Observed Technical Risks & its Mitigation Process in PVN Elevated Expressway

Sr.No.
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Major Activities

Technical Risk Observed at Site

Exavation

Safe bearing capacity of soil

Seepage of water from adjacent land
Shifting of service lines
Damage of water lines/sewage lines/electrical lines
Settlement of foundation
Alignment problem because of temple & mosque.

Foundation Concreting

Quality of materials, Site conditions, Mixing & Placing

Methods

Procurement

Inventory of Mac alloy bar used for lifting operation. Cost

Rs. 180/Kg

Profiling of tendon bars used for pre

stressing
Used for proper stress distribution. Risk of collapse of
structure due to uneven stress distribution

Alignment

Change in alignment will cause risk of excessive cost &

completion time of project

Crash Barriers

Risk of crash barrier fall down due to improper tieing which

may lead to accident

Faulty design, material &

workmanship

Risk of bad quality, excessive cost & completion time

Bearings

Damages during installation

Risk: Excessive cost & time
Poor bedding & Inaccurate positions
Risk: Improper load distribution

Creep

Creep increase the deflection with the time and may be

critical consideration in design.
Creep can cause to cracking to interior of surface lead to
failure of elevated structure

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Shrinkage
Risk of reduction in volume which may developed cracks at
the surface
Affecting the strength of the structure

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Temperature variations

Temperature variation may lead to deveopment of cracks in

the structure

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Live load and Dead load

Live load and dead load lead to various type of movement in

the elevated expressway.

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Equipment Risk
Launching Girder

Risk of derailing of launching girder

Risk of tiliting of launching girder

Risk of collapse of segment due to improper support

in PVN Elevated Expressway

Mitigation strategy Adopted/Suggested
Minimum S.B.C. should be 45 tonnes / sqm
1.5) or Chemical consolidation of soil

(FOS =

Constructing Drains or Freezing process

Shifting of service lines is Hudas responsibility
Damaged to service lines will be equally shared by contractor
Load cells placed in foundation to check the settlement & to take
suitable preventive measures
Its an Huda's responsibility

Testing of materials, Concrete should be laid in layers not

exceeding 15 cm in thikness
ABC analysis for major items like Mac alloy bar which can be
used for proper stock maintenance
Check list should be prepared, followed by engineer inspection

Provide detail drawings with checking points &intermediate

levels
Crash Barrier bars should be welded with the deck slab
reinforcement

Clause of liquidity damages & penalty will help to mitigate such

risks

Steel shims method: Bearing is correctly positioned and leveled

on steel shims and the remaining space filled with a grouting
material.

Proper mix design of concrete & use of lesser water cement ratio

Preventing the rapid loss of water from the surface. Thus it can
be done by covering the surface with polyethylene sheeting.
Carbonation of concrete also results in increasing the strength of
concrete and reduces permeability.
Used expansive cement or shrinkage compensating cement

Fixing of expansion joint to absorb expasion and contraction

Provide damping of vibrations and minimize effects of impact

loading

The 300 tonne launching girder can be stabilised by giving

support to it. Barricade area & movement of people should be
banned in case of emergency.

The 300 tonne launching girder can be stabilised by giving

support to it. Barricade area & movement of people should be
banned in case of emergency.