Tunnel Gantries: Fostering Safe, Efficient & Rapid Tunnel Construction

Naragana Jaya Chandra Gowd, Abhijeet Vijay Gawai, and Vivek Ganesh Abhyankar at SGAWings Consultants, Mumbai, share insights into Tunnel Gantries, their planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance strategies.

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Tunnel gantries remain relatively understudied in academic literature, with limited research dedicated to exploring their design principles, operational characteristics (there are no specific design codes or books available exclusively for tunnel gantries). This paper delves into the historical background of tunnel gantries, elucidates their structural design and components, explores applications and uses of tunnel gantries, their advantages and disadvantages, examines the present studies and analyses technological innovations, highlights their implementation and impact. It discusses future trends and innovations, and addresses the gaps by providing a holistic understanding of tunnel gantries and their role in fostering safe, efficient, and rapid construction of tunnels.

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