Construction process for the implementation of urban utility tunnels in historic centres

Nowadays, there are many cities that have chosen to build urban utility tunnels (UUTs) in new urban enlargements to house and order the large number of utility networks that should be located in the subsoil. UUTs are a smart and sustainable solution for the future because, in spite of its high initi...

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Autores: Valdenebro García, José Vicente, Gimena Ramos, Faustino, López Rodríguez, José Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pública de Navarra
Repositorio:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
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Palabra clave:Sustainability
Utility-tunnel
Historic centre
Urban renewal
Construction process
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spelling Construction process for the implementation of urban utility tunnels in historic centresValdenebro García, José VicenteGimena Ramos, FaustinoLópez Rodríguez, José JavierSustainabilityUtility-tunnelHistoric centreUrban renewalConstruction processNowadays, there are many cities that have chosen to build urban utility tunnels (UUTs) in new urban enlargements to house and order the large number of utility networks that should be located in the subsoil. UUTs are a smart and sustainable solution for the future because, in spite of its high initial cost in comparison with the traditional burial system, enable preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance much more agile, less annoying and less expensive. However, only in exceptional cases municipal authorities have opted to use this type of underground constructions as a key element for the renewal and regeneration of the historical centres of their cities. The main reason for this is the constructive difficulty that is added to the higher cost of the initial investment. The origin of this difficulty is mainly motivated because: these urban areas are inhabited and, therefore, utility networks must be maintained in operation during the construction works; the streets are very narrow, which makes the execution of works and the movement of vehicles and machines difficult while at the same time allowing access for people to homes and businesses; and most of the buildings next to the construction site work have poor quality foundations and structures, so opening deep trenches in their proximity implies taking great risks. This paper proposes a construction process to be followed for the implementation of UUTs in historic centres under the premise of maintaining utilities without interruptions during the works and, at the same time, guaranteeing the security of workers, inhabitants, consumers and pre-existing properties. This construction process has been used in the urban renewal works of the historic centre of Pamplona (Spain).ElsevierIngenieríaIngeniaritza2019info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2454/47210reponame:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarrainstname:Universidad Pública de NavarraInglés© 2019 Elsevier Ltd. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/472102026-06-17T12:41:47Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Construction process for the implementation of urban utility tunnels in historic centres
title Construction process for the implementation of urban utility tunnels in historic centres
spellingShingle Construction process for the implementation of urban utility tunnels in historic centres
Valdenebro García, José Vicente
Sustainability
Utility-tunnel
Historic centre
Urban renewal
Construction process
title_short Construction process for the implementation of urban utility tunnels in historic centres
title_full Construction process for the implementation of urban utility tunnels in historic centres
title_fullStr Construction process for the implementation of urban utility tunnels in historic centres
title_full_unstemmed Construction process for the implementation of urban utility tunnels in historic centres
title_sort Construction process for the implementation of urban utility tunnels in historic centres
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Valdenebro García, José Vicente
Gimena Ramos, Faustino
López Rodríguez, José Javier
author Valdenebro García, José Vicente
author_facet Valdenebro García, José Vicente
Gimena Ramos, Faustino
López Rodríguez, José Javier
author_role author
author2 Gimena Ramos, Faustino
López Rodríguez, José Javier
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author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ingeniería
Ingeniaritza
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Sustainability
Utility-tunnel
Historic centre
Urban renewal
Construction process
topic Sustainability
Utility-tunnel
Historic centre
Urban renewal
Construction process
description Nowadays, there are many cities that have chosen to build urban utility tunnels (UUTs) in new urban enlargements to house and order the large number of utility networks that should be located in the subsoil. UUTs are a smart and sustainable solution for the future because, in spite of its high initial cost in comparison with the traditional burial system, enable preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance much more agile, less annoying and less expensive. However, only in exceptional cases municipal authorities have opted to use this type of underground constructions as a key element for the renewal and regeneration of the historical centres of their cities. The main reason for this is the constructive difficulty that is added to the higher cost of the initial investment. The origin of this difficulty is mainly motivated because: these urban areas are inhabited and, therefore, utility networks must be maintained in operation during the construction works; the streets are very narrow, which makes the execution of works and the movement of vehicles and machines difficult while at the same time allowing access for people to homes and businesses; and most of the buildings next to the construction site work have poor quality foundations and structures, so opening deep trenches in their proximity implies taking great risks. This paper proposes a construction process to be followed for the implementation of UUTs in historic centres under the premise of maintaining utilities without interruptions during the works and, at the same time, guaranteeing the security of workers, inhabitants, consumers and pre-existing properties. This construction process has been used in the urban renewal works of the historic centre of Pamplona (Spain).
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