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TBM Tunneling under High Water PressuresRondout West Branch Bypass Tunnel
2019 TUNNELING SHORT COURSE12th Annual Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course September 9-11, 2019
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NYC Water Supply System
• 3 Upland watershed systems• Delaware (50% total supply)• Catskill (40% total supply)• Croton (10% total supply)
• 3 Aqueducts• Delaware• Catskill• New Croton
• 4 Tunnels• City Tunnel No. 1• City Tunnel No. 2• City Tunnel No. 3• Richmond Tunnel
50% 40%
10%
Project Overview – NYC Water Supply
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVProject Overview – RWBT Leaks
Wawarsing Crossing
Roseton Crossing
RWBT Currently leaking between 15 MGD and 35 MGD in 2 locations:• Roseton Crossing
• ~1030 ft in length• Wawarsing Crossing
• ~600 ft in length
• In service since 1944• 13.5’ Finished ID• Depth of 300-2300 ft
below surface• Crosses Hudson ~600 ft
below surface of water• Maximum capacity of 900
MGD• Average yearly utilization
of 600 MGD• 11 shafts along alignment
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVProject Overview – Existing Tunnel
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Project: Rondout-West Branch Bypass TunnelContract: BT-2Owner: NYC Department of Environmental ProtectionContract Type: Lump Sum/Unit PriceContract Value: $706.6MBid March 27, 2015Start Work June 2016
Project Overview
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Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVProject Overview – Bypass Tunnel Layout
Project Plan View
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• Structural components– Collar mounted base frame
structure– Muck head frame– Supply head frame– Muck and supply back legs– Twenty-eight person personnel
cage– Muck car bails and muck cars– Movable 140-ton shaft cover
• Structural weight over 625 US tons
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Shaft 5B Hoist & Headframe
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Shaft 5B Hoist & Headframe
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Shaft 5B Site Layout
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVShaft 5B Muck Dump
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVShaft 5B – Drill& Shoot: Bell Out, Starter and Tail Tunnel
Summary of Work:Location Length QtyShaft 43’-10” 50 VF 2,571 CYGantry Chamber 45’ HS 50 LF 2,691 CYTail Tunnel 25’ HS 30 LF 620 CYStarter Tunnel 25’ HS 300 LF 6,120 CYWest Connection 20’ HS 160 LF 2,116 CY
TOTAL: 14,118 CY
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVShaft 5B – Bell Out, Starter and Tail Tunnel
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Tunnel Reaches• Reach 1 - 2,560lf – Shale (Normanskill Formation)• Reach 2 - 3,900lf – Limestone & Dolomite (Wappinger Formation)• Reach 3 – 3,500lf – Limestone & Dolomite (Wappinger Formation)• Reach 4 – 2,540lf – Shale (Mount Merino Formation)
Project Overview – TBM Tunnel Geology
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• Groundwater Head• Ranges from 675 ft to 875 ft
• Max. Heading InflowsUngrouted
• TBM: 250 – 1300 gpm• D&S: 100 – 500 gpm
• Solution Cavities 3 – 30 lf, 5 – 30 Cy of flowing material
• Reach 2: 3ea• Reach 3: 6ea
Maximum AverageReaches 1 and 4 34,000 10,000Reaches 2 and 3 54,000 35,000
UCS
Project Overview – TBM Tunnel Geology
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVRock Cores
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• Robbins Single Shield TBM w/ Precast rebar reinforced 6 pcs segments
TBM Tunnel Quantities:Excavation – 12,419LF Exc. Diam. – 21.7ftReinforced Precast Liner – Width= 5ft; ID/OD=18’-2”/20’-4” Annulus Grout – 20,600NCyMuck –170,000BCy
Robbins Tunnel Boring Machine
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• Delivery of Cutterhead Support
TBM Assembly
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVTBM Assembly
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVTBM Carrier
• Moved TBM sections under hoist
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TBM Assembly
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Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVProject Overview – Tunnel Segments
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVTBM Tunneling under High Water Pressures
Groundwater Control• Risks
– High Water Pressure – Flush Flows– Water Bearing Feature – Wash Out Annulus
Grout • Tools for two stages of
work– Preemptive Tools – Reactive Tools
Old Faithful
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVPre-emptive Tools
• Original Project Data • Probe Drilling • Geo-physical Look Ahead • Pre-Excavation Grout
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVOriginal Project Data
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Section 31 71 19 TBM Excavation• Probe holes overlapped minimum of 20 feet. • Probe holes outside the tunnel perimeter shall be
backfilled with grout• Probe holes shall be monitored and recorded by the
Contractor
TBM Probeholes
1. Hole ID; 2. Start/end time for each drill rod; 3. Water inflows encountered by hole depth; 4. Rod drop or rapid advancement due to voids or open apertures; 5. Bound or stuck drill steel and depth of occurrence; 6. Plugged steel; 7. Collapsing hole; 8. Flowing ground.
