Failure Modes in Road Tunnels of Sierra Valle Fertil. San Juan. Argentina

Autores
Aceituno Cieri, Paula; Martino, Roberto D.; Giambastiani, Mauricio; Rocca, Ricardo J.
Año de publicación
2014
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
documento de conferencia
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
Fil: Aceituno Cieri, Paula. Dirección Nacional de Vialidad. San Juan; Argentina.
Fil: Martino, Roberto D. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.
Fil: Giambastiani, Mauricio. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.
Fil: Rocca, Ricardo J. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.
The Sierra de Valle Fertil is located in the west of Argentina (San Juan province). It is crossed by the National Road 150, that has 40 km in length including six bidirectional road tunnels with a total length of 2000 meters. The geological formations are various Carbonic Permian (Paganzo Basin) and Triassic (Ischigualasto-Villa Union Basin) sedimentary rocks, in an area adjacent to the Ischigualasto Natural Park. The Sierra has been formed by the reactivation of the basin during the formation of the Andes (Pliocene-Pleistocene) with a thick-skinned tectonics. The trace of the route follows a creek that cuts anticlinal folds. The first three tunnels are developed through soft sandstones with siltstones and shales (middle Triassic). The two following slightly cemented sandstones and conglomerates (Lower Triassic) and the last is in rigid greywackes (upper Carbonic). The support provided by the design was estimated by using RMR and Q method. During construction geological surveys were conducted on the front as it was excavated, and expected support was adjusted according to them. Different failure modes observed in rigid and soft rock are analyzed together with the solutions provided during construction. The tunnels excavated in stiff rocks were less demanding than those provided for in the design. Instead, the tunnels in soft rocks required more supports than those stipulated in the design.
Fil: Aceituno Cieri, Paula. Dirección Nacional de Vialidad. San Juan; Argentina.
Fil: Martino, Roberto D. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.
Fil: Giambastiani, Mauricio. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.
Fil: Rocca, Ricardo J. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.
Ingeniería Civil
Materia
Sedimentary rock
Geological formations
the Andes (Pliocene-Pleistocene)
Carbonic Permian
Triassic
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acceso abierto
Condiciones de uso
Repositorio
Repositorio Digital Universitario (UNC)
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Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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spelling Failure Modes in Road Tunnels of Sierra Valle Fertil. San Juan. ArgentinaAceituno Cieri, PaulaMartino, Roberto D.Giambastiani, MauricioRocca, Ricardo J.Sedimentary rockGeological formationsthe Andes (Pliocene-Pleistocene)Carbonic PermianTriassicFil: Aceituno Cieri, Paula. Dirección Nacional de Vialidad. San Juan; Argentina.Fil: Martino, Roberto D. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.Fil: Giambastiani, Mauricio. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.Fil: Rocca, Ricardo J. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.The Sierra de Valle Fertil is located in the west of Argentina (San Juan province). It is crossed by the National Road 150, that has 40 km in length including six bidirectional road tunnels with a total length of 2000 meters. The geological formations are various Carbonic Permian (Paganzo Basin) and Triassic (Ischigualasto-Villa Union Basin) sedimentary rocks, in an area adjacent to the Ischigualasto Natural Park. The Sierra has been formed by the reactivation of the basin during the formation of the Andes (Pliocene-Pleistocene) with a thick-skinned tectonics. The trace of the route follows a creek that cuts anticlinal folds. The first three tunnels are developed through soft sandstones with siltstones and shales (middle Triassic). The two following slightly cemented sandstones and conglomerates (Lower Triassic) and the last is in rigid greywackes (upper Carbonic). The support provided by the design was estimated by using RMR and Q method. During construction geological surveys were conducted on the front as it was excavated, and expected support was adjusted according to them. Different failure modes observed in rigid and soft rock are analyzed together with the solutions provided during construction. The tunnels excavated in stiff rocks were less demanding than those provided for in the design. Instead, the tunnels in soft rocks required more supports than those stipulated in the design.Fil: Aceituno Cieri, Paula. Dirección Nacional de Vialidad. San Juan; Argentina.Fil: Martino, Roberto D. