TBM Tunnelling in Hydrogen Sulfide Gas Bearing Ground and its Solutions |
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| Authors: | Ghassem Jalilian Khave |
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| Institution: | 1. LAR Consulting Engineers Co., Tehran, Iran
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| Abstract: | In the late December of 2006 while Zagros tunnel project in western Iran was advancing according to the schedule, a sudden rush of groundwater accompanied by a nauseating odor similar to that of rotten egg intruded the tunnel. Some workers complained from eye and respiratory tract irritation. The presence of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas as high as 200 ppm was soon tested positive by gas detectors and subsequently the ventilation fans (2*110 kW) speed were boosted to 1,450 rpm in order to dilute the gas concentration to safe levels (10 ppm). Nonetheless, the work continued at a rather moderate pace for another 11 days and 134 more meters excavated in the gas infested grounds before 4 men died during a damage assessment survey of the TBM after a power failure that had forced the tunnel ventilation system to temporarily shut down. This paper is to discuss hazards and geological sources of H2S gas in of Zagros Water Conveyance Tunnel and to recommend practical solutions to prevent or mitigate the gas destructive effects on human and machinery, as well. |
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