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVProbe Hole Drilling
• 2 each drills capable of drilling through Cutterhead (CHD)
• 8 + 8 drilling ports in CHD
• 1 each drill to drill through front shield
• 14 drilling ports in shield
• Mobile drill for relief holes& cut-off grouting
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVProbe Hole Drilling – cont’d
Specifications state:• Probe holes must overlap 20
feet• 2 probe holes in Reach 1& 4• 4 probe holes in Reach 2 & 3
Drilling Equipment• Down Hole Hammers
– Ideal for drilling in water environment
– Straighter drilling compared to top hammer drilling
• Blowout Preventers • Stand Pipe/Collar Pipe
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVTBM Drilling Positions
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVGeophysics Look Ahead
• Use Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) through our probe drill holes
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVPre-Excavation Grout (PEG)
Definition: • Grout before excavation of
the ground to control water inflow and solidify the mass
Specifications state:• Trigger:
– 0.3gpm/ft.-probe– 30gpm/feature
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVTBM PEG Equipment
Hany Agitator HRW1200
Hany Grout Pump ZMP 726V
Hany Mixer HCM 610
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVReactive Tools
• TBM Dewatering Equipment• Bullflex Ring / Stage II Grout / Chem Grout• TBM Bulkhead (Sealing Machine)
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVTBM Carrier
• Moved TBM sections under hoist
So How Did We Do?TBM Launch 1/8/2018
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVTBM Carrier
• Moved TBM sections under hoist
TBM Mining Operations
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVTBM Carrier
• Moved TBM sections under hoist
TBM Mining Operations
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVTBM Carrier
• Moved TBM sections under hoist
TBM Mining Operations
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVPre-Excavation Grout
• First round of PEG Ring 1513• Last round of PEG Ring 1852• PEG 1,700lf/12,500lf or just under 15% of
drive • 16 Rds of PEG Grout • 180,000lbs of Type III cement consumed
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVGrout Packers
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVSingle Use Inflatable Packers
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVTBM Carrier
• Moved TBM sections under hoist
TBM Grouting Operations
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVPEG Grouting Operation
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVTBM Tunnel Dewatering • TBM 800gpm + 1700gpm emergency dewatering• 8”+10” Tunnel discharge lines• Shaft Bottom pumps – 2x800hp -2,500gpm/ea• Max 350gpm during TBM drive – Most of the water inflow from drain
holes thru liner behind the TBM
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVHi-Pressure Water
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVStage II Grout / Chem Grout
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVTBM CarrierTBM Hole Thru 8/13/2019
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVRight Now: TBM DemobeTo help protect your privacy, PowerPoint has blocked automatic download of this picture.
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVSo How Did We Do?
TBM TunnelingSchedule:• TBM Launch 1/8/2018• Hole Thru 8/13/2019
TBM Performance:• Best Shift 35ft• Best Day 90ft• Best Week 360ft
Kiewit-Shea Constructors, AJVRemaining Work
• Welded Steel Pipe Liner 9,200 LF 16-ft. ID x 1-in. thick• Cellular Concrete Backfill between steel liner and
segments• Reinforced Concrete Liner - 14’Ø (finished ID) x
12,500 LF • Tie-in Phase
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