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Crossrail project: engineering design management on the Elizabeth line, London Journal Publication

This paper describes the design management for the central tunnelled section of the £14·8 billion Crossrail project to deliver the Elizabeth line east–west railway across London. It explains why the processes, proce...

Jean-Marc Barsam BSc CEng MICE, David Harris BSc MSc DIC CGeol FGS, Adrian Hooper BEng MSc CEng MICE MAPM, ICE Publishing 24/03/2017
Crossrail project: use of sprayed concrete tunnel linings on London’s Elizabeth line Journal Publication

This paper discusses the use of sprayed concrete linings on the Crossrail project to deliver the Elizabeth east–west railway line across London. It describes how sprayed concrete linings have been successfully used, l...

Donal Coughlan BE MEngSc CEng MIEI MICE FIStructE, Rosa Diez BSc MSc DIC FGS CEng MIMMM, John Comins BEng HND ACSM, Dr Alfred Stärk Dipl Ing Dr Ing, ICE Publishing 24/03/2017
Crossrail Management System Case Study

This paper examines Crossrail’s concept of establishing and implementing a management system that ensured that all key processes were mapped, describing the approach taken and setting out how the Management System was ...

Aram Stirzaker 04/04/2017
Crossrail BIM Principles Good Practice Document

The purpose of this document is to outline the principles of what a Building Information Modelling (BIM) environment is to Crossrail; the benefits, impacts and implications it brings; and how Crossrail will exploit the o...

Crossrail Ltd 14/03/2017
The Execution Strategy for Delivering London’s Elizabeth line Journal Publication

Crossrail, the project to deliver the Elizabeth line east–west railway across London, is the largest construction project in Europe. The Crossrail Act 2008 outlined the principles of an execution strategy for delivery...

Bill Tucker BSArch MArch, ICE Publishing 13/03/2017
Programme Efficiency and Cost Reduction During the Delivery Phase Micro-report

Crossrail is committed to safely deliver a world class railway, on time, and at the lowest possible cost. It is required of all involved in the delivery and management of the programme to drive efficiency and maximise va...

Mike Laws ACMA CGMA MBA, Richard Wood BSc MRICS 14/03/2017
Analyses of convergence and utilisation of SCL-tunnels during excavation Technical Paper

This paper provides a comparison of predicted and measured displacements and deformations for SCL tunnels at Crossrail C510 Whitechapel Station. It contributes to the current “lesson learnt” discussion on Crossrail p...

Dr Alfred Stärk Dipl Ing Dr Ing, Larisa Jimenez Rangel, Christopher Wade, ICE Publishing 31/08/2016
Design and construction of a hand mined Tunnel Technical Paper

A link passage between Crossrail’s Bond Street station and London Underground’s Bond Street station was constructed to allow pedestrian access between the two. To enable this, an existing ventilation tunnel from the ...

Christopher Sumsion, Gavin Roche, Thomas Brown, ICE Publishing 31/08/2016
The role of inverse analysis in tunnel design Technical Paper

In modern design of complex tunnelling projects it is best practice to utilise 3D finite element analysis (3D FEA), its main advantage being the ability to capture the impact of the actual construction processes and the ...

Angelos Gakis Dr. Dipl-Ing, MSc DIC, CEng MICE, Stephen Flynn MSc, CEng MIEI, Ali Nasekhian, Dr-Ing, Panagiotis Spyridis Dr.Dipl-Ing, MSc, CEng MICE, ICE Publishing 31/08/2016
Excavation of the Bedlam Burial Ground (AD 1569-1738) for the new Crossrail station at Liverpool Street – a metrical analysis Case Study

An in-depth desk study and evaluation trial pits had indicated that this site, just outside the old City wall, preserved a wealth of archaeology. Thousands of graves from the Bedlam burial ground, which was in use from t...

Jay Carver BA (Hons) MIFA, Marit Leenstra 14/03/2017