LCLS Conventional

Facilities
Dick McDonald
Deputy Systems Manager
April 20, 2006
Tunneling Safety & Logistics

Dick McDonald
dickmac@slac.stanford.edu

Tunnel Safety & Logistics

Site Layout
Tunnel & Cavern X-Sections
Tunnel Safety
Tunnel Utilities

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Tunneling Safety & Logistics

Dick McDonald
dickmac@slac.stanford.edu

Overall Site Plan

April 20, 2006

Tunneling Safety & Logistics

Dick McDonald
dickmac@slac.stanford.edu

Tunnel Layout
Access Tunnel

NORTH

Length = 324
Min cover = 20
Max cover = 100

RSY

X-Ray Tunnel

UH Tunnel

Length = 645.4
Min cover = 40
Max cover = 80

Length = 575.5
Min cover = 20
Max cover = 60

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Tunneling Safety & Logistics

FEH Cavern
Length = 227
Min cover = 80
Max cover = 100

Dick McDonald
dickmac@slac.stanford.edu

FEH Cavern X-Section

16 Rock dowels

Excavation Sequence #

Lattice Girder &

12 Shotcrete

FEH Cavern
48.5 Wide
32.8 High
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Tunneling Safety & Logistics

Dick McDonald
dickmac@slac.stanford.edu

UH Tunnel X-Section

2 thick + concave
section to increase
floor rigidity

Concave invert
designed to
resist uplifting
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UH Tunnel 21 Wide 18.5 High

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Sequential Excavation & Support Cycle

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Excavate with road header

Scale & prepare surface for shotcrete
Apply 3 shotcrete
Install girder section
Install rock dowels as required
Apply 3 shotcrete
Start next cycle

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Tunneling Safety & Logistics

Dick McDonald
dickmac@slac.stanford.edu

Top Heading & portal Support

Top heading with lattice girders
Portal support
Rock dowels
Lattice girders
Shotcrete

Utilities

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Dick McDonald
dickmac@slac.stanford.edu

Road Header at Work

50 ton Road Header

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Dick McDonald
dickmac@slac.stanford.edu

Load, Haul and Dump (LHD)

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Dick McDonald
dickmac@slac.stanford.edu

Shotcrete Pump
Pump can be
at surface or
underground

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Dick McDonald
dickmac@slac.stanford.edu

Construction Safety Items

Tunnel Safety
Usual Safety Items
Hard Hats
Eye & Ear Protection
Steel Toe Boots
Above items are standard issue to employees & visitors entering construction
areas.

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Tunnel Safety Items

Tunnel Required PPE are issued to
employees and visitors going underground
MSHA Approved Light
MSHA = Mine Safety & Health Administration

Self Rescuer
Converts carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide

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dickmac@slac.stanford.edu

Tunnel Additional Required PPE

Self rescuer

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Cap lamp

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Rescuer and cap lamp in use

Dick McDonald
dickmac@slac.stanford.edu

Tunnel Safety
Typical Tunnel Hazards
Tight working spaces, low light
Uneven working & walking surfaces
Wet and muddy
Working in close proximity to large equipment
Falling rocks, earth and shotcrete
Utility supply lines
Lack of ventilation
Noise
Methane gas
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Dick McDonald
dickmac@slac.stanford.edu

Tunnel Classification
Tunnels are Classified as Gassy, Potential
Gassy or Non gassy
Madera sandstone can have small isolated
pockets of methane gas so our tunnels are
potential gassy
Equipment and electrical have to be MSHA
approved for potential gassy
We are not overly concerned about gas, but are
taking the next step to be safe
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Tunnel Utilities
Compressed air for pneumatic tools
Water for tool use and dust control
Electrical power for equipment & lighting
Ventilation for fresh clean air
Communication & Data
Discharge water excess water used in
construction
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15 Tunnel
Typical tunnel utilities
Power & lights

Ventilation
Com. & Data

Water
Air
Discharge

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Typical Vent Fan and Lights

Vent fan & light stringer

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