REPORT
ON
SUBMITTED BY:
Akshay Kumar
Devyani Tewatia
Kavita Verma
Prateek Roshan
School of Engineering
Immersed tube tunnels, sunk into a body of water and sit on, or are
buried just under, its bed.
Indian Railway has constructed a rail link project from Udhampur-SrinagarBaramulla which is the lifeline for the people of Jammu and Kashmir in
India. The alignment is passing through the mountains of the Himalayas
and crossing high current flowing rivers. Hindustan Construction Company
Ltd. is executing the Indias longest Railway Tunnel which connects
Bichlari Valley at the South side with Kashmir Valley at the North side, is
named as PIR PANJAL TUNNEL.
The Pir Panjal Tunnel is a work of Pioneering nature being the longest
transport tunnel in India and may become a benchmark for more
ambitious and longer transport tunnels in future. The quantum of work
involves one million cum of underground excavation. 11 Km long tunnel is
completely straight in almost N_S direction. Maximum overburden is
approx.. 1100m. Tunnel is at 440m lower level than road tunnel and will be
much less vulnerable to snow.
The single track tube has been adopted with side road for repair/
emergency rescue. The clear 3m wide passage exists in the cross-section
all along extends outside the portals. Rising grade of 1% from south to the
high point at Km. 159.134 followed by a falling gradient of 0.5% towards
north end (for better constructability). Tunnel will be provided with
properly conceived ventilation, fire fighting and monitoring systems.
The whole tunnel is being constructed by utilising New Austrian Tunnelling
Method in composition of rock formations from soft to medium strength.
Laser-guided alignment control system is also provided to facilitate correct
excavation.
Highlights of construction
The underground tunnel excavation by Roadheader is carried out in Rock
Class III, IV and V, having Unconfined Compressive Strength from 40MPa
to 60MPa.(Photo 2) Underground excavation is excavated by Roadheader
in a heading section only.