Eurocode design of underground metro structures

Eurocodes were used for the design of a new metro, for which the contractor's design was undertaken largely between 1996 and 1999, when the Eurocodes were in their infancy. This paper discusses the experience, the difficulties encountered and the benefits gained by the project, with particular reference to the geotechnical design of the underground stations. Eurocodes 1, 2 and 7 were used for the design of the retaining walls for the deep stations. Two design parameters created challenges for the structural design of the reinforced concrete embedded retaining walls: a restriction on the maximum allowable crack width, and a large cover to the reinforcement, required by the construction method. Benefits were gained by using the observational method. (A)

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• Authors:
  • BEADMAN, D R
• Publication Date: 2006-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 29-33
• Serial:
  • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering
  • Volume: 159
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Institution of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1353-2618
  • EISSN: 1751-8563
  • Serial URL: http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/serial/geng

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cracking; Railroad stations; Reinforced concrete; Retaining walls; Standards; Subways
• ITRD Terms: 5211: Cracking; 4794: Reinforced concrete; 3359: Retaining wall; 187: Specification (standard); 1095: Station (railway); 1191: Underground railway
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I54: Construction of Tunnels;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01024094
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: May 18 2006 8:29AM