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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/gae.2013.5.2.099

Geotechnical parameters from pressuremeter tests for MRT Blue Line extension in Bangkok  

Likitlersuang, Suched (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University)
Surarak, Chanaton (School of Engineering, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus)
Wanatowski, Dariusz (Nottingham Centre for Geomechanics, The University of Nottingham)
Oh, Erwin (School of Engineering, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus)
Balasubramaniam, Arumugam (School of Engineering, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus)
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Geomechanics and Engineering / v.5, no.2, 2013 , pp. 99-118 More about this Journal
Abstract
Construction of the extension project of the Bangkok MRT Blue Line underground railway was recently started in 2011. The construction of approximately 5 km long underground tunnel and 4 deep excavations of underground station are considered to be the most important geotechnical works. The pressuremeter was selected as a high-quality in situ testing of the soil to evaluate design parameters for the project. In addition, other field and laboratory tests such as vane shear and $CK_0U$ triaxial tests were included in the investigation programme. This paper aims to present the ground conditions encountered along the MRT Blue Line extension project as well as the site investigation and interpretation techniques with particular focus on the pressuremeter tests. The results are also compared with the pressuremeter investigation from the previous Bangkok MRT project.
Keywords
geotechnical parameters; in situ testing; pressuremeter; mass rapid transit; Bangkok Clay;
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