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Robotic Application of a 50 mm Thick Sprayed Concrete Fireproofing Layer Technical Paper

The design of the tunnels at Crossrail’s Bond Street Station (C300/C410) includes a final sprayed concrete fireproofing layer. This layer covers any protruding steel fibres in the secondary lining and provides passive ...

Edward Batty MEng, Eleanor Kentish MEng, Alan Skarda MA MEng CEng MICE, ICE Publishing 31/08/2016
Risk and Assurance Micro-report

For Crossrail Risk and Assurance played a key role in keeping the organisation on track and within its project delivery targets. As a public sector funded project, Crossrail has to provide assurance to a number of extern...

Rob Halstead 14/03/2017
Ground Improvement Measures in Advance of Drive G TBM Arrival at Victoria Dock Portal Technical Paper

Shortest of all C305 running tunnel drives, Drive G had the most complex geology, steepest vertical gradient, shallowest cover at Victoria Dock Portal (VDP) and the most complicated with Third Party assets on C305. At VD...

Juan Ares, Garry Savage, ICE Publishing 31/08/2016
Tunnelling in sand in Farringdon Crossrail Station Technical Paper

The sprayed concrete lined (SCL) tunnels in Crossrail Farringdon Station have been mainly excavated in the Lambeth group, a highly variable formation comprising generally very stiff, over-consolidated clays with interbed...

Angelos Gakis Dr. Dipl-Ing, MSc DIC, CEng MICE, Michael Orsario, Noel Cooper, Borja Trashorras 31/08/2016
Lindsey Street Bridge – A Structural Solution to Settlement Mitigation Technical Paper

The C435 Farringdon Station Crossrail Project is currently under construction by BAM Ferrovial Kier Joint Venture (BFK). Significant settlements were anticipated, primarily as a result of deep shaft construction, and a c...

Jim McCarthy, ICE Publishing 31/08/2016
Crossrail project: managing geotechnical risk on London’s Elizabeth line Journal Publication

Understanding the ground and the specific geotechnical risks it presented was critical for successful delivery of Crossrail, the £14·8 billion project to deliver the Elizabeth line east–west railway across London, UK...

Mike Black BSc(Hons) MSc CSci CGeol FGS, ICE Publishing 14/03/2017
Moorgate Shaft Base Slab, design, detailing and construction Technical Paper

The Moorgate shaft at Crossrail Liverpool Street station is one of the deepest in London.  Construction of the base slab to the shaft required close collaboration between the client, designer, contractor and suppliers t...

Adrian Douglas Eur Ing, MEng CEng MICE, M Smith BSc(Hons), J Hunter BEng(Hons) CEng MICE, ICE Publishing 31/08/2016
TBM Station Transits Technical Paper

Providing parallel access into tunnels during its construction is a key factor for optimising programme. However a tunnel is a linear work site where sharing of the space between several contractors brings with it interf...

Christopher Chew BEng, MSc, DIC, MICE, CEng, David McIntyre MEng, Ross Cullen BA, BAI, MSc, MIEI, CEng, ICE Publishing 31/08/2016
Mobile Device Management Micro-report

Mobile device management in a corporate environment is essential and Crossrail implemented a solution which ensured it could manage its mobile estate effectively. Any project needs to get requirements early and automate ...

Chris Waters 14/03/2017
Programme Controls Webinar – Planning Video

This was the fourth in a series of Crossrail Learning Legacy webinars focused on Project and Programme Management hosted by our partners at the APM. The Planning function in Crossrail supports the overall delivery and r...

Rob Little 15/09/2016