PORT SAID ROAD TUNNELS

NORTH & SOUTH SHAFT

- CONSTRUCTION METHOD -

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PROJECT CONTEXT
(SUEZ CANAL)

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PROJECT LOCATION

Suez Rd. CH 19+150

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SCOPE OF WORK

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 PROJECT CONCEPT LAYOUT
DOUBLE SYMMETRY
North

Tunnel 1 - North

T1
T1 T1 T1 Exit Launching
T1 T1
Open Cut C&C Shaft Shaft C&C Open Cut

Suez Canal
CP1 CP2 CP3 CP4 CP5 CP6

T2
T1 T2 T2 Exit
Launching
T2 T1
Open Cut C&C Shaft C&C Open Cut
Shaft
South

Tunnel 2 - South

West East

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ROAD TUNNELS ALIGNMENT
& TBM INTERVENTIONS

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 ROAD TUNNELS
SOIL TREATMENT CONCEPT

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 NORTH SHAFT – TREVI AC JV
DW & BARRETTES PANEL LAYOUT

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 SOUTH SHAFT – ZUBLIN OC JV
DW & BARRETTES PANEL LAYOUT

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DW CONSTRUCTION (+4.5 ASL)
EQUIPMENT & WORKING
SPACE

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 1ST STAGE EXCAVATION
ASSUMPTIONS

Ø TBM break-in soil treatment and installation of dewatering deep wells will be carried out
concurrently with the capping and bracing beam and shall be completed with 1st stage excavation.
Ø Construction of capping beam shall be completed and 80% of concrete strength fc28 (C30/37) shall
be achieved in each compartment prior to starting its excavation.
Ø Surface pumping will be installed within each compartment during its excavation with sumps and
drainage trenches to collect the ground water. In addition deep wells may be installed inside the
compartments (mainly 1 & 2) until external dewatering system is in operation.
Ø Excavation of any compartment shall not start until the capping beam of the adjacent
compartment/s is completed.
Ø Excavation unbalance on either side of cross-walls between adjacent compartments shall not
exceed 2m (see Figure 2).
Ø Soil improvement shall be performed below level -5.11 to have adequate bearing capacity for
construction of the bracing beam.
Ø Ground water monitoring instrumentation such as slotted pipe and vibrating wire piezometers shall
be installed prior to dewatering (stage 2 excavation).
Ø Topographic survey points shall be installed on the top internal edge of both capping and bracing
beam according to the monitoring & instrumentation plan prior to dewatering (stage 2 excavation).

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CAPPING BEAM FORMWORK (+2.5ASL)

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CAPPING BEAM (+2.5 ASL)

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1ST STAGE EXCAVATION (-5.11 ASL*)
(*) +SOIL IMPROVEMENT

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SHAFT DEWATERING SYSTEM*
(*) PENDING FINAL DESIGN

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SHAFT DEWATERING SYSTEM
DISCHARGE LINE

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 TBM BREAK-IN AREA
SOIL TREATMENT (CONCEPT)

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BRACING BEAM (-5.11 ASL)

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1ST STAGE EXCAVATION (-5.11)
RESOURCES

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2ND STAGE EXCAVATION (-23ASL UP)

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BOTTOM SLAB & TBM CRADLE
CELLS 1-2 (-23 ASL)

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TBM SOFT EYE & COUNTERFORTS CELLS
1-2 (VAR.)

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BOTTOM SLAB & COUNTERFORTS CELLS
3-4-5 (VAR.)

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 TBM CRADLE, SOFT EYE &
‘Y’ JUNCTIONS COUNTERFORTS

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 CUTTING OF CROSS WALLS

DIAMOND WIRE
SAW CUTTING

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TBM PRE-ASSEMBLING AREA
TEMPORARY LAYOUT

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TBM ASSEMBLING AREA
TEMPORARY LAYOUT
TBM Preassembling
area

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TBM SHIELD ASSEMBLING

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TBM BACK-UP ASSEMBLING

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 TBM ERECTOR
& TAIL SHIELD ASSEMBLING

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THRUST FRAME ERECTION

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TBM FINAL CONFIGURATION

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TBM BREAK-IN
HK SEAL RING

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THANK YOU

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