Dtd . 23.07.

2010

3557 Apsara Border Project

A technical report on

Site visit to
RCC box Pushing

Prepared by
Mr. