Project domains
| Project Area A: Subsoil and Tunnel Boring Machine | ||
| A | 1: Ground investigation through the analysis of TBM data (project finished July 2014) | Prof. M. Alber, Prof. M. Thewes |
| 2: Development of Effective Concepts for Tunnel Reconnaissance using Acoustic Methods | Prof. W. Friederich, Prof. T. Nestorović | |
| 4: Conditioning of the Support Medium and Face Support in Tunneling with Earth-Pressure-Balance-Shields | Prof. M. Thewes | |
| 5: Hydro-Mechanical Processes due to Mechanized Tunneling in Soft Clay Rock | Dr. A. A. Lavasan | |
| 6: Local Transient Face Support within Hydro-Shields | Dr. B. Schößer, Dr. W. Baille | |
| Project Area B: Lining Systems and Support | ||
| B | 1: Multi-Material Modular Lining Segments for Adaptive and Robust Tunnel Lining Systems | Prof. R. Breitenbücher, Prof. P. Mark |
| 2: Damage Analyses and Concepts for Damage-Tolerant Tunnel Linings | Prof. G. Meschke, Dr. J.J. Timothy | |
| 3: Compressible Annular Gap Grouts for Squeezing Rock | Prof. R. Breitenbücher | |
| 4: Annular Gap Grouting: Hydro-Chemo-Mechanical Modeling and Space-Resolved Experimental Investigations | Prof. H. Steeb | |
| Project Area C: Process Modeling | ||
| C | 1: Process-Oriented Simulation Models for Mechanized Tunneling | Prof. S. Freitag, Prof. G. Meschke |
| 2: System and Parameter Identification Methods for Ground Models in Mechanized Tunneling | Prof. M. König, Dr. E. Mahmoudi | |
| 3: Process Simulation in Mechanized Tunneling: From Prognoses to Real-Time Steering Us-ing Continuous Machine-Data-Based Model Updates | Prof. M. König, Prof. M. Thewes | |
| 4: Simulation of Processes at the Cutting Wheel and in the Excavation Chamber | Prof. G. Meschke, Prof. A. Vogel | |
| 5: Characterization of the Interactions between Cutting Tools and Rock during Tunneling from a Metallurgical and Rock Physical Point of View | Prof. J. Renner, Prof. A. Röttger | |
| 6: Multiscale Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of Cutting Tools Regarding their Tribological Behavior | Prof. D. Balzani, Prof. K. Hackl | |
| 7: Vibration-based monitoring of interactions at cutting wheel - detecting wear | Prof. I. Mueller | |
| Project Area D: Information Management and Risk Modeling | ||
| D | 1: Interactive Exploration and Assessment of Tunnel Alignments | Prof. M. König, Prof. M. Thewes |
| 3: Model-Based Risk Analysis for Heterogeneous Existing Structures | Prof. P. Mark | |
| Project Area T: | ||
| T | 2: Simulation-and-monitoring-based real-time steering in mechanized tunneling | Prof. S. Freitag, Prof. Dr. G. Meschke |
| 3: Simulation-based planning and control of mechanised tunnelling, taking into account onsite and offsite logistics processes | Prof. M. Koenig, Prof. M. Thewes | |
| MGK | ||
| Integrated Graduate School | Prof. S. Freitag, Prof. G. Meschke | |