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SEA OUTFALL

SEA OUTFALL

SEA OUTFALL

An interesting application of the microtunelling technique is called “sea outfall” or “shore approach”. It consists of laying pipes from the mainland towards the sea, lakes or lagoons using a thrust shaft and recovering the TBM from the seabed in hydraulic equilibrium conditions.

This technology allows to solve all environmental problems that would result from an open-air excavation at the coast line. The most significant applications are those connected to sewer pipes, sewage or industrial, water intake ducts and, not least, pipelines in transit from the mainland to the sea such as oil and gas pipelines.

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The pipes are installed with the microtunnelling technique, employing various types of coatings with different diameters depending on the length and the geological conditions of the soil. After the settlement of the jobsite next to the coast, and after building the thrust shaft, the drilling is carried out into the sea up to the final point of the project. Then, the recovery of the drilling equipment follows this procedure: closing of the TBM rear through the activation of a special element called sub-sea module recovery; putting into pressure of the TBM; flooding of the tunnel; connection of the sub-sea recovery module to the hydraulic power and its activation with divers’ contribution. Finally, the TBM is recovered through a lifting on the pontoon or its towing up to the dock of the nearest port.
This technology allows to solve all environmental problems that would result from an open-air excavation at the coast line. The most significant applications are those connected to sewer pipes, sewage or industrial, water intake ducts and, not least, pipelines in transit from the mainland to the sea such as oil and gas pipelines. The pipes are installed with the microtunnelling technique, employing various types of coatings with different diameters depending on the length and the geological conditions of the soil. After the settlement of the jobsite next to the coast, and after building the thrust shaft, the drilling is carried out into the sea up to the final point of the project. Then, the recovery of the drilling equipment follows this procedure: closing of the TBM rear through the activation of a special element called sub-sea module recovery; putting into pressure of the TBM; flooding of the tunnel; connection of the sub-sea recovery module to the hydraulic power and its activation with divers’ contribution. Finally, the TBM is recovered through a lifting on the pontoon or its towing up to the dock of the nearest port.

These activities require the preliminary preparation of work procedures and drilling equipment, on the basis of a focused design developed by I.CO.P. S.p.A. on a case-by-case basis depending on design conditions and customer requirements.

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