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Webinar on Diaphragm Wall

and Secant Bored Pile Wall
Construction Challenges for
Underground Stations and
Shafts in 1st Klang Valley MRT
BEM APPROVED CPD/PDP: 2 REF. NO.: IEM21/HQ/016/T(W)

SPEAKER:
Mr.Vijayakumar
Viramuthu

THURSDAY, 4 FEBRUARY 2021

3.00PM - 5.00 PM
Registration Fees
(effective 1st August 2020)
IEM Members : RM 15.00
IEM Non Members : RM 70.00

Register online I  www.myiem.org.my

 SYNOPSIS
Klang Valley SBK MRT Line or now known as MRT Kajang Line has been fully operational
since July 2017. This is the first MRT line in Malaysia with total length of 51 km from
Sungai Buloh to Kajang. The 9.5 km underground section consists of 7 underground
stations and several shafts along the alignment. Secant bored pile wall and diaphragm
wall had been used extensively as permanent earth retaining wall for the underground
structures. This webinar presents the challenges of this geotechnical work during
construction of 5 underground stations in addition to the South Portal cut and cover
section and 3 shafts. These challenges include work construction, ground difficulties,
logistical constraint, working through existing basement structure and low head room
works. In addition, some new safety features which has been practiced in the
construction industry will be discussed.

The underground stations, portal and shafts that will covered in this webinar are:

Merdeka Station – Diaphragm wall working with cutter in Kenny Hill formation with
heavily reinforced steel cages

Pasar Seni Station – Diaphragm wall construction over two existing basement structures

Cochrane Station – Secant bored pile in limestone formation

P a s a r R a k y a t S t a t i o n – S e c a n t b o r e d p i l e w i t h t h e i n t r o d u c t io n o f 1 ,5 0 0 m m d i a m e t e r S B P
with difficult karstic limestone formation

Taman Maluri Station – Secant bored pile works over existing Jalan Cheras road with
difficult logistic and traffic conditions and working with low head room rigs

South Portal, Inai Shaft and Escape Shaft – Secant bored pile in limestone formation

Intervention Shaft 2 – Deeply cased secant bored pile wall in difficult ground condition
and small work space

SPEAK ER' S BIO DATA

M r . V i j a y a k u m a r i s c u r r e n t l y t h e E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r (B u s in es s D ev el o pm en t &
Operations) of Bauer Malaysia. He graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Civil
E n g i n e e r i n g f r o m U n i v e r s i t y M a l a y a i n 1 9 9 1 . I n h i s in itia l w o r kin g y ea r s , he
w o r k e d i n t h e E n g i n e e r i n g S e r v i c e D e p a r t m e n t o f a big pu bl ic l is ted P l a n ta tio n
G r o u p r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e d e s i g n a n d s u p e r v i s i o n o f P a l m O il M il l a n d R u bber
F a c t o r y . I n 1 9 9 4 , h e j o i n e d H o H u p C o n s t r u c t i o n B er ha d f o r LR T 1 ba s ed in
M a s j i d J a m e k U n d e r g r o u n d s t a t i o n . H e s u b s e q u e n tl y j o in ted B a u er in 1 9 9 6
s e r v i n g i n v a r i o u s p o s i t i o n s , a n d r e c e n t l y a p p o i n t ed a s a m em ber o f B a u er
M a l a y s i a B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r . I n h i s 2 4 y e a r s o f w o r k i n g ex per ien c e w ith B a u er ,
h e h a s u n d e r t a k e n v a r i o u s f o u n d a t i o n p r o j e c t s i n v o l v in g bo r ed pil in g , s ec a n t
p i l e w a l l , d i a p h r a g m w a l l , g r o u n d i m p r o v e m e n t a n d g r o u n d a n c ho r s . H e w a s
i n v o l v e d i n t h e L R T 1 w o r k s , E l e c t r i f i e d D o u b l e T r a c k in g w o r ks a n d d u r in g M R T
L i n e 1 w o r k s , h e t o o k c h a r g e o f t h e e n t i r e B a u er ’s w o r ks in the f iv e
U n d e r g r o u n d s t a t i o n s . H e i s a l s o t h e P r o j e c t D i r e c t o r f o r B a u er in the o n g o in g
MRT Line 2