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    The document discusses the geotechnical design parameters and pile foundations for the Dubai Metro project. Key details include: - The geotechnical team derived design parameters from soil testing along the metro route. Parameters included standard penetration test values and unconfined compressive strength. - Most viaduct spans are supported by single reinforced concrete columns on large-diameter bored monopiles between 2.2-2.4 meters for speed of construction. - Piles were large in diameter to resist significant moments from seismic and other lateral loads. Reinforcement was provided and curtailed along the pile length to suit the forces.

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    The document discusses the geotechnical design parameters and pile foundations for the Dubai Metro project. Key details include: - The geotechnical team derived design parameters from soil testing along the metro route. Parameters included standard penetration test values and unconfined compressive strength. - Most viaduct spans are supported by single reinforced concrete columns on large-diameter bored monopiles between 2.2-2.4 meters for speed of construction. - Piles were large in diameter to resist significant moments from seismic and other lateral loads. Reinforcement was provided and curtailed along the pile length to suit the forces.

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    The document discusses the geotechnical design parameters and pile foundations for the Dubai Metro project. Key details include: - The geotechnical team derived design parameters from soil testing along the metro route. Parameters included standard penetration test values and unconfined compressive strength. - Most viaduct spans are supported by single reinforced concrete columns on large-diameter bored monopiles between 2.2-2.4 meters for speed of construction. - Piles were large in diameter to resist significant moments from seismic and other lateral loads. Reinforcement was provided and curtailed along the pile length to suit the forces.

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    The document discusses the geotechnical design parameters and pile foundations for the Dubai Metro project. Key details include: - The geotechnical team derived design parameters from soil testing along the metro route. Parameters included standard penetration test values and unconfined compressive strength. - Most viaduct spans are supported by single reinforced concrete columns on large-diameter bored monopiles between 2.2-2.4 meters for speed of construction. - Piles were large in diameter to resist significant moments from seismic and other lateral loads. Reinforcement was provided and curtailed along the pile length to suit the forces.

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    The geotechnical design parameters were derived by Atkins’

    Client dedicated geotechnical team in Dubai and agreed with the


    Government of Dubai
    Roads & Transport Authority engineer’s representatives locally. Results of the extensive
    ground investigations and their interpretation were collated into
    several ground reports for typical sections along the full metro
    route. The geotechnical design parameters in the soil and rock
    Contractor
    Engineer Mitsubishi Corporation/Mitsubishi layers were derived from Standard Penetration test (SPT-N)
    Systra Parsons Heavy Industries values and unconfined compressive strength (UCS), respectively.
    Kajima—Obayashi—Yapi Merkezi

    The vast majority of the viaduct spans are supported on single


    circular reinforced concrete columns with flared pier heads to
    Designer support the decks, although a few portal structures are used in
    Atkins specific locations. Most single columns are supported on bored
    monopiles of diameter 2?2 and 2?4 m for speed of construction
    Figure 1. Project organisation and to minimise the footprint required for excavations in the
    congested urban environment. Figure 7 shows a typical mono-
    depots and bifurcations of the main lines at the largest pile detail.
    stations
    The use of large-diameter piles suited the interface with the
    The viaduct substructures generally comprise reinforced con- circular piers. Typically diameters of 1?75 or 2?0 m were used for
    crete piers, with flared pier heads to support the deck, and the piers supported on 2?2 m diameter piles, and 2?2 m for piers
    reinforced concrete abutments. Pier heads for the single span, supported on 2?4 m diameter piles. The connection detail
    twin spans and station spans were constructed using thin precast between the pile and pier was constructed like that for a pile
    reinforced concrete shells which were infilled with in situ cap; the pile was broken down and pier starter bars introduced,
    concrete and prestressed in stages once erected on site. The pier making allowance for piling tolerances. Figure 8 shows a typical
    heads for the single track and three-span continuous internal monopile foundation under construction with the column starter
    piers are of in situ reinforced concrete construction. All piers bars in place and Figure 9 illustrates the alternative cranked
    and abutments were founded on large-diameter bored piles. reinforcement connection details that were adopted, depending
    on the relative sizes of pier and pile and the percentage
    3. PILED FOUNDATION DETAILS reinforcement content to minimise potential reinforcement
    Dubai lies directly within the Arabian Desert and much of the clashes due to piling tolerances.
    geology comprises fine sand overlying sandstone and mudstone.
    The fine, upper sand layers consist mostly of crushed shell and The piles needed to be large enough to resist the significant
    coral and are a combination of mobile dune sands and sabkha moments that are generated from lateral seismic loading (see
    deposits. These overlie calcarenitic, Aeolian deposits (sands, Sections 6 and 7 below) and from out-of-balance forces from
    weakly cemented sands and weak sandstone) and calcisilitite. the deck due to horizontal alignment curvature, wind loading,
    Beneath these, between around 20 and 40 m below existing eccentric train loads and other effects. These moments increase
    ground level, are Jurassic conglomerates, mudstones and down the length of the pile towards a peak at the effective point
    siltstones. of fixity and reinforcement was provided and curtailed to suit
    N

    Key
    Red line
    Green line
    Purple line
    Blue line

    Figure 2. Proposed route map

    64 Bridge Engineering 162 Issue BE2 Design of the Dubai Metro light rail viaducts—substructure Smith N Hendy

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