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C300 Western Running Tunnels and Caverns Project – TBM Shield Burial and Backup Removal Technical Paper

The underground construction of the Crossrail Western Running Tunnels saw two 7.1m diameter Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) bore the twin running tunnels beneath central London. From launch at R...

Anil Dhillon, ICE Publishing 07/09/2015
Employee Engagement Micro-report

This micro-report outlines Crossrail’s lessons learned on effective employee engagement across an integrated team of multiple sites and multiple partners. It highlights the benefits of including contractor staff as a k...

Rob Jones, Richard Davies 27/09/2016
Change Control and Budget Management Procedure Good Practice Document

The purpose of this procedure is to define the processes which apply to the control of change and the management of budgets and forecasts. This procedure covers: the Change Management process to establish a methodology ...

Crossrail Ltd 26/02/2016
Corporate Work Experience Programme Micro-report

This micro report provides an overview of work experience at Crossrail, with a focus on the establishment and delivery of the Corporate Work Experience Programme for Young Crossrail partner schools. The paper will identi...

Lauren Hillier 27/09/2016
Temporary Sprayed Concrete Lining Tunnels in Farringdon Crossrail Station Technical Paper

Two additional temporary sprayed concrete lining (SCL) structures were designed in addition to the base design, and constructed for Crossrail at Farringdon Station. These structures, namely a wraparound (PL2RC) and a tem...

Angelos Gakis Dr. Dipl-Ing, MSc DIC, CEng MICE, Petr Salak Eur Ing, MSc, CEng MICE, Adrian St.John, BEng (Hons) Eur Ing FICE CEng, ICE Publishing 07/09/2015
Workflows for Managing Land and Property Information Micro-report

Crossrail needed to acquire and manage large areas of land during the Crossrail project, the purpose being to construct a new railway through Central London. This micro report outlines how the spatial element has been ce...

Milena Grujic BSc(Hons) 27/09/2016
Use of TBM pilot tunnels for large diameter SCL caverns: the benefits, challenges and successes of Crossrail contract C300/C410 Technical Paper

A key bid-winning innovation introduced by BAM Ferrovial Kier (BFK) joint venture on the combined Crossrail Contract C300/C410 was the change of sequence for station construction to allow the TBMs to pass through the sta...

Adrian St.John, BEng (Hons) Eur Ing FICE CEng, Vicky Potts MA MSc PhD, Olivia Perkins MEng(Hons), Zsolt Balogh MSc, ICE Publishing 07/09/2015
Development of Pore Water Pressure in the Vicinity of SCL Tunnels in London Clay – Liverpool Street Station Technical Paper

Accurate ground water monitoring is vital during tunnel excavation in soft soils, not only for the stability of the excavation itself, but also for possible induced settlements, especially in urban areas like London wher...

Roser Soler Pujol, Dr Alfred Stärk Dipl Ing Dr Ing, ICE Publishing 07/09/2015
Reporting Procedures Handbook Good Practice Document

The purpose of this handbook is to outline the reporting procedures at Crossrail for producing, issuing and amending progress reports on the programme. It provides information targeted at 3 key groups: Sponsor, Board, E...

Crossrail Ltd 27/09/2016
Soil Conditioning for EPB Tunnelling: Some Examples of Laboratory Testing and Field Monitoring Technical Paper

Soil conditioning is an important part of the tunnelling process with Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) TBMs. It is used to modify the properties of the excavated soil to improve control of the excavation process and the TBM ...

Andrew Merritt, ICE Publishing 07/09/2015