CASE STUDY
TECHABUTMENT® FOR REWA, MP/UP BORDER SECTION
Background
F
our lanning project of REWA-MP/
UP Border section of NH-7 for 89.3
km in the state of Madhya Pradesh
was awarded to Vindhyachal Expressways
Pvt Ltd, a Special Purpose Vehicle formed
by JMC Projects India Ltd who appointed
Dilip Buildcon Ltd (DBL) as contractor for this
project. DBL entrusted Terre Armée in India to
design and provide Reinforced Earth® system
for wing walls of the Vehicular Underpasses.
During several discussions with DBL, Terre
Armée in India realized that time was a
prime concern for DBL. Therefore, Terre
Armée in India proposed to build true
abutment with Reinforced Earth® Technology
(TechAbutment®) along with the wing walls
Bridges
‘TechAbutment®’ for five
Vehicular Underpasses for
REWA, MP/UP Border section
of NH-7, in the state of Madhya
Pradesh, India.
for construction of VUPs. TYPE
Facia Type: TerraClass®
Terre Armée in India made the technical
Owner
proposal of construction of TechAbutment® for
Madhya Pradesh Road Development
these VUPs. Terre Armée in India realized that
Corp. Ltd.
Post Tensioned TechSlab, in this case, could
optimize the thickness of the slab to 750mm, Contractor
which would reduce the dead load on the Dilip Buildcon Ltd.
TechAbutment®. Accordingly, value engineering
Construction Year
was done with Freyssinet. It was also
9/2012 to 7/2014
considered that the thin top slab also would
reduce the length of both the approaches DESIGNER
reducing the back fill quantity as well as the Terre Armée
anti-crash barrier system. Freyssinet Menard (Reinforced Earth India Pvt. Ltd.)
India, a sister company of Terre Armée in India,
CONSULTANT
was roped in for the design and construction of
JMC Projects India Ltd.
the PT slab in the project.
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nitially, work was started at Ch. 222+490
at A1 side, Ch.218+790 at A1 side and Ch.
193+350 at A2 side during the months of
February, March and April 2013 respectively.
However, due to land acquisition issues on
other ends, fronts were not available for
erection at the same time. The work could
not continue at available fronts due to heavy
rainfall in monsoon.
It was also observed that the backfill material
selected for the work was highly plastic and
not acceptable for use. Terre Armée in India
suggested to DBL to increase the percentage
Project Specifications of well graded coarser material in the backfill
to achieve the desired index of plasticity.
Structure Post monsoon, all the five fronts were
TechAbutment® opened for construction. The construction
of TechAbutment® for these five structures
System was satisfactorily completed by May 2014.
TerraClass® By this time, Freyssinet Menard India had
also started their activity for Post Tensioned
Panel Type (R.C.C.) TechSlab. The underpasses were successfully
(1.5m x 1.5m x 0.18m) completed by September 2014 and traffic
was commissioned.
Area
4227.00m²
Max. Height
7.105m
Design life
100 years
Soil Reinforcement
HA® Hot-dip Galvanized Steel Strips
Solution
n a detailed design process, Terre Armée
in India used in-house technical know-
how to design the TechAbutment® using
High Adherence Galvanized Steel Strips
(50x4, HA) confirming to ASTM A572 – 93
Grade 65 (steel strips with minimum tensile,
strength of 630Nmm-2 and yield strength
of 480N/mm2) as soil reinforcement. Design
was carried out as per BS 8006-1995.
Loadings on the wall were considered as
per IRC (Indian Road Congress):6-2010
guidelines. Seismic design was done based
on French standards AFNOR NF-P 94-220.
Well graded fill material having angle of
internal friction (Ф)≥ 32o and unit weight of
soil (γ) ≤ 20 kN/m3 and seismic zone – III as
per IS 1893 (Part- I) was used.
TechAbutment® technique helped build the
approach and underpass together. With the
use of TechSlab the thickness of the top slab
was reduced and subsequently the length of
the approaches also got reduced, resulting in
decrease in the volume of earthwork.
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