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Damage to a Metro Tunnel Due to Adjacent Excavation

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Forensic Geotechnical Engineering

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Cracks were observed on the segmental linings of one of the tunnels in the Xinyi Line of the Taipei Metro, presumably, as a result of ground movements induced by a deep excavation carried out in the vicinity for constructing a high-rise building. The excavation was temporarily held and the causes of cracks were investigated. Both the contractor of the metro project and the contractor of the building project retained professionals as witnesses to provide technical supports to defend for them. The designer of the metro project also offered technical opinions to the authority in charge of the metro project. Back analyses indicated that the cracks were within tolerance and the injunction was finally lifted.

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Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to the Department of Rapid Transit Systems for the permission to publish the data presented herein. Appreciation is due to Mr. C.R. Chou for the assistance in numerical analyses.

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  1. Moh and Associates Inc., Oriental Technopolis Building A, 22 FL, No. 112 Xintai Wu Road, Sec. 1, Xizhi District, 22102, New Taipei City, Taiwan

    R. N. Hwang, T. E. Wu & S. W. Duann

  2. South District Project Office, Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government, 6F, 92, Roosevelt Road, Section 4, 10091, Taipei, Taiwan

    B. S. Chen

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  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    G.L. Sivakumar Babu

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Hwang, R.N., Chen, B.S., Wu, T.E., Duann, S.W. (2016). Damage to a Metro Tunnel Due to Adjacent Excavation. In: Rao, V., Sivakumar Babu, G. (eds) Forensic Geotechnical Engineering. Developments in Geotechnical Engineering. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2377-1_25

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