Digitalisation platform for modelling TBM tunnel construction : enhancing interoperability and collaboration

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Huang, Mengqi and Ninic, Jelena and Zhang, Qianbing; Moreno-Rangel, Alejandro and Kumar, Bimal, eds. (2025) Digitalisation platform for modelling TBM tunnel construction : enhancing interoperability and collaboration. In: EG-ICE 2025. University of Strathclyde Publishing, GBR, pp. 410-416. ISBN 9781914241826 (https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00093283)

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Abstract

There is a historic investment across transport, utilities, and social infrastructure in fast-growing cities worldwide, accompanied with a substantial increase in tunnelling projects. Many critical project risks, such as ground conditions, are least well understood in early planning and development, the stage when risks are most effectively mitigated. With industry 4.0 revolutionising the AEC industries, systems and workflows are renewed to mitigate tunnelling and ground movement risks. A framework is proposed based on the Digital Twin paradigm, centred around data, models and exchange to address the challenges surrounding tunnel boring machine (TBM) tunnelling. Workflows for uses cases during the design, construction and operation phases are also proposed supported by improved interoperability through the use of building information modelling (BIM), 3D numerical modelling, and data analytics. The resulting products demonstrate the significant potential of developing Digital Twins early stage in the project lifecycle for more effective management of tunnelling projects.

  • Item type:Book Section
    ID code:93283
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    1 July 2025
    Published
    9 June 2025
    Accepted
    Subjects:Fine Arts > Architecture
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Architecture
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:27 Jun 2025 14:14
    Last modified:29 Jun 2026 09:40
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/93283
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