PIPE JACKING

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PIPE JACKING METHOD

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INTRODUCTION

The increase in urban development is accompanied by large scale civil

works for infrastructure to support it. A major portion of such infrastructure
comprises of subsurface utilities networks. Such utilities networks like
water supply lines, sewerage disposal networks, gas supply & cable
systems for power & communication are the backbone of the urban
development.

Trenchless technology is more and more widely used in urban areas.

Different trenchless technologies are used worldwide; the terminology is

not in all cases same.

When we talk about trenchless technology, two main items area used are
micro-tunnelling and pipe jacking. They have common aim, or final results,
a small diameter tubular underground support long excavation to held
inside pipes, cable, wires and so on called micro-tunnel.

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PIPE JACKING

With pipe jacking, utility lines and pipes are driven underground in segments
frim the starting or launching shaft using hydraulic jacks.

After the starting and target shafts designed to absorb the jacking forces have
been constructed, the face is cut with a cutting shoe or under the protection of
shield tunnelling machine.

With each successive pipes, cutting shield is advanced, the hydraulic jacks
bearing against the reinforced wall of the shaft. In this way each individual pipes
lowered in to the shaft, joining to the previous one and then jacking forward.
The overcut produced by the cutting shoe is grouted with cement through in the
pipes.

In long span pipe jacking intermediate jacking stations are used to reduced the
jacking pressures and facilitate curved drives. With long tunnels, there are
intermediate shafts which may be crossed by the pipe section.

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PIPE JACKING

The pipes are usually made of high strength concrete to withstand the
high jacking forces. They form driving elements and permanent
supports at the same time.
Their wall thickness and weights are determined by maximum
compression force occurring. The can be up to 40cm thick and weight
more than 50tons, and they are made on or off site.
Pipe jacking is a trenchless technology method for installing a
prefabricated pipe through the ground from a driving shaft to a
reception shaft.
In the pipe jacking operation, jacks located in the drive shaft propel
the pipe. The jack force is transmitted through the pipe-to-pipe
interaction, to the excavating face. When the excavation is
accomplished, the spoil is transported through the jacking pipe in the
drive shaft by manual or mechanical means

BENEFITS OF PIPE JACKING

Technical Benefits
Safe Working and Well Engineered
Structurally Sound
Continuous Ground Support
Minimal Joints
Gasket Oriented Flexible Joints
Maintenance-Free
Good Flow Characteristics

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BENEFITS OF PIPE JACKING

Environmental Benefits

Reduce Disruption
Reduces Damage to Services
Highway Protected
90 % Less Vehicle Movement
Less Spoil
Less Quarried Material

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Construction of 2785m long raw water pipe

line from Kranji II pumping station to Turf Club
Avenue
Steel pipes of diameters 700mm, 900mm and
1200mm with butterfly valves, air valves and
washout chambers.
Open cut pipe laying and pipe jacking method
used.
Project period 2nd September 2013 to 1st
September 2015
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PROJECT LAYOUT

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PROGRESS STATEMENT
Secto
r

Chainage

Type

Status

Sector
1

1,816.523 2,784.395

Open cut

Hydro test completed

Sector
2

1,737.403 1,816.523

Pipe
Jacking

Pipe jacking ongoing

Sector
3

0.000 - 247.957

Open cut

Hydro test & reinstatement

completed

Sector
4

247.957 289.458

Pipe
Jacking

Hydro test & reinstatement

completed

Sector
5

945.986 1280.091

Pipe
Jacking

Pipe jacking ongoing

Sector
6

1280.091 1737.403

Open cut

Pipe laying completed

PROCEDURE & SEQUENCE OPEN

CUT Prepare
Prepare method
method
statement,
statement, RA
RA &
& SWP
SWP
Get NCE and/or permission from
authorities
e.g.: LTA, power grid, power gas etc..
PE design for trench
excavation support
system
Open
Open cut
cut pipe
pipe laying,
laying, construction
construction of
of
AV,
AV, BV,
BV, WO
WO chambers
chambers and
and install
install
fittings
fittings
Pipe link up to existing
line & hydro testing
Back
Back filling
filling
and
and
reinstatemen
reinstatemen
tt
Testing
Testing &
&
commissioning
commissioning

OPEN CUT PIPE LAYING

Chamber
construction &
fittings installation

PROCEDURE & SEQUENCE PIPE

JACKING
Prepare
Prepare method
method
statement,
statement, RA
RA &
& SWP
SWP
Get NCE and/or permission from
authorities
e.g.: LTA, power grid, power gas etc..
PE design for
jacking/receiving
shaft excavation
support system
Pipe
Pipe jacking,
jacking, joint
joint
welding
welding &
& cement
cement
lining
lining
pipe link up & Hydro
testing
Back
Back filling
filling
and
and
reinstatemen
reinstatemen
tt
Testing
Testing &
&
commissioning
commissioning

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PIPE JACKING METHOD

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BENEFITS OF PIPE JACKING

Technical Benefits
Safe Working and Well Engineered
Structurally Sound
Continuous Ground Support
Minimal Joints
Gasket Oriented Flexible Joints
Maintenance-Free
Good Flow Characteristics

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BENEFITS OF PIPE JACKING

Environmental Benefits

Reduce Disruption
Reduces Damage to Services
Highway Protected
90 % Less Vehicle Movement
Less Spoil
Less Quarried Material

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INSTRUMENTATION & MONITORING

As per PE design instrumentation will be
installed. Such as
Inclinometer
Water stand pipe
Settlement markers
Prisms on existing structures
Instruments initial reading recorded
before construction commenced.
Frequency of monitoring decide by PE.
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PIPE JACKING SEQUENCE

Construction of Jacking Shaft

Installation & Setting up of Jacking

Machine

Initial Driving

Main Driving
(if required, intermediate Jacking)

Breakthrough to Receiving Shaft

Lifting of Jacking Machine

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INSTALLATION
Construction of trust block, Entrance ring and
entrance wall and installation of guide rails to
accommodate the TBM.
Installation of hydraulic main jacks in the jacking
shaft to jack the TBM & concrete pipes into the
ground.
The jacks are set up together with accessories as
pressure plate, thrust ring and guide rails.

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INSTALLATION

Equipment Arrangement
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PIPE JACKING MACHINE

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PIPE JACKING MACHINE

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PIPE JACKING MACHINE

Laser
Laser Guidance
Guidance
Real-Time Level and Line Checks
Maintains Accuracy in Difficult Ground
Allows Remote Operations

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INTERMEDIATE JACKING STATIONS

(IJS)
Intermediate Jacking Stations will be introduced for
jacking span of more than 120m
Cylindrical steel cans with integrated hydraulic
cylinders
Installed into the pipeline at defined distances
(Approx. every 100m depending on jacking force)
Operation when the permissible jacking force is
reached at the main jacking station (Approx. 480 Tons)

INTERMEDIATE JACKING STATIONS

(IJS)

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PIPE JACKING

Sheet piling & shaft

excavation

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Setting up & TBM

lowering

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Pipe jacking in
progress

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