Abstract Summary
This abstract will focus on thermal interactions in urban areas with reference to the case of the city of Turin where, within the project of Metro Line 2 (ML2), the thermal activation of both Cut&Cover and TBM tunnels and of metropolitan stations is envisaged, with the creation of an urban energy geostructure. Due to thermal activation, the actual hydro-thermal conditions may be affected. To understand and evaluate the interaction between the ML2 and the other existing systems, a 3D coupled FE numerical model of the city area crossed by the ML2 tunnels was built and results are illustrated.
