VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, BELAGAVI

Technical seminar Presentation on

“BOX PUSHING TECHNOLOGY”
Presenting by

AKASH M S
4RA18CV008
Under the guidence of
Mr. HARSHITH H.J B.E.,M.Tech.
Assistant Professor

Department of Civil Engineering

Rajeev institute of technology
BM road Hassan - 573201 0
 CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. OBJECTIVES
3. COMPONENETS USED
5. STEPS IN CONSTRUCTION

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 INTRODUCTION
• Bridges are a main link in any transportation systems in roadways
as well as railways.
• In railways, roadways whenever there is a need to make a
underpass, box pushing technique is used.
• An underpass is a tunnel containing a road or pedestrian
passagewage running underneath a road or railway.
• Method of eliminations of level crossing are
A] ROAD UNDER BRIDGES (RUB).
B] ROAD OVER BRIDGES (ROB).

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RUB ROB
OBJECTIVES

 No disruption to rail traffic by road traffic.

 Better quality control in traffic.
 Economical.
 Time of completion is less.
 Saving in man power & Machinery.
 Less involvement of other Departments.

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COMPONENETS USED
 Thrust Bed
 Rear Shield
 Front Shield
 Jacking Operation
 Plumb Bob
 Drag Sheets / Epoxy Coating
 Piston
 Pockets
 Counter Box
 Biscate
 Thrust bed with shear keys.

MS Plate/Front Shield for Box Pushing in RUB

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Hydraulic jack Biscate

Pockets

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 STEPS IN CONSTRUCTION

 Excavation
 Casting of thrust bed
 Fabrication of front and rear shield
 Casting of box and placing
 Pushing-shifting-pushing operation
 Miscellaneous works

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REFERENCES
“Box pushing technique on railway under bridge for cross traffic
works” by G.Sampath Kumar.
“Procedure and construction of road under bridge by box pushing
method” by Ranjeet. P, D.V.S. Narshima Rao, Mohd Akram Ullah
Khan, K. Hanumanthu.
 “Construction of road under bridge by box pushing method” by
M.Shravankumar, B. Sudhakar, A.Sravanthi

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