INTRODUCTION OF

UNDERPASS METHODS
A BOX TUNNEL JACKING METHOD
BENEATH A RAILWAY/ROAD

Uemura Engineering Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

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INTRODUCTION
Types of Box Tunnel Jacking Methods
beneath a railway / road.
1. FRONTE JACKING METHOD
( FJ Method ) 1967

2. ENDLESS SELF ADVANCING METHOD

( ESA Method ) 1980

3. ROOF CULVERT METHOD

( RC Method ) 1984

4. SIMPLE FACE-LESS METHOD OF

CONSTRUCTION OF TUNNEL( SFT Method ) 2005

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NUMBER OF CONSTRUCTIONS

(number)
625 JAPAN
600 Foreign contries

397
400
205
200
39 14 59
22 6
0
FJ method ESA method R&C method SFT method
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RENGE OF APPLICATION
Push or pull Maximum
Method LengthL DepthD Note
The box culvert
(m) (m)
Cross sectionA
(m) (m2)

Amax=
FJ Pull L70m 1.5m D W.37.6m9.0m
method =338.4m2

Push 40m Amax=

ESA & < L 1.5m D W.26.1m9.3m
Lmax=
method 279.0m
Pull =242.7m2

Push Amax=
R&C or L70m 0.3m D W.43.8m18.4m
method Pull =805.9m2

Push Amax=
SFT or L50m 0.3m D W.34.0m8.0m
method Pull =272.0m2

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 TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION METHOD
FRONTE JACKING METHODFJ method
Reaction wall
Pipe roof

Skirt
Intermediate jack
Anchoring device

Guide heading
PC strands

Cutting edge

Launch slob Center hole jack

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TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION METHOD

FJ method
A tunnel is construction by pulling a
box culvert ( undercrossing railway /
road bank ).
A box culvert having a cutting edge
on the front side is pulled into place W.21.6mH.7.9mL.16.8m
by PC strands and hydraulic jacks.
Generally the pipe roof is inserted
to prevent ground deformation during
insertion of box tunnel.
Therefore , surrounding ground is less
affected with this construction method.
W.26.91mH.9.4mL.29.6m
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 TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION METHOD
FJ method (application)
Prevent deformation of the subway by buoyancy.
Normal construction method FJ method

Excavate
Box culvert

Deformation

Subway Subway
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TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION METHOD

ENDLESS SELF ADVANCING METHOD
ESA method
Anchoring device Pipe roof Skirt Center hole jack

Guide heading Cutting edge PC strands Intermediate jack

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TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION METHOD
ESA method
This method enable to construct a
long-distance underpass tunnel.
Multiple box culverts connected by
strands and hydraulic jacks in the
advancing direction can be inserted
all together (like a measuring worms).
Box culvert connected each other
withstands thrust forces to push each
box culvert forward.
Back/front wall is not required to pull
W.22.2mH.7.8mL.100.0m
/push the box culverts. Taiwan Songshan Airport
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TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION METHOD

ROOF & CULVERT METHODR&C method
FC plate anchorage device

FC plate stopper

Box roof
Jack storage pipe
Cutting edge
Base-pushing jack
Launch slob
Reaction wall
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TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION METHOD

R&C method
In this construction method, box
roofs are first inserted into ground,
and next these roofs are replaced by
a box culvert.
This method is suitable for shallow
earth cover.
W.16.9mH.7.57mL.11.0m
Utilization of friction cut (FC) plates with
this method does not disturb operations
of railway traffic and road traffic.

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TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION METHOD

Overall Construction Process of Insertion of a Steel-box Roof
and Use Box-culvert Jacking Method
Complete insertion of steel-box roof along the outer
periphery of a box culvert across the railway track.

Friction-cut (FC) plate

Box Culvert A Box culvert

A-A Cross-section A

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TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION METHOD
SIMPLE FACE-LESS METHOD OF
CONSTRUCTION OF TUNNEL SFT method
FC plate stopper FC plate anchorage device

Box culvert
Box roof
Base-pushing jack

Earth or soil
Earth retaining msterials

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TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION METHOD

SFT method
Similar to R&C method, box roofs
are first inserted into ground, and
next these roofs are replaced by a box
culvert. This method is also suitable
for shallow earth cover. W.25.0mH.7.70mL.8.5m
Utilization of FC plates in this method
lead no disturbance of railway traffic
and road traffic operation.
In this construction method, both
steel pipes and soils enclosed within
steel pipes are replaced by a box
culvert. W.18.5mH.6.9mL.14.0m
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 TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION METHOD
Propulsively install in the transverse section
with the friction cut plate on the box roof.
Friction cut plate
Integrated box roof and soil

Box roof
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TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION METHOD

Push the box roof and box culvert together.

Box culvert

Friction cut plates are left into ground.15

By pushing the box culvert, box pipes and soils enclosed
within box pipes are pushed out to the arrival side.
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Thank you very much

for your attention.

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