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May 1985 29
Date +196
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Period of injection
+130
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+110
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Surface leakages indicate that further
grouting will be ineffective and injection
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post-treatment water tests should be carried 'i x o x i o ax o i~~ix ~ ~,'<i~~<i xi~~i~~x xx x x x qxvery heterogeneous sandstone mixtures, lovv permeabi)ity'~+~
out where reduced permeability is the design
objective. For strength improvement, i;,ii;,iv xv i~ i~'~,;,~~~ii x xxx i~~~ii-'130 ms ex i< xx xxxxxx xiii'i+» x xiii'xiii~ i
penetrometer tests are most commonly I
Tunnels opp pe
c oo Sand & gravels
0
The Auber Metro station on the Rfsseau o (ancient alluvials)
Express Rfsgional runs beneath the Rue o'o'
ceo
Auber with the tunnel crown about 18m 0 o o
Ground
below street level and adjoining the Paris +16.00m
Opera. The station is 228m long, 20m high
and 40m wide (Fig. 23a) and Line No. 3 of the
Metro runs in the Seine alluvium above the
station tunnel. Calcareous
In the first phase, an adit was driven at marl
tunnel crown level and clay-cement was
injected through radial holes to treat the
ground beside and below the adit. In the
same phase silicate-acetate was used to
stabilise the alluvium adjacent to Line 3. Two Fissured
further adits were then driven through the coarse
treated zones and a complete mantle of limestone
Grouted area
grouted ground was formed to permit safe
excavation (Fig. 23b). Fig. 23(bj. Auber Station —2nd phase of treatment"
Adjoining the Opfsra, fine Beauchamp sand
was treated with phenol formaldehyde.
More recent examples of chemical treat-
ment of tunnels include, Victoria Line,
Dartford, Clyde, Tyne (UK), Pralognan,
Roseland (French Alps)", Pittsburg LRT and
Washington DC Metro (USA)", Polino Nord
(Italy), Helsinki Metro, Munich Metro, Hong
Kong MTR, Belgrade underground",
Budapest underground'4 and the Selken
tunnel (Japan).
May 1985 31
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140
—115 Om
Fig. 25. Grouting at Vogelgrun"
32 Ground Engineering
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with the introduction of more sophisticated 18 ASCE (1982): Proceedings of Conference on
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49 Wagner, J.E. (1961): Construction and was required for an underground service— overcome the resistance offered by soil
performance of the grouted cut-off Rocky anything from a road or railway to a friction. Methods such as the use of
Reach Hydroelectric Project. PhD Thesis, telecommunication cable —the practical lubricants and intermediate jacking stations
University of Illinois, Urbana, USA alternatives for construction (apart from the may reduce the magnitude of these forces,
50 Janin Er Le Sciellour (1970): "Chemical rare submersed tube) lay between tunnelling but the lining employed may have to be
grouting for Paris Rapid Transit Tunnels." and pipe-jacking. The recent Tunnelling 85 designed more with an eye to resisting
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51 Ischy, E. 8
Glossop, R. (1 962); "An that the choices have become more in service, for whatever duty it is installed.
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In soft ground, using permanent linings, service connections installed by tunnelling
52 Clough, C W., Baker, W.H. Et Mensah-
Dwumah, F. (1978): Development of design the distinction between tunnelling and pipe- and yet of a size and cost of installation
procedures for sta bilised soil support systems jacking becomes blurred. The diameter of the comparable to open trench installation and
for soft ground tunnelling. Final Report (Oct), lining might at one time have indicated which reinstatement, particularly in congested
Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA technique would be more suitable, but there areas. This led to the developments by the
53. Anagnosti, P. (1983):"Fissured clay improved
is considerable overlap. For example, Krings Rees Group of the Mini-tunnel —basically a
International of Germany supply pipe-jacking miniaturised tunnelling system in which the
by chemical grouting". Proc. 8th European
Conf. on Soil Mech. Er Found. Engng. Vol. 1, equipment for diameters up to 3.5m, and limiting size depended virtually on the
pp.115-120, Helsinki Delta Construction has recently completed working space available inside the shield.
two drives in connection with the Lytham The minimum diameter is about 1m but the
54. Greschik, G. (1983): "Injected soil
Road Relief Sewer of 2.5m internal diameter system can be used for diameters up to 3m.
stabilization constructing the Budapest
in
Underground". Proc. 8th European Conf. on pipes (manufactured by C.V. Buchan). Both This is a patented system operated under
Soil Mech. 8 Found. Engng. Vol. 1, pp.147- tunnelling and pipe-jacking can employ licence by specialist contractors in the UK
149 similar techniques, but the essential and twelve other countries. The company
difference is that in tunnelling the lining is now operates as Mini Tunnels International
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water flow in colliery drift." Mine and Quarry
Mechanisation, Australia, pp.119-124 whereas in pipe-jacking the cylindrical lining system is that the segmental linings can be
is placed in sections from a thrust pit, where purpose-designed, since the compressive
56 Black, J.C., Pollard, CA. & Daw, GP. (1982): hydraulic rams push forward the entire string loads applied are confined to the reaction of
"Hydrogeological assessment and grouting at of lining sections. Thus the lining sections the rams which thrust the shield forward.
Selby." Proc. ASCE Conf. on Grouting in the standard
have to be strong enough to withstand By comparison, Krings
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pp.665-679
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pp.874-891 t
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x
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R.J. Er
II)~",weg4ei",',:„,',;,", „";„'~',.'; I',:.':,'','" g
"Formulation and selection of chemical grouts
with typical examples of their use."
Symposium on Grouts and Drilling Muds in
Engineering Practice. Butterworths, London,
Above: Kring's "unmanned" pipejacking cutter and spoil disposal system. 1, Shield; 2, Drilling
pp. 1 50-1 55
head; 3, Hardmetal pins; 4, Holes for rock chips; 5, Cleaning pins; 6, Agitator; 7, Mixing
61. Zeigiec E 6- J.L. (1 982): "So>l
Wirth, chamber; 8, Motor dri ve; 9, Laser target system; 10, Steering jack; 1 1, Raw water pipe; 14,
stabilisation grouting
by on Baltimore
Subway." Proc. ASCE Conf. on Grouting in
Dredge pump; 15, Trailer. Below: Diagram showing how steeljacking pipeis removed and
Geotechnical Engineering, New Orleans, replaced by insi tu concrete pumped between the soil and a central lining
pp.576-590
62. Stadlec G. 6
Comte, C.H. (1983): "Specific
grouting in the Pre-Alpine Region."
projects
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works and applications of grouting of fine
grained soils in Romania". Proc. 8th European
Conf. on Soil Mech. tt Found. Engng. Vol. 1,
pp.1 27-1 30
64 Littlejohn, G.S., Ingle, J. 8 Dadasbilge, K.
(1983): "Improvement base resistance of
in
large diameter piles founded in silty sand".
Proc. 8th European Conf. on Soil Mech. Er
Found. Engng. Vol. 1, pp.153-156
34 Ground Engineering