Geokhod tunneling technology: the need for creation
V.V. Aksenov1, A.A. Kazantsev2, D.A. Pashkov3
1 Federal Research Center for Coal and Coal Chemistry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Kemerovo, Russian Federation
2 Gubkin branch of NUST MISIS, Gubkin, Russian Federation
3 T.F. Gorbachev Kuzbass State Technical University, Kemerovo, Russian Federation
Russian Mining Industry №S2 / 2023 р. 83-89
Abstract: The article discusses the need to create geokhod-based technologies for construction of underground workings. It reviews the main drawbacks of the current tunneling technologies. A new approach is emphasized to driving underground workings and shaping of underground space, where tunneling is initially considered as the movement process of a solid body, i.e. the tunneling machine, through the surrounding rocks (the geologic environment). The main structural elements of the technological mode to shape, i.e. to develop, the underground space are considered based on the priority development of new approaches to construction geotechnology and geotechnics. In the process of shaping one of the structural elements of the technological mode, i.e. the design and technological tools, the first priority is to create a range of technologies to drive underground workings for various purposes and location within the subsurface space and for different geological environments. The authors have formed the concept of Geokhod tunneling technologies and defined their application areas. The need for the development of new design and technological solutions related to rock support with the perimeter support and, especially, to the challenges of driving tunnels of variable cross-section is identified.
Keywords: mining machines, tunneling technologies, technological mode, geokhod, geological environment, geokhod tunneling technologies
Acknowledgments: The studies were performed with financial support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (state assignment of the Federal Research Center of Coal and Coal Chemistry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Project FWEZ-2021-0002 'Development of efficient technologies of coal mining by robotic mining complexes operating without permanent presence of personnel in mining zones, design of control systems and methods to assess their technical condition and operating life as well as justification of the mineral resource base reproduction' (Reg. No.АААА-А21-121012290021-1).
For citation: Aksenov V.V., Kazantsev A.A., Pashkov D.A. Geokhod tunneling technology: the need for creation. Russian Mining Industry. 2023;(S2):83–89. https://doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2023-S2-83-89
Article info
Received: 13.08.2023
Revised: 04.09.2023
Accepted: 05.09.2023
Information about the authors
Vladimir V. Aksenov – Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Chief Researcher, Federal Research Center of Coal and Coal-Chemistry of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Kemerovo, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Anton A. Kazantsev – Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Associate Professor, Gubkin Branch of NITU MISIS, Gubkin, Russian Federation
Dmitry A. Pashkov – Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Senior Researcher, Research Center “Digital Technologies”, T.F. Gorbachev Kuzbass State Technical University, Kemerovo, Russian Federation
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