THE OBSERVATIONAL METHOD - MANAGING RISK, WINNING VALUE
Using case histories from four major transportation projects in urban environments, this paper shows how, through a step-by-step approach, the observational method delivered substantial savings in costs and time. The projects are (1) Limehouse Link - a major cut and cover highway tunnel in London's Docklands; (2) The Mansion House - construction of a small-diameter tunnel directly beneath this masonry building built in the 1700s; (3) Heathrow Cofferdam - underground works at Heathrow Airport for the Central Terminal Area for the Heathrow Express Rail Link; and (4) the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel Project.
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Corporate Authors:
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Institute for Geotechnical Engineering
Zurich, Switzerland 8093 -
Authors:
- Powderham, A J
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Conference:
- Planning and Engineering for the Cities of Tomorrow. Second International Conference on Soil Structure Interaction in Urban Civil Engineering
- Location: Zurich, Switzerland
- Date: 2002-3-7 to 2002-3-8
- Publication Date: 2002
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Photos; References;
- Pagination: p. 83-96
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Case studies; Construction; Excavation and tunneling; Risk management; Transportation engineering; Urban areas
- Uncontrolled Terms: Observational method
- Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00930470
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 3000091696
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Sep 3 2002 12:00AM