Tunnels and Underground Structures: Proceedings Tunnels & Underground

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Tunnels and Underground Structures: Proceedings Tunnels & Underground Structures, Singapore 2000

ABSTRACT

This text describes topics discussed at the conference, including: tunnelling and construction in soft ground and rocks; geological investigations; tunnelling machines; planning for underground infrastructure; safety issues and environmental and social aspects of underground development.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

part 1|85 pages

Keynote papers

chapter 1|12 pages

Political and social aspects of present and future tunnelling

chapter 2|19 pages

The challenges of urban tunnelling

chapter 3|16 pages

Rock mass classification for choosing between TBM and drill-and-blast or a hybrid solution

chapter 4|10 pages

Planning for cost-effective underground space use in urban areas

chapter 5|13 pages

Design of substructures against hydrostatic uplift

chapter 6|12 pages

Current issues regarding mechanised and automated tunnelling

part 2|76 pages

Tunnelling in Asian regions

chapter 7|7 pages

Tunnelling and underground projects in Singapore

chapter 8|10 pages

Tunnelling and technological progress in tunnelling in China

chapter 9|9 pages

Current and future tunnelling works in Hong Kong for the years 2000–2010

chapter 10|7 pages

Tunnelling and underground projects in Korea

chapter 11|8 pages

Tunnelling and underground construction in India – Present status and future potential

chapter 12|8 pages

Tunnelling and development of tunnelling technologies in Japan

chapter 13|8 pages

Commencement of the MRTA Bangkok Subway, part of the M. R.T. Chaloem Ratchamongkhon Line

chapter 14|8 pages

Construction of the Khayam Tunnel of the Tehran Main Drainage Scheme

chapter 15|6 pages

Australian tunnelling in an urban environment

part 3|104 pages

Tunnelling in soft ground

chapter 16|6 pages

Delhi Metro – Tunnels and stations on the 11km underground metro corridor

chapter 17|7 pages

Design criteria for large tunnels in soft ground

chapter 18|6 pages

Determining the parameters of double-layer linings of shallow tunnels

chapter 19|6 pages

Ground freezing design in tunnelling – Two case studies from Stockholm

chapter 20|8 pages

Construction of North East Line tunnels at Singapore River Crossing

chapter 21|6 pages

Evaluation of face stability with the consideration of seepage forces in shallow tunnels

chapter 22|8 pages

NATM tunnelling in Singapore Old Alluvium – Design assumptions and construction experience

chapter 23|6 pages

Lining design and ground response to the construction of the Clarke Quay tunnels

chapter 24|7 pages

Tunnel linings for Contract C705, Singapore Northeast Line

chapter 25|8 pages

Construction of an advance tunnel for the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS) using sprayed concrete linings

chapter 26|6 pages

Design and construction of sewer tunnels under the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System

chapter 27|8 pages

Tunnelling under Woodleigh Workers’ Quarters on Contract 705

chapter 28|6 pages

Special shield tunnelling methods in Japan

chapter 29|6 pages

Application of neural network in estimation of air losses in compressed air tunnelling

chapter 30|6 pages

Construction of the linkway underneath the existing Outram Park Station

part 4|136 pages

ITunnelling in rocks

chapter 31|8 pages

Use of rock caverns in urban areas

chapter 32|10 pages

Underground expansion of the Swedish Museum of Natural History

chapter 33|8 pages

Innovative support system for Australia’s longest road tunnel

chapter 34|6 pages

A new numerical model of rock bolts used in jointed rock

chapter 35|6 pages

Feasibility of developing the Underground Science City in rock caverns under Kent Ridge Park, Singapore

chapter 36|6 pages

A theoretical method for estimation of loosening pressure on tunnels in soft rocks

chapter 37|6 pages

Considerations for ground vibrations in underground blasting

chapter 38|8 pages

The use of bulk emulsion explosives at the Mandai underground storage caverns

chapter 39|8 pages

Performance improvement of roof support system in longwall gate roads

chapter 40|8 pages

Three dimensional finite element analysis on construction process of large span tunnel of Guangzhou Metro

chapter 41|6 pages

Rock engineering system approach in tunnelling and underground excavation

chapter 42|6 pages

Applicability of seismic geotomography to rock classification of Okawara Tunnel, Kyushu, Japan

