Introduction to IEEE STANDARDS and its different types.pptx
London Underground - Redesigning White-chapel Station
1. “Radical Redesign saves Crossrail
£50m on Whitechapel Station”
Presenter: Hugo Axel-Berg
Manager of Engineering West Central Area
Crossrail Ltd.
2. • Putting safety first on the agenda at every meeting
• Conducting weekly “toolbox talks” on a range of issues affecting designers in the office for all staff
• Encouraging all staff working on the project to have the appropriate CSCS accreditation
• Providing safety training for all staff covering CDM, workplace and site safety.
Safety in Design
3. 90 km existing alignment 21 km new twin bore tunnels 8 new underground stations Extension/ renovation / improvements to 28 surface stations 24 trains / hr 200 million passengers per year
Crossrail...Currently Europe‘s largest civil engineering project
5. Whitechapel Station Interchange
Durward Street Shaft
Cambridge Heath Shaft
Swanlea School
Kempton Court
Royal London Hospital
Whitechapel Sports Centre
Whitechapel Station
Sainsburys
The Whitechapel Vision |
16. Whitechapel Station Interchange
Strengthening measures
School
• Strengthening foundations – piles – prior to tunnelling
Sport Hall
• Repair after construction
Residential Block
• Ground improvement, grout injection – prior to tunnelling
18. Whitechapel Station Interchange
The design changes we made:
•Change to north-south alignment from east-west
•New concourse design
•Demolition of Winthrop St and Durward St Bridges
•Removed Fulbourne St ticket office
•New internal configuration of Durward St Shaft
•Inclusion of new public walkway
•GSM refurbished, not demolished
•Reduction in excavation
•Sustainable design features, e.g. green roof and wall.
In summary…
19. Whitechapel Station Interchange
How was it done?
•Thinking laterally
•Embracing change
•Listening to and understanding the needs of the client
•Delivering for the client
•Working collaboratively with all teams on the project