Underground Construction Presentation

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TRANSPORTATION RESEARCHFORUM

March 2006

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCHFORUM

March 2006

A State-of-the-Art of

Underground ConstructionIn Urban Areas

A State-of-the-Art of

Underground ConstructionIn Urban Areas

Nasri Munfah PEVice President

Tunneling Practice Leader Parsons Brinckerhoff


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Underground ConstructionUnderground Construction

TransitRailHighwaysWater ConveyanceUtilitiesPower

MiningSpecial Projects

TransitRailHighwaysWater ConveyanceUtilitiesPower

MiningSpecial Projects


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Construction TechniquesConstruction TechniquesCut and Cover Hard Rock TunnelsSoft Ground TunnelsTunnel Boring MachinesSequential Excavation or New Austrian TunnelingMethodBox JackingImmersed and Floating TunnelsGround ImprovementMicro TunnelingShaft Construction

Cut and Cover Hard Rock TunnelsSoft Ground TunnelsTunnel Boring MachinesSequential Excavation or New Austrian TunnelingMethodBox JackingImmersed and Floating TunnelsGround ImprovementMicro TunnelingShaft Construction


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Initial Segment of NYC SubwayInitial Segment of NYC Subway

. . . byGen. William B. Parsons –US Army Corps of Engineers

Union Square, New York City, ci rca 1904 .


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Cut and Cover Cut and Cover

LA MetroShot Tower Station Baltimore

Internal Bracing and Decking


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…Cut and Cover …Cut and Cover

63rd

Street Connection Project - NY


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… Cut and Cover Impacts Daily Life… Cut and Cover Impacts Daily Life


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…Rock Tunnels…Rock Tunnels

63 rd Street SubwayLine – New York


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RoadheadersRoadheaders

Montreal Metro

ESA Project – New York


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Soft Ground TunnelsSoft Ground Tunnels

Slurry TBMEarth Pressure Balance TBM (EPB)


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….Earth Pressure Balance TBM….Earth Pressure Balance TBM

Los Angles MTA Eastside Extension EPB TBM


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….Earth Pressure Balance TBM….Earth Pressure Balance TBM

Singapore Deep Tunnel – 7.2 m


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Commenced Tunneling Apr 01Completed Tunneling Dec 02

Contract T03

Tunnel Length5150m (16900 ft)TBM Diameter7.2m (23.7 ft)Record progressIn a month536 m or 1658 ft

… Singapore Deep TunnelSeven TBMsSimultaneously 4.4 to 7.2 m


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…EPB Binocular TBM…EPB Binocular TBM

Shanghai Metro


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Slurry TBMSlurry TBM

Shanghai Highway Tunnel – 13.2 m


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…Slurry TBM…Slurry TBM

Cairo Metro (9.4 m)


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…Slurry TBM

West and East Sides CSO Tunnel, Portlan

…Slurry TBM

West and East Sides CSO Tunnel, Portlan

West Side Tunnel

• 2003 - Present• 5,500 m (18,000 ft) long• Two drives• 4.9 m excavated d iameter • 5 shafts (12 to 16 m dia)• Crosses 6 major br idges

East Side Tunnel

• Start 2006• 8800 m (29000 ft)• 6.7 m diameter 22 ft

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… Scenes from the PortlandWestside CSO Project… Scenes from the PortlandWestside CSO Project


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Tunnel Linings – State-of-the-Art inPrecast SegmentsTunnel Linings – State-of-the-Art inPrecast Segments


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New Austrian Tunneling MethodNew Austrian Tunneling Method

Caldecott HighwayTunnel San Francisco


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… NATM – Beacon Hill Station - Seattle… NATM – Beacon Hill Station - Seattle

Beacon Hill Station - Seattle


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Vienna Metro Section U2/3

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R u n n i n g T u n n e l s L = 2 x 3 5 0 m

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R u n n i n g T u n n e l s L = 2 x 1 0 0 m


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Pre-Support Measures

SpilesSteel Sheets

Grouting


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Cavern ConstructionCavern Construction

Parramatta Line - Sydney


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… Macquarie Park Station… Macquarie Park Station

• Concourse and platform caverns• Platform cavern 210m L x 20m W x 18 m H


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… Cavern Construction… Cavern Construction

Weehawken Station HBLRT

Peachtree Station - Atlanta


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Final Liner Final Liner


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Shaft ConstructionShaft Construction

Secant Piles Shaft

Slurry Wall Shaft


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…Shaft Construction…Shaft Construction

Segmental Shaft Boring MachineRaise-Bore


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Immersed Tube TunnelsImmersed Tube Tunnels

Ted William Tunnel - Boston


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…Immersed Tube Tunnels…Immersed Tube Tunnels

Fort Point Channel Tunnel - Boston

Bosporus Crossing


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Tunnel JackingTunnel Jacking

Central Artery Under South Station -Boston


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Ground ImprovementGround ImprovementJet GroutingPermeation GroutingChemical GroutingDeep Soil MixingFreezing

Jet GroutingPermeation GroutingChemical GroutingDeep Soil MixingFreezing


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Tunnel SystemsTunnel Systems• Railroad Systems ( tracks, signals, power,

communications, Control, etc…)• Highway Systems (traffic control, signs, power,

communications, etc…)

• Tunnel Ventilation / Environmental Control Systems• Tunnel Fire Life Safety• Tunnel Lighting and Power • Drainage• Control Centers• Safety and Security

• Railroad Systems ( tracks, signals, power,

communications, Control, etc…)• Highway Systems (traffic control, signs, power,

communications, etc…)

• Tunnel Ventilation / Environmental Control Systems• Tunnel Fire Life Safety• Tunnel Lighting and Power • Drainage• Control Centers• Safety and Security


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Environmental Performance CriteriaEnvironmental Performance Criteria

Normal Operations – Temperatures

(summer, winter)

– Pressure Transients(On Board, Way Side)

– Air Velocities

Emergency Situations – Back-layering – Critical Velocity – People Evacuation

Numerical Modeling – SES, CFD, Simulex, etc..

Memorial Tunnel Fire TestProgram

Normal Operations – Temperatures

(summer, winter)

– Pressure Transients(On Board, Way Side)

– Air Velocities

Emergency Situations – Back-layering – Critical Velocity – People Evacuation

Numerical Modeling – SES, CFD, Simulex, etc..

Memorial Tunnel Fire TestProgram


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Push-Pull VentilationPush-Pull Ventilation

Amtrak North River TunnelVenti lation Shaft


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Ventilation Environmental ControlSystemVentilation Environmental ControlSystem

Station Exhaust

Platform Screen Doors


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Design of Tunnels for Extreme EventsDesign of Tunnels for Extreme Events


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What’s Next….What’s Next….

The Monster….


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Multi Micro Shield (MMS)Multi Micro Shield (MMS)

27 m x 24 m Rectangular Tunnel


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If You Can Dream It, You Can Build It….If You Can Dream It, You Can Build It….

Battery locomotion Erector

Sequence of installation


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One Final Thought…..One Final Thought…..Technologies do not build tunnels…People do!

Thank You!

Technologies do not build tunnels…People do!

Thank You!Thank You!

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