Spyridon Konstantis Spyros Massinas

Abstract

The case of a box pushing tunneling method in rock, on Doha Metro Gold Line project, successfully implemented to connect multiple entrance structures of Sport City station under a live traffic junction, in a heavy urban environment and under very shallow overburden is presented. Due to the size of the underpasses, the need to maintain uninterrupted traffic and the time-consuming utility diversions and reinstatement, the use of conventional NATM and Cut and Cover methods were assessed as either non-feasible or of high risk. The dimensions of the unsupported span, the encountered geotechnical conditions, the development of the settlements at road level and the box advance rate are presented

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Keywords

Tunnel
Box pushing
Rock
Ram forces
Advance rate

References
How to Cite
Konstantis, S., & Massinas, S. (2020). Box Jacking/Pushing Method for Tunnel Construction in Rock: Doha Metro, Gold Line Project. Proceedings of the International Conference on Civil Infrastructure and Construction (CIC), 2020(1), 680–689. https://doi.org/10.29117/cic.2020.0088
Section
Theme 3: Geotechnical, Environmental, and Geo-environmental, Engineering