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.Fil: Giambastiani, Mauricio. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.Fil: Rocca, Ricardo J. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.Ingeniería Civil2014info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObjectinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794info:ar-repo/semantics/documentoDeConferenciaapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11086/546121enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositorio Digital Universitario (UNC)instname:Universidad Nacional de Córdobainstacron:UNC2025-10-23T11:17:23Zoai:rdu.unc.edu.ar:11086/546121Institucionalhttps://rdu.unc.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://rdu.unc.edu.ar/oai/snrdoca.unc@gmail.comArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:25722025-10-23 11:17:23.961Repositorio Digital Universitario (UNC) - Universidad Nacional de Córdobafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Failure Modes in Road Tunnels of Sierra Valle Fertil. San Juan. Argentina
title Failure Modes in Road Tunnels of Sierra Valle Fertil. San Juan. Argentina
spellingShingle Failure Modes in Road Tunnels of Sierra Valle Fertil. San Juan. Argentina
Aceituno Cieri, Paula
Sedimentary rock
Geological formations
the Andes (Pliocene-Pleistocene)
Carbonic Permian
Triassic
title_short Failure Modes in Road Tunnels of Sierra Valle Fertil. San Juan. Argentina
title_full Failure Modes in Road Tunnels of Sierra Valle Fertil. San Juan. Argentina
title_fullStr Failure Modes in Road Tunnels of Sierra Valle Fertil. San Juan. Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Failure Modes in Road Tunnels of Sierra Valle Fertil. San Juan. Argentina
title_sort Failure Modes in Road Tunnels of Sierra Valle Fertil. San Juan. Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Aceituno Cieri, Paula
Martino, Roberto D.
Giambastiani, Mauricio
Rocca, Ricardo J.
author Aceituno Cieri, Paula
author_facet Aceituno Cieri, Paula
Martino, Roberto D.
Giambastiani, Mauricio
Rocca, Ricardo J.
author_role author
author2 Martino, Roberto D.
Giambastiani, Mauricio
Rocca, Ricardo J.
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Sedimentary rock
Geological formations
the Andes (Pliocene-Pleistocene)
Carbonic Permian
Triassic
topic Sedimentary rock
Geological formations
the Andes (Pliocene-Pleistocene)
Carbonic Permian
Triassic
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Fil: Aceituno Cieri, Paula. Dirección Nacional de Vialidad. San Juan; Argentina.
Fil: Martino, Roberto D. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.
Fil: Giambastiani, Mauricio. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.
Fil: Rocca, Ricardo J. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.
The Sierra de Valle Fertil is located in the west of Argentina (San Juan province). It is crossed by the National Road 150, that has 40 km in length including six bidirectional road tunnels with a total length of 2000 meters. The geological formations are various Carbonic Permian (Paganzo Basin) and Triassic (Ischigualasto-Villa Union Basin) sedimentary rocks, in an area adjacent to the Ischigualasto Natural Park. The Sierra has been formed by the reactivation of the basin during the formation of the Andes (Pliocene-Pleistocene) with a thick-skinned tectonics. The trace of the route follows a creek that cuts anticlinal folds. The first three tunnels are developed through soft sandstones with siltstones and shales (middle Triassic). The two following slightly cemented sandstones and conglomerates (Lower Triassic) and the last is in rigid greywackes (upper Carbonic). The support provided by the design was estimated by using RMR and Q method. During construction geological surveys were conducted on the front as it was excavated, and expected support was adjusted according to them. Different failure modes observed in rigid and soft rock are analyzed together with the solutions provided during construction. The tunnels excavated in stiff rocks were less demanding than those provided for in the design. Instead, the tunnels in soft rocks required more supports than those stipulated in the design.
Fil: Aceituno Cieri, Paula. Dirección Nacional de Vialidad. San Juan; Argentina.
Fil: Martino, Roberto D. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.
Fil: Giambastiani, Mauricio. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.
Fil: Rocca, Ricardo J. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.
Ingeniería Civil
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