The new highway in Peloponnese in Greece and its underground structures. A focus on special conditions

Stayroula Schina, Katerina Haralampidou, Thomas Konstantis, Panagiotis Sitarenios

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Abstract

The new highway constructed in south Greece includes many civil engineer constructions, such as tunnels and cut & covers, bridges, embankments, deep excavations, improvement of existing road pavings, widening e.t.c. The paper focuses on the underground structures and especially on the design and the special conditions of “Artemissio” (Left Branch), “Neochori”, “Sterna” and “Kalogeriko” tunnel. The geotechnical conditions where they are excavated, as well as the design approach of temporary support system and final lining are described, while a mention in special geotechnical and other issues for each tunnel and their management is included.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWorld Tunnel Congress 2011, Helsinki, Proceedings in CD.
Place of PublicationHelsinki, Finland
Publication statusPublished - May 2011
EventITA-AITES World Tunnel Congress 2011 - Helsinki, Finland
Duration: 21 May 201126 May 2011
Conference number: 37

Conference

ConferenceITA-AITES World Tunnel Congress 2011
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityHelsinki
Period21/05/1126/05/11

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