Austria Showcase
Austrian Railway Technology
Bangkok
8th June 2011
Dr. Friedrich Prinzl
GEOCONSULTGEOCONSULT
� Private
� Independent
� International
An Engineering & Consultancy Group in the disciplines
of civil, structural and geotechnical engineering, soil & rock
mechanics, geology, environmental & mining engineering
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� More than 35 years of experience
� More than 2000 projects in over 50 countries
� Approx. 400 employees
� Offices in:
Argentina, Austria, Chile, Germany, India, Mexico, Romania,
Singapore, Slovak Republic, Taiwan, USA
GEOCONSULTOrganisation GC Group
Geoconsult Wien ZT GmbH
Vienna, Austria
GC Buenos Aires S.A.
Geoconsult HoldingZT GmbH
Salzburg, Austria
Geoconsult AS PTE LTD
Geoconsult spol.sro
Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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Geoconsult ZT GmbH
Salzburg, Austria
Geoconsult India Pvt. Ltd.
Gurgaon, India
GC Buenos Aires S.A.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Geoconsult AS PTE LTD
Singapore
GC Latinoamerica Ltda
Santiago de Chile, Chile
GC Deutschland
Freilassing, Germany
GC Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Brazil
GEOCONSULTAreas
� Geotechnics & Tunnelling
� Structural Engineering
� Geology & Hydrogeology
� Investigation Programs � Cost Estimating
� Water & Environment
� Transportation & Infrastructure
� Instrumentation & Data Management
Services:
� Quality control
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� Investigation Programs
� Feasibility Studies
� General Project Studies
� Preliminary Design
� Tender Design
� Tender Documents
� Detailed Design
� Cost Estimating
� Environmental impact
statements & assessments
� Bid evaluation
� Project management
� Construction supervision
� Geotechnical
Instrumentation &
Monitoring
� Quality control
� Technical assistance
� Expert opinion
� Training programs
� Public participation
model
� Interpretation of
Geotechnical Data
GEOCONSULTSelected References Railway
� HSR Munich – Verona,
Brenner Northern Access Corridor,
Austria
� HSR Cologne – Frankfurt, GermanyTunnels Dernbach, Deesener Wald, Hellenberg
� HSR Stuttgart – Ulm, Germany
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� HSR Stuttgart – Ulm, Germany
Stuttgart 21, Wendlingen – Ulm
(Contract PA2.1 “Alpvorlandtunnel”)
� HSR Lahore – Rawalpindi, Pakistan
� HSR Taipei – Kaoshiung, TaiwanC230, C240, C260
GEOCONSULTSelected References Railway
� Brenner Base Tunnel, Austria/Italy
� Koralm Base Tunnel, Austria
� Semmering Base Tunnel, Austria
� Lyon – Torino Base Tunnel, France/Italy
Udhampur – Srinagar – Baramula Railway
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� Udhampur – Srinagar – Baramula Railway
Pir Panjal Tunnel, India
� Lowari Rail Tunnel Project, Pakistan
� Ferrocarril Transandino Central,
Argentina/Chile
GEOCONSULTSelected Railway Projects
HSR Graz – Klagenfurt, Austria
incl. Koralm Base Tunnel
Length: 32.8 km, excavation: TBM, partly NATM
Excavation area: 77 – 95 m2,
max. overburden: 1,250 m; Lead consultant
Services for Main Tunnel & Exploration Measures:
� Feasibility and route selection studies
St. Pölten
Salz burg
Linz
Graz
Klagenfurt
E isen-stadt
Breg en z
Innsbruck
Vienn a
12° 49°
48°
47°
16° 14°
Slovenia
Germany
Switzer-
land Italy
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungaria
Austria
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� Preliminary design and project
� Environmental Impact Assessment incl.cost estimates on
probabilistic data base, risk analysis, public relations procedure
� Hydrogeological investigation, mapping and monitoring
incl. analysis & data processing
� Preparation of tender documents & tender design
� Detailed design
� Geotechnical services on site
� Construction management
GEOCONSULTSelected Railway Projects
HSR Munich – Verona, Austria
Brenner Northern Access Corridor
Section Kundl/Radfeld – Baumkirchen
Entire route: approx. 41 km
Section length with GC involvement: approx. 27 km;
incl. tunnels, troughs and underground sections
Services:
St. Pölten
Salzburg
Linz
Graz
Klagenfurt
E isen-stadt
Breg en z
Innsbruck
Vienn a
12° 49°
48°
47°
16° 14°
Slovenia
Germany
Switzer-land
Italy
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungaria
Austria
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Preliminary project, public inquiry, Tender design and
preparation of tender documents, detailed design,
geotechnical services on site, construction supervision
Mined tunnels:
Brixlegg (7,420 m), Jenbach (4,793 m) and Stans/Terfens (8,500 m)
Cut & Cover tunnels and troughs:
Radfeld (appr. 790 m), Brixlegg East (appr. 1,600 m), Brixlegg West
(River Inn crossing – appr. 1,800 m), Münster (approx. 1,200 m)
GEOCONSULTSelected Railway Projects
HSR Taipei – Kaoshiung, Taiwan
Construction Lots C230, C240, C260
C230: 8 tunnels, total length appr. 6 km
C240: 11 tunnels, total length appr. 6 km
C260: 7 tunnels, appr. 9 km;
Geology: Soft rock; mined tunnels: NATM, pipe roof
Services:
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Services:
C230 & C240:
BOT Tender preparation for the Client,
Detailed Design for Mined Tunnels and C&C, Geological Mapping of
Alignment and Portal Areas, Geotechnical Services during Construction,
Design of Standard Cross-Sections, Geological and Geotechnical Training
C260:
BOT Tender preparation for the Client, Geological Mapping of Alignment
and Portal Areas, CICE for Design
(Contractor’s Independent Checking Engineer)
GEOCONSULT
Bochum, Germany (Contract 3/1, First application of side
galleries and temporary invert)
