Building Response to Tunnelling : Case Studies from Construction of the Jubilee Line Extension, London (2 Vol. Set)

The ability to predict the potential damage to buildings accurately and to have confidence in the chosen protective measures is of increasing importance for the viability of urban tunnelling.

The Jubilee Line Extension Project (JLEP) presented a unique opportunity to capture reliable field measurements of the effects of tunnelling on a wide range of buildings. Building response to tunnelling: Case studies from the Jubilee Line Extension, London is the result of this work.

Volume 1 describes the relevant part of the JLEP, the methods of settlement prediction and building damage assessment used on the project, and the objectives of the research. Further chapters provide accounts of the geology and historical development of more of the case study buildings (between Green Park and Canada Water stations of the JLE route). Full transcriptions are included of the before-the-event and independent best practice predictions of surface and at-depth ground movements at two greenfield sites and the settlement of four buildings, which were made specially for the research. The concluding chapter of Volume 1, written by Professor John Burland, presents the overall findings of the research to date.

Volume 2 presents, in their geographical sequence, the twenty-seven case studies; from Green Park in the west to London Bridge, and then eastward to Canada Water station. These case studies include two instrumented greenfield sites and several examples of prestigious buildings in London’s west end that were protected by compensation grouting. The case studies present descriptions of the buildings, the works that affected them and measurements made to record their response.

This valuable and informative two volume book has been written by the experts who participated in the research and is generously illustrated with numerous line drawings, graphs, pictures and maps. Building response to tunnelling: Case studies from the jubilee Line Extension, London will be essential reading to tunnelling and geotechnical engineers and all those who have an interest in this successful and interesting underground project.

Preface

Volume 1 : The Project
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Structures and Contracts of The Jubilee Line Extension
Chapter 3 : Assessment Methods Used in Design
Chapter 4 : The LINK-CMR Research Project
Chapter 5 : Geology and Geotechnical Properties
Chapter 6 : St James's and St James's Park : A Brief History of Their Development
Chapter 7 : Westminster and Waterloo Areas
Chapter 8 : The London Bridge Station Area
Chapter 9 : Bermondsey and Rotherhithe
Chapter 10 : Tunnelling Methods
Chapter 11 : Protective Measures
Chapter 12 : Finite Element Analysis of St Jame's Park Greenfield Site
Chapter 13 : Finite Element Analyses of Ground Movements From Tunnelling Below Southwark Park
Chapter 14 : Elizabeth House:Settlement Predictions
Chapter 15 : Settlement Predictions for Nepturne, Murdock, and Clegg Houses and Adjacent Masonry Walls
Chapter 16 : JLE Construction Works at London Bridge Station
Chapter 17 : Some Aspects of Construction on JLE Contracts 105 and 106
Chapter 18 : Measurement Techniques and Accuracy
Chapter 19 : Data Handling and Storage
Chapter 20 : Grouting Intensities
Chapter 21 : Results of The Research

Volume 2 : Case Studies
Chapter 22 : This Volume Presents The Twenty-Seven Case Studies Including Internationally Renowned Buildings Such as The Big Ben Clock Tower, Other High Profile Buildings Such as The Treasury Building, The Ritz Hotel and The RAC Building, Plus Many Commercial and Residential Properties Which are Typical of The Building Stock Worldwide

Index