DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF GROUND SUPPORT FOR THE EXCHANGE PLACE STATION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked New York City resulting in the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers. This event also severed a vital regional transportation link between New Jersey and lower Manhattan affecting nearly 67,000 daily commuters. On September 12, 2001, the Port Authority of NY & NJ (PANYNJ) set in motion, even as rescue efforts continued, plans to restore downtown commuter train service to its former Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) WTC station. This paper focuses on the Exchange Place Station Improvements Program (DRP). Design of this project required underground rock excavations with spans upwards of 18 m (60 ft), rock cover as low as 7.4 m (25 ft) and existing buildings overlying planned excavations. Recommended ground support consisted of pre-stressed rock bolts, pre-fabricated lattice girders and steel fiber reinforces shotcrete (SFRS) linings.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

  Geo-Institute
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • McNeilly, M F
  • Funkhouser, M R
  • Lupo, J F
• Conference:
  • Geotechnical Engineering for Transportation Projects, Geo-Trans 2004
  • Location: Los Angeles, California
  • Date: 2004-7-27 to 2004-7-31
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 9 p.
• Serial:
  • ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication
  • Issue Number: 126
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Collapse; Commuters; Design; Excavation; Improvements; Prefabricated structures; Reinforced concrete; Rocks; Shotcrete; Steel fibers; Subway stations; Subways; Terrorism; Underground structures
• Geographic Terms: New York (New York); New York Metropolitan Area
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Security and Emergencies; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00988694
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0784407444
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume II
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 18 2005 12:00AM