Civil Engineering - Tunnelling - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Tunnelling - Section 1 (Q.No. 1)
1.
Which one of the following statements is not correct for heading and benching method of tunnelling ?
Drilling and mucking can be done simultaneously
Benching provides a plateform for working on heading
Removal of muck from the heading is very easy
None of these.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Hussain said:   7 months ago
Option A is correct.

Drilling and mucking can be done simultaneously by the heading and benching method.

Removal of muck from the heading is the drawback of this method.

AndresLE said:   4 years ago
I don't understand the answer to this question.

How the jumbo could access the face of the tunnel in order to drill if the muck is still placed at the face of the tunnel? As far as I know, both tasks can't be done simultaneously until at least the muck will have been removed in part.

In addition, why is not very easy to remove the muck in the top heading phase. I understand the relative difficulty in removing the muck starts during the benching operation (in case of two lateral benches).

Please, anyone, explain.

Sonam phuntsho said:   4 years ago
How drilling and mucking can be done simultaneously?

Tshering said:   6 years ago
Drilling and mucking can be done simultaneously is the correct answer asper the above statement.

Mridul Agarwal said:   7 years ago
Can anyone explain this?

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