Munich, Germany (Contract Section of NATM in cohesionsless
soils; Line 5/9, Contract Section 2, ground treatment)
Essen, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Duisburg,
Germany
Pittsburgh, USA (Introduction of NATM to USA)
Atlanta, Washington, USA
Selected References Subway Systems
Seoul
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Atlanta, Washington, USA
Sao Paulo, Brazil (Introduction of NATM to Brazil)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Barcelona, Spain
Seoul, South Korea
Busan, South Korea (Contract 1-9 and 1-3, Introduction
of NATM to Korea)
Hongkong, China (MRT Hongkong, Introduction of
NATM to Hongkong) Singapore
GEOCONSULTSelected References Subway Systems
Caracas, Venezuela
Singapore (Contract 105, Introduction of NATM to Singapore)
Vienna, Austria (U3/10, U3/9, U3/4, U6/3, U3/14)
Athen, Greece
Taipei, Taiwan (Introduction of NATM to Taiwan)
Ankara, Istanbul, Turkey
London Jubilee Line Extension, Great BritainWashington
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London Jubilee Line Extension, Great Britain
Genova, Rome, Italy
Bangkok, Thailand
Porto, Portugal
Santiago de Chile, Chile
New Delhi, India
Budapest, Hungary
Perth, Australia
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Bangkok
GEOCONSULTSelected Projects Subway
Metro Santiago de ChileParticipation in Lines 2, 4, 5 in several sections of the
system, either for design services (all phases) and for
construction supervision or technical assistance
Length: more than 60 km of running tunnels
Stations: more than 25 stations with excavation cross
sections from 160 – 180 m2 (partly C&C, partly mined)
Examples of Geoconsult’s Services:
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Examples of Geoconsult’s Services:
Extension of Line 2 from station Dorsal at Avenida Recoletta to
Avenida Americo Vespuci
Structures:
Mined station (NATM) including access and platform tunnels;
cross section area: 125 – 150 m2; various emergency exits
and ventilation shafts, single track running tunnel: 2.7 km;
cross section area: 50 – 66 m2
Services:
General project, tender design and documents, detailed design,
construction supervision.
GEOCONSULTSelected Projects Subway
MRT Singapore
North East Line, Contract 704 & 706 and
Circle Line, Contract 822, 825, 854, 855, 856
Downtown Line,
Contract C905, C916, C917, C918, C919, C921
Details NEL C704:
Bored tunnels (EPB shield), single track,
two tubes, inner diameter: 5.8 m
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two tubes, inner diameter: 5.8 m
Length (C704): 2 x 2,5 km, 2 x 1,5 km
Geoconsult’s Services
Geotechnical assessment, evaluation of available data,
assessment of design parameters as well as recommendations
for construction, Detailed design, Design of bored tunnel precast
concrete lining, Design of steel segments for bored tunnels at cross
passage openings, Temporary support and permanent lining of
cross passages and pump sumps, Assessment of surface
settlements, Assessment of building damages
GEOCONSULTSelected Projects Subway
Metro New Delhi
Metro Delhi, Line 2,
Contract MC1B (Chawri Bazaar Station)
Details:
Metro Delhi Airport Link NATM C6 Package
2-tracked Metro Tunnel in hard and soft rock
(quarzite and alluvium: sandy to clayiy silt)
Velocity: 135 km/h, low overburden (~15 m),
NATM tunnel length: approx. 2300m, Cross section: ~85m²
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NATM tunnel length: approx. 2300m, Cross section: ~85m²
Cut and Cover tunnel length: appr. 300m,
Cross section: ~85m², low overburden: 1,5 – 20 m
4 NATM start shafts – 2 constructed as ventilation shafts.
Geoconsult Services:
tender design, detailed design of double track running tunnel
(excavation and support by NATM), ventilation shaft and building,
interim NATM access shaft, cut and cover section, ramp section,
preparation of geotechnical interpretative report, design coordination,
advise during construction on site, geotechnical interpretation and
evaluation of monitoring results
GEOCONSULTGeotechnical Monitoring
Instrumentation, Data Management & Geotechnical Monitoring
Survey, customized underground & surface monitoring programms, steering systems
for TBM, tunnel scanner, installation & monitoring of instruments, collecting,
surveying & analyzing measurements, data acquisition, data management
Selected References
Metro de Santiago, Santiago, Chile
Extension of Lines 5 and 2, 6 km NATM tunnel excavation D-displacement
monitoring, precise levelling, geotechnical instrumentation and automatic
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monitoring, precise levelling, geotechnical instrumentation and automatic
data acquisition system during river undercrossing
Taiwan High Speed Rail C240, Miaoli, Taiwan
11 tunnels, total length of 7.4 km; Optical 3D displacement measurements,
geotechnical instrumentation (Extensometers with electrical displacement
transducers, electrical radial pressure cells and strainmeters)
Penstock Kaprun, HPP Glockner-Kaprun, Austria
New penstock: 870 m long 45°inclined shaft and 450 m long shallow
tunnel; tunnel surveying of the TBM excavation, networks measurement
and azimuth determinations by using the Gyromat 2000
GEOCONSULTSelected References Thailand
Metro Bangkok Blue Line, Northern Section
Design and Construction of Stations and Running Tunnels
between Tiam Ruam Mit and Bang Sue.
The scope of works included the detailed design for the
twin bore running tunnels, cross passages and intervention
shafts
Project period: 1997 – 2000
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