1. An Overview of TBM Tunnelling in Turkey and Middle East
Özgür Savaş Özüdoğru
E-Berk Tunnelling & Foundation Tech.
Colorado School of Mines

2. CONTENTS A quick overview of E-Berk Project details in Turkey
Upcoming projects in Turkey
Project details in the Middle East
Selected planned major tunnelling projects in the M.E.
Selected major tunnelling projects under way in the M.E.
Conclusion

3. A Quick Overview of E-Berk
Founded in 2002 as subsidiary of Ozudogru Group of Companies.
Located in Ankara with 8000 m² manufacturing and heat treating closed facility.
Offices are located in Istanbul, England and Qatar (from October 2012).
All kind of TBM cutters has been producing such as cutter ring, single and double disc cutter, ripper, bucket, knife and any kind of cutter with tungsten carbide.
Cutterhead modification, TBM overhaul and site assembly.
20 projects has been finished in Turkey and exports increased to 12 different countries such as Russia, Poland, India, Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Australia, Israel, and so on.

4. Metro transportation is an indispensible issue
for solving traffic problem for metropolitan
areas. Therefore, every year metropolitan
municipalities spend a lot of money for metro
tunnel construction from their budget. For
example, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
(IMM) has been spending approximately 45 %
of its investment budget for metro and
transportation projects in last year's.

5. Depending on the ratio of the population of human beings, clean water supply and waste water disposal projects is becoming more importance. Within this scope, General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works has also been spending approximately 20 % of its investment budget which is about 1 billion USD to clean and waste water tunnel project.

6. PROJECT DETAILS IN TURKEY

8. ANADOLU RAY – Kadikoy Kartal Metro Project
Location: İstanbul, TURKEY
Contractor: YAPI MERKEZI-DOGUS-YUKSEL-YENIGUN Joint Venture
Lenght of Tunnel: m
Type of TBM: Herrenknecht EPB
Diameter of TBM: 6,57 m
Number of Cutter Disc in Cutterhead:
26 single cutter disc
6 double cutter disc
Ground Condition:
Clay, sand, gravel deposit, shale,limestone, fault
Single Disc Cutter
Cutter Ring
Hub
Shaft
Twin Disc Cutter
Cutting Knife

9. DSI Blue Tunnel Project (Turkish Republic Ministry of Environment and Forestry)
Location: Konya, Turkey
Contractor: İLCİ Joint Venture
Lenght of Tunnel: m
Type of TBM: SELI Double Shield
Diameter of TBM: 4,2 m
RemovableSingleDisc
Scraper
Scraper Support
Wedge
Wedge Type
Twin Disc

10. ISKI Istanbul European Side 2nd Part Waste Water Tunnel Project
Location: Silivri- İstanbul, Turkey
Contractor:NAS INS.
Lenght of Tunnel: 8674 m
Type of TBM: Herrenknecht EPB
Diameter of TBM: 3,82 m
Double Disc Cutter
Single Disc Cutter
Scraper Knife
Bucket
Housing
Chisel

11. ISKI Istanbul European Side 3th Part Sea Water Tunnel Project
Location: Cayırbasi Ayazaga, Turkey Contractor:DEPAR INS. Lenght of Tunnel: 5000 m Type of TBM: Herrenknecht Hardrock TBM Diameter of TBM: 3120 m
Over Cutter
Scraper Bucket
Disc Cutter
Bucket

12. ISKI İstanbul European Side 4th Part Waste Water Tunnel Project
Location: Istanbul European Side
İLCİ OZGUN Joint Venture
Lenght of Tunnel: 9254 m
Type of TBM: Herrenknecht EPB
Diameter of TBM: 4,6 m
Twin Disc Cutter
Twin Ripper
Double Disc
TBM Backup Equipments
Knife

13. Istanbul BASAKSEHIR-IKITELLI Metro Project
Location: Istanbul GULERMAK-DOGUS Joint Venture
Lenght of Tunnel: 5350 m
Type of TBM: 2 LOVAT EPB,
1 Herrenknecht EPB
Diameter of TBM: Each 6.5 m
Twin Disc Cutter
Twin Ripper
Single Disc
TBM Backup Equipments
Knife

