SAIGON EAST - WEST

HIGHWAY PROJECT

SOCIALIST
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC
REPUBLIC OF
OF VIETNAM
VIETNAM JAPAN
HO
HO CHI
CHI MINH
MINH CITY
CITY PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE
PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE Official Development Assistance
 CONTENTS
1. OUTLINE OF THE SAIGON RIVER CROSSING TUNNEL
2.CONSTRUCTION OF IMMERSED TUNNEL
2-1Casting Basin
2-2Construction of Immersed Tunnel Units
2-3Dredging, Towing and Immersion
1. OUTLINE OF THE SAIGON RIVER CROSSING TUNNEL
PLAN & PROFILE OF THU THIEM TUNNEL
SOIL STRATA ALONG THE TUNNEL ALIGNMENT
CROSS SECTION OF IMMERSED TUNNEL
Cross section of Cut & Cover tunnel and Approaches
2. CONSTRUCTION OF IMMERSED TUNNEL
 Construction Procedure
CASTING BASIN CONSTRUCTION SITE

Trench Dredging
Casting Basin Construction

Foundation

Fabrication of Units

Immersion

Outfitting
Back filling

Towing
Inner work
 Immersion

Towing

Casting Basin

LOCATION OF CONSTRUCTION SITE

2-1 Casting Basin
General View of the Casting Basin
 A-A

B-B

A A

Detail of Fundation
B

Cross Section of the Casting Basin

The Typical Case of Casting Basin
2-2Construction of Immersed Tunnel Units
Image of the Tunnel
Units Fabrication in
the Casting Basin

Layout of Units

IMMERSED TUNNEL UNIT

CASTING BASIN
OR SHIP YARD
 Unit Fabrication Construction Sequence
End Steel Shell End Steel Shell

Bottom Slab

Casting Basin Foundation

Wall

Top Slab

Complete
 Typical Case of Fabrication Tunnel Units
Fabrication Steel Shell
Fabrication Re-Bar
Cast in Concrete
Fabrication Tunnel Units
Inside Work

Bulkhead
2-3 Dredging, Towing and Immersion
 Trench Dredging and Foundation
Work Image
Trench Dredging
 Image of Towing

After First Outfitting After Second outfitting

Sequence of Towing

Other
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Unit
Complete Sifting
Sifting
Towing
river and
side
Towing Towing
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Fabrication Flooding
River
Units
Immersion
Image
 Image of Immersion

Alignment
Alignment Tower
AlignmentTower
Tower
10m Barge
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Barge
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Immersion
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Immersion

10m
Submerging Unit

Submerging
Submerging Unit
Unit
Submerged Submerging Unit
Bearing Jack
Submerged
Submerged
Unit Bearing Jack
Unit
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Temporary
support
support
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support
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 Image of Unit Connection
by Water Pressure

Lowering the unit on the previous unit

Pulling the unit by jacks on the top slab.
Rubber gasket starts to be compressed.
Both side water presser are balanced.
Draining water between bulkheads
Rubber gasket is compressed more by the water pressure.
Unit is pushed by difference of both side water pressure.
Completion of draining water
Rubber gasket is fully compressed and be watertight
 Image of Sand Flow Work

Sand filling under the unit through pipes embedded in walls.

Sand flow operation from the river surface.

CAST IN PIPES
SHEAR KEY

TEMPORARY SUPPORT PAD

 Image of
Backfilling
Work Grub Burge

Immersed
Tunnel

GENERAL BACK FILL

PROTECTIVE CONCRETE APPROX EXISTING
-14.50 RIVER BED LEVEL
GENERAL BACK FILL 2
1:
1: 1: 2 2
2 1:

LOCKING BACK FILL

SAND JETTED FOUNDATION
(GRADED GRAVEL 100-200KG/PIECE)
COMPLETION OF IMMERSED TUNNEL
TRAFFIC INSIDE THE IMMERSED TUNNEL