedorf 120'000
1977 Tunnel Bötzberg 9'000
1978 Taubenloch 5 Biel-La Heutte 12'000
1978 Taubenloch 6 Biel-La Heutte 10'000
1978 Tunnel Gotthard Moto di dentro 16'000
1979 Bahntunnel Born 10'000
1979 Tunnel 6, La Reuchenette Péry 14'000
1979 Tunnel 8, La Reuchenette Péry 12'000
1980 Tunnel Born Olten 17'000
1980 Tunnel Calfreiser-Tobel Chur-Arosa 8'000
1980 Tunnel Stäubenden Guttannen 8'000
1980 Taubenloch 8 Biel-La Heutte 22'000
1980 Tunnel Seelisberg, Huttegg 7'000
1981 Tunnel Aeuli Lichtensteig 7'000
1981 Tunnel Flooz Lichtensteig 6'000
1981 Tunnel Piottino Rodio-Fiesso 30'000
1981 Tunnel Raischibe 30'000
1981 Vertikalschacht Gubrist 8'000
1982 Tunnel Hohtenn-Mittal Hohtenn 60'000
1983 Tunnel Aspwald Jona 8'000
1983 Tunnel Fratten Quarten 13'000
1983 Tunnel Handegg Guttannen 3'000
1983 Tunnel Hof Quarten 23'000
1983 Tunnel Jonerwald Jona 8'000
1983 Tunnel Raischibe Walenstadt 34'000
1983 Tunnel Handegg 3'000
* Waterproofing FPO
Foreign countries