THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS

The co-operation of two piling specialists on the site of connecting viaducts on the Stormy Down to Groes section (stage 1) of the M4 is described. This labour intensive method has had to be used following a British Rail stipulation made because the piling work is sited alongside the main South Wales railway line. Two kinds of construction have been used on each side of the track. On the south side high slump concrete using sea dredged aggregate has been used for the 544 bored piles. On the northern side 900 shell piles have been driven to depths of 6M. /TRRL/

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  IPC Building and Contract Journals Limited

  32 Southwark Bridge Road
  London SE1 9EX,   England 
• Authors:
  • Atkinson, I
• Publication Date: 1975-11-27

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 23
• Serial:
  • CONTRACT JOURNAL
  • Volume: 268
  • Issue Number: 5021
  • Publisher: Reed Business Information, Limited
  • ISSN: 0010-7859

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Boring; Bridge foundations; Bridges; Cast in place concrete; Construction management; Construction projects; Freeways; Loads; Pile driving; Retaining walls; Sheet pile walls; Support piles; Viaducts
• Identifier Terms: British Rail
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Bored pile
• ITRD Terms: 3085: Bearing capacity; 3455: Bridge; 4781: Cast in situ concrete; 3666: Construction method; 5567: Load; 2752: Motorway; 3399: Pile; 3369: Sheet pile wall; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133631
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1976 12:00AM