14. General layout of ongoing metro projects in Istanbul

15. Istanbul OTOGAR-KIRAZLI Metro Project
Location: Istanbul GULERMAK-DOGUS Joint Venture
Lenght of Tunnel: 5500 m
Type of TBM: 1 Herrenknecht EPB
1 Lovat EPB
Diameter of TBM: Each 6.5 m
Twin Disc Cutter
Twin Ripper
Single Disc
TBM Backup Equipments
Knife

16. Istanbul MARMARAY Project
Location: Istanbul TAISEI-GAMA-NUROL
Joint Venture
Lenght of Tunnel: 9360 m
Type of TBM: 2 HITACHI ZOHEN,
1 JTSC EPB
Diameter of TBM: Each 7.0 m
Single Disc Type 1
Single Disc Type 2

17. MELEN Project - Istanbul
Location: Istanbul,
Mosmetrostroy, Engeocom,
Alke and STFA Joint Venture
Lenght of Tunnel: 5500 m
Type of TBM:Herrenknecht EPB
Diameter of TBM: 6.15 m
Twin Disc Cutter
Single Disc
Scraper Bucket

18. Istanbul-Ankara High Speed Rail Project, Kosekoy Tunnel
Location: Bilecik-Kosekoy, Cengiz, Ictas, Belen Joint Venture Lenght of Tunnel: 6100 m Type of TBM:Herrenknecht Single Shiled Diameter of TBM: m
Double Disc Cutter
Scraper Knife
Bucket
Housing
Twin Disc
Cutter
Single Disc Cutter

19. ANKARA WATER II. MERHALE PROJECT-GEREDE
Location: Gerede, Kolin Limak Joint Venture Lenght of Tunnel: m Type of TBM: 3 Herrenknecht Double Shiled Diameter of TBM: 5.40 m
Twin Disc
Cutter
Bucket
Single Disc Cutter

20. ISTANBUL METRO PROJECT, USKUDAR-UMRANIYE
Location: Istanbul, Dogus Const. Lenght of Tunnel: m by TBMs, m by NATM Type of TBM: 3 Herrenknecht Double Shiled Diameter of TBM: 6.30 m
Double Disc Cutter
Scraper Knife
Bucket
Housing
Twin Disc
Cutter
Single Disc Cutter

21. SURUC TUNNEL PROJECT
Location: Sanliurfa, Ilci Const. Lenght of Tunnel: m Type of TBM: SELI Double Shiled Diameter of TBM: 7.80 m
Double Disc Cutter
Scraper Knife
Bucket
Housing
Twin Disc
Cutter
Single Disc Cutter

22. ANKARA METRO PROJECTS
Under construction metro projects

23. Ankara Metro (M2, Kizilay-Çayyolu)
16.6 km total length, 3.7 km by TBM and 2.9
km by NATM.
Ankara Metro (M3, Batikent-Torekent)
16 km total length, 2 km by TBM and 6.6 km
by cut and cover.
Ankara Metro (M4, Tandoğan-Kecioren)
- 9.2 km total length, 4.2 km by TBM and 3 km by NATM.

24. KARGI HEP PROJECT
Location: Kargi-Corum, Gulermak Heavy Ind.Co. Lenght of Tunnel: m Type of TBM: Robbins Double Shiled Diameter of TBM: m
Twin Disc
Cutter
Single Disc Cutter
Scrapper

25. YAMANLI HEPP PROJECT
Location: Adana, EnerjiSa-NTF Const. Lenght of Tunnel: 7900 m Type of TBM: Robbins Double Shiled Diameter of TBM: 4.40 m
Double Disc Cutter
Twin Disc
Cutter
Single Disc Cutter
Scrapper

26. DOGANCAY HEP PROJECT
Location: Adana, EnerjiSa Atac,Hinteregger Joint Venture Lenght of Tunnel: 6900 m Type of TBM: Herrenknecht Double Shiled Diameter of TBM: 4.20 m
Double Disc Cutter
Bucket
Twin Disc
Cutter
Single Disc Cutter

27. KARAKUZ DAM and HEP PROJECT
Location: Adana, Alarko-Altek Const. Lenght of Tunnel: m Type of TBM: 2 CAT Double Shiled Diameter of TBM: 3.00 m
Double Disc Cutter
Bucket
Twin Disc
Cutter
Single Disc Cutter

28. UPCOMING PROJECTS OVIT Tunnel Project; City : Rize
Contractor : Makyol Const.
Length : 30 km (2 x 15 km)
Diameter : m excavation
Machine Type : 2 Gripper TBM
1850 m Raise Boring with 6 m diameter for ventilation shafts