chapter 43|8 pages

Quality recommendations on segmental lining for shield drive in hard rock

chapter 44|8 pages

Two cavern schemes in the Jurong Formation of Singapore

chapter 45|6 pages

Vibration isolation of cutter picks on mining machines

chapter 46|6 pages

Optimisation of operating and design parameters of shearer drums by computer

chapter 47|6 pages

Discrete element modelling of rock cavern stability subjected to shock loading

chapter 48|7 pages

Application of energy-dissipation model to majorization analysis of construction sequence of large-scale underground openings

chapter 49|6 pages

Simulation of thermal deformation around an underground opening

part 5|84 pages

Deep excavation

chapter 50|8 pages

Geotechnical design and construction aspects of the Clarke Quay station

chapter 51|8 pages

Some observations during excavation on the behaviour of old alluvium soils in Singapore

chapter 52|10 pages

Changi Airport station design and construction

chapter 53|6 pages

Semi top-down construction method for Singapore MRT, NEL

chapter 54|6 pages

Construction of the northern end of Outram Park Station

chapter 55|6 pages

An observational approach to the monitoring of the excavation at Harbour Front Station, Singapore

chapter 56|7 pages

Effect of horizontal soil movement on vertical piles

chapter 57|7 pages

Behavior and performance of deep excavation in residual soils near sensitive structures

chapter 58|7 pages

The monitoring and analysis of results for two strutted deep excavations in Singapore using vibrating wire strain gauges

chapter 59|8 pages

Instrumentation for the North-East MRT project at Clarke Quay

chapter 60|6 pages

Reliability based design of sheet pile wall in excavation

part 6|86 pages

Settlement and structures

chapter 61|6 pages

Planning the monitoring required to confirm the movement and rotation of tunnels and trackwork due to excavation and tunnelling

chapter 62|6 pages

The assessment of limits for the movement of subway tunnels and trackwork due to adjacent construction

chapter 63|6 pages

Effect of adjacent excavation on MRT tunnels

chapter 64|7 pages

An estimate of subsurface settlement trough width parameter for G4 material

chapter 65|6 pages

Ground control of tunnelling beneath an operating railway tunnel in Singapore

chapter 66|6 pages

Effect of deep excavation on piled foundation

chapter 67|8 pages

Deformation analysis based on shield tunnelling and soil conditions with case studies from Shanghai Metro tunnels

chapter 68|6 pages

NATM – Effect of shotcrete setting time and excavation sequence on surface settlements

chapter 69|6 pages

Monitoring of reinforced concrete piles under horizontal and vertical loads due to tunnelling

chapter 70|7 pages

Tunnelling under shop-houses along Serangoon Road, Singapore

chapter 71|6 pages

Stability and settlement due to bored tunnelling for LTA, NEL

chapter 72|6 pages

Soil disturbance and stability control of shield tunnelling in urban environment

chapter 73|6 pages

Safety in tunnelling is far too important to be left only to safety officers

part 7|106 pages

Planning, investigation and ground improvement

chapter 74|10 pages

How the Zimmerberg-Base Tunnel is being built in the City of Zürich

chapter 75|6 pages

Initial geotechnical considerations of Delhi Metro

chapter 76|6 pages

Engineering properties of fluvial sand at Race Course Road

chapter 77|6 pages

Hydraulic fracturing stress measurements for the design of underground de-silting chamber

chapter 78|6 pages

Hydraulic three-dimensional tests – Comparison of concepts and results with single packer tests

chapter 79|8 pages

Engineering geology and geo-information system for cavern construction in the Bukit Timah Granite of Singapore

chapter 80|7 pages

Geomechanical investigation plan in an underground research laboratory for feasibility study of radioactive waste repository in deep argillaceous rock

chapter 81|8 pages

Risk assessment for tunnelling in adverse geological conditions in Asia

chapter 82|6 pages

Tunnelling through challenging ground conditions in Singapore

chapter 83|5 pages

Construction issues related to jet grouted slabs at the base of excavations

chapter 84|8 pages

On site production of pre-cast tunnel segments in Singapore

chapter 85|6 pages

Design issues related to jet grouted slabs at the base of excavations

chapter 86|5 pages

Planning the construction of an underground high energy physics facility dedicated to the study of neutrino particles

chapter 87|6 pages

Modelling of injection in sand

chapter 88|8 pages

Crushing and conveying in tunnel construction – An overview of the principles and operational benefits