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Augmented Reality Trials on Crossrail Micro-report

Augmented Reality (AR) technology is rapidly evolving and has great potential to drive efficiencies and improve health and safety within the construction industry. This paper provides an overview of an AR trial undertake...

Stephen Smith 14/03/2017
Response of Buildings Supported on Shallow Footings to Tunnelling Induced Ground Movements: A Case Study of Selected Buildings at Bond Street Station. Technical Paper

This paper evaluates the influence of Crossrail tunnelling works on selected buildings at Bond Street. The monitoring results of ground and building deformation and damage observed during the works are analysed and compa...

Juliet Abbah, Deborah Lazarus MA(Cantab) CEng FIStructE FICE FRSA, Taher Jiwanji, ICE Publishing 31/08/2016
Tunnel deformations caused by compensation grouting at Crossrail Farringdon Station Technical Paper

A systematic compensation grouting scheme was successfully implemented to mitigate the surface settlements caused by the tunnelling works in Crossrail’s Farringdon Station. Concurrent grouting episodes were carried out...

Angelos Gakis Dr. Dipl-Ing, MSc DIC, CEng MICE, Benedikt Grau Dipl-Ing, Thomas Schwind BSc, ICE Publishing 31/08/2016
3D geological model of the completed Farringdon underground railway station Technical Paper

The complexity and the unknowns of the geology at Farringdon, primarily associated with the Lambeth Group, required a state-of-the-art geotechnical approach in order to manage the risks related to the open face, sprayed ...

Angelos Gakis Dr. Dipl-Ing, MSc DIC, CEng MICE, Paula Cabrero BSc, MSc, David Entwisle BSc Hons, CGeol, FGS, Holger Kessler MSc, FGS, ICE Publishing 31/08/2016
Health and Safety File Guide Good Practice Document

This document outlines the Crossrail requirements for Health & Safety Files to ensure a consistent approach to creating these files. This approach aligns with the requirements of the Construction (Design and Manageme...

Crossrail Ltd 14/03/2017
Management of Obstructions and Adverse Ground Conditions During SCL Tunnelling Works at Bond Street and Tottenham Court Road Stations for Crossrail Contract C300/410 Technical Paper

During construction of the sprayed concrete lined tunnels at Bond Street and Tottenham Court Road Crossrail stations, a number of challenging conditions were encountered, including known and unknown obstructions, and adv...

Olivia Perkins MEng(Hons), Vicky Potts MA MSc PhD, Adrian St.John, BEng (Hons) Eur Ing FICE CEng, Shawn Sismondi, BEng (Hons) FGS CGeol 31/08/2016
Designing for Health and Safety Procedure Good Practice Document

This procedure sets out the mechanism by which Crossrail undertakes its design responsibilities as Principal Designer duty holder under the CDM 2015 Regulations and the requirements for Designers working for Crossrail in...

Crossrail Ltd 14/03/2017
Crossrail project: machine-driven tunnels on the Elizabeth line, London Journal Publication

The 42 km of tunnels constructed using soft-ground pressure-balance tunnel-boring machines for London’s new Elizabeth line were completed over a 3 year period. A single lining design solution was developed for all tun...

Mike King BSc CEng MICE, Ivor Thomas BEng LLB CEng FICE, Andy Stenning BSc PhD CPEng MIEAust MHKIE MASCE, ICE Publishing 14/03/2017
Use of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Beacons on Construction Sites Research Paper

Crossrail Technical and Innovate18 programme jointly undertook a trial to assess the capabilities of existing iBeacon (Bluetooth Low Energy or BLE) for use on Construction projects. A number of potential use cases for th...

Luke Stringer, Crossrail Ltd 14/08/2015
Design and construction of Fisher Street crossover cavern on Crossrail contract C300/C410, London Technical Paper

Creating a complex sprayed concrete lined (SCL) crossover between the Crossrail running tunnels at Fisher Street presented the project team with many interesting challenges, constructing 15m wide caverns beneath sensitiv...

Adrian St.John, BEng (Hons) Eur Ing FICE CEng, Wolfgang Weinmar, MSc, Daniele Fornelli, MSc (Hons), Damian McGirr BEng (Hons) MICE CEng, ICE Publishing 31/08/2016