29. Silvan Tunnel Project;
City : Diyarbakır
Contractor : Yertas, Kayaoglu Joint Venture
Length : 20.5 km (2 x km)
Diameter : 7.9 m excavation
Machine Type : Double Shield TBM (Herrenknecht)
Babakaya Tunnel Project;
Contractor : Unal Akpınar Const.
Length : 10.4 km (2 x 5.2 km)
Diameter : 7.9 m diameter
Machine Type : Double Shield TBM (CAT)

30. Beylerbeyi Wastewater Tunnel Project,
City : Istanbul
Contractor : Unal Akpinar Const.
Length : 4680 m
Diameter : 3.2 m excavation
Machine Type : Single shiled
Zeytinburnu Wastewater Tunnel Project,
Length : 4500 m
Machine Type : EPB

31. Dogancay Tunnel Project (Ankara-Istanbul High Speed Rail Project);
- City : Bilecik (Vezirhan-Kosekoy)
Length : 7.4 km
Diameter : m excavation
Machine Type : EPB (expected)
Bagbası Tunnel Project;
City : Konya
Contractor : Ilci Constr.
Length : 18 km
Diameter : 5.2 m excavation
Machine Type : Double shiled TBM

32. Bosphorus Crossing Tunnel Project;
City : Istanbul, under the bosphorus
Contractor : Yapi Merkezi and SKEC-Samwhan-Hansin-Namkwang-Kukdong Joint Venture
Length : 3.34 km
Diameter : m excavation
Machine Type : Herrenknecht Slurry TBM

33. PROJECT DETAILS IN MIDDLE EAST

34. As it is know that the Middle East market has quite big value of construction industry. About 80 per cent of the projects involving tunnelling are in the transport sector, including metro schemes in Cairo, Abu Dhabi, Baku, Tehran,Tel Aviv, Doha, Riyadh and Kuwait. Urban transport projects often for tunnelling as underground lines minimise disruption to the existing buildings and infrastructure of cities. More than $279 bn-worth of projects with a tunnelling element are currently planned or under way in the Middle East.

35. With $76.2bn of new projects and extensions to existing lines planned in the Gulf and North Africa, the urban rail sector is set to offer significant opportunities for contractors in the region. If we have a look at tunnelling industry, we have seen that there are many projects which are under way and planning to built.

36. Selected Planned Major Tunnelling Projects

38. Kuwait Metro Project,
Sector: Rail
Cost : 7 billion USD
Scope : 160km metro network
Client : Partnerships Technical Bureau
Country : Kuwait
Expected Tunnelling : TBM
Tender Issue Date: Jul-12

40. Inner Doha Resewerage Scheme,
Sector : Water
Cost : 2,5 billion USD
Scope : Interceptor tunnel
Client : Public Works Authority (Ashghal)
Country : Qatar
Expected Tunnelling : TBM
Tender Issue Date : Dec-12

42. King Faisal Tunnel,
Sector: Road
Cost : 500 million USD
Scope : 2.5km underpass beneath King Faisal highway
Client : Ministry of Public Works
Country: Bahrain
Estimated Tunnelling : Cut and cover
Tender Issue Date : Jan-13

44. Etihad Rail Phase 3,
Sector : Rail
Cost : 2,5 billion USD
Scope : Final section of 1,200km network to Fujairah and Oman border
Client: Etihad Rail
Country: UAE
Estimated Tunnelling: Drill and blast
Tender Issue Date: Jan-13

46. Oman National Railway,
Sector : Rail
Cost: 2,5 billion USD
Scope : 1,370km network, starting with 230km line from Muscat to Sohar
Client: Ministry of Transport
Country: Oman
Estimated Tunnelling : Drill and blast
Tender Issue Date : Apr-13

48. Mecca-Taif Road Tunnel,
Sector : Road
Cost : 533 million USD
Scope : 11km road tunnel
Client : Al-Tareek Investment & Development Company
Country : Saudi Arabia
Estimated Tunnelling : Cut and cover
Tender Issue Date : Apr-13

50. Abu Dhabi Metro,
Sector : Rail
Cost : 7 billion USD
Scope : 131km network under Abu Dhabi, mainly tunnelled
Client : Ministry of Transport
Country : UAE
Estimated Tunnelling : TBM
Tender Issue Date : Jun-13

52. Cairo Metro Line 4 , Sector : Rail Cost : 2,6 billion USD
Scope : 24km metro linking Giza and Grand Museum to city centre
Client : National Authority for Tunnelling
Country : Egypt
Estimated Tunnelling : TBM
Tender Issue Date : Aug-13

53. Cairo Metro Line 3 Phase 3 ,
Sector : Rail
Cost : 1 billion USD
Scope : 16.6km, mainly underground, extending current Line 3
Client : National Authority for Tunnelling
Country : Egypt
Estimated Tunnelling : TBM
Tender Issue Date : Third quarter 2012

55. Baghdad Metro Project,
Sector : Rail
Cost : 3 billion USD
Scope : 39km city centre metro network
Client : Baghdad Municipality
Country : Iraq
Estimated Tunnelling : TBM
Tender Issue Date : Dec-13

57. Tehran Metro Lines 8,9 and Express Lines,
Sector : Rail
Cost : 10 billion USD
Scope : 179km expansion of existing system by 2025
Client : Tehran Metro Company
Country : Iran
Estimated Tunnelling : TBM
Tender Issue Date : First quarter 2018

59. Al-Hayer Wastewater Project,
Sector : Water
Cost : 100 million USD
Scope : Two 37km 3,000mm wastewater tunnels
Client : National Water Company
Country : Saudi Arabia
Estimated Tunnelling : TBM
Tender Issue Date : Bids under evaluation

60. Selected Major Tunnelling Projects Under Way

62. Abu Dhabi Road Tunnels Project,
Sector : Road
Cost : 817 million USD
Scope : Three road tunnels and two flyovers improving road access to Port Zayed
Status : Under construction
Country : UAE
Client : Abu Dhabi Municipality
Proposed Completion Date : May-12

64. Qatar Education City Utilities Tunnel,
Sector : Water
Cost : 184 million USD
Scope : 9km utility tunnel for Education City services
Status: Under construction
County : Qatar
Client :Qatar Foundation
Proposed Completion Date : May-12

66. Dammam University Tunnel Project,
Sector : Road
Cost : 66 million USD
Scope : 30km connection between university and hospital
Status : Under construction
Country : Saudi Arabia
Client : Ministry of Higher Education
Proposed Completion Date : Oct-13

67. Riyadh Road Tunnels,
Sector : Road
Cost : 55 million USD
Scope : Two road tunnels in Riyadh
Status : Under construction
Country : Saudi Arabia
Client : Riyadh Municipality
Proposed Completion Date : Apr-14

69. Muharraq Wastewater Treatment Project,
Sector : Water
Cost : 250 million USD
Scope : New facility including 20.9km gravity sewer
Status : Under construction
Country : Bahrain
Client : Muharraq STP Company
Proposed Completion Date : Oct-14

71. Abu Dhabi Step,
Sector : Water
Cost : 1,6 billion USD
Scope : 41km water storage tunnel
Status: Under construction under three tunnelling packages
Country : UAE
Client : Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Co.
Proposed Completion Date : Dec 2014

72. Etihad Rail Project,
Sector : Rail
Cost : 11 billion USD
Scope : 1,200km network including six tunnels
Status : Phase 1 under construction
Country : UAE
Client : Etihad Rail
Proposed Completion Date : Jan-18

74. Azer Korpu Baku Metro Project,
Sector : Rail
Cost : 600 million USD
Scope : Under Construction, m length in total with 6.5 m 2 EPB (1 Herrenknecht, 1 Robbins)
Country : Azerbaijan
Proposed Completion Date : 2015

76. Tel Aviv – Jeruselam High Speed Rail Project,
Sector : Rail
Scope : Under construction, m length in total, 1 Herrenknecht EPB and 2 double shiled with 10.3 m diameter.
City : Tel Aviv
Proposed Completion Date : 2015

77. Tel Aviv Metro Project,
Sector : Rail
Cost : 12 billion USD
Scope : Under construction, 23 km Red Line with 6.5 m diameter, 35 km Green Line with 6.5 m diameter
Country : Israel
Client : Metropolitan Mass Transit System Ltd.
Proposed Completion Date : 2017

78. CONCLUSION
According to growing population and increasing economic opportunities in rapidly developing countries, especially infrastructure investments in are gaining more and more importance. In this context, local administrations have been planing to invest more for metro, rail, road, clean and waste water tunnel projects as it is seens in this presentation. As one of the companies that related in TBM industry , we would like to be also one of the solution partners for each single project.

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