ASSESSING THE RISK OF BUILDING DAMAGE DUE TO TUNNELLING - LESSONS FROM THE JUBILEE LINE EXTENSION, LONDON

The construction of tunnels and excavations inevitably causes ground movements. In the urban environment such movements present a risk of damage to buildings and structures. The assessment of the degree of risk of such damage is important both from the point of view of engineering design and for planning and consultation purposes. This paper summarises the approach that was used for assessing the risk of building damage for the planning stages of the Jubilee Line Extension (JLE) in London, identifies the gaps in knowledge and describes a major collaborative research project involving field measurements of the response of a number of buildings on the route of the JLE. Some case histories are described and the lessons learned from the research are presented.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

  Institute for Geotechnical Engineering
  Zurich,   Switzerland  8093
• Authors:
  • Burland, J B
  • Standing, J R
  • Jardine, F M
• 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; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 11-38

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Excavation and tunneling; Field studies; Loss and damage; Measurement; Risk assessment; Structures; Urban areas
• Identifier Terms: Jubilee Line Extension
• Uncontrolled Terms: Externally imposed ground movements; Structural response
• Geographic Terms: London (England)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00930466
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 3000091696
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 3 2002 12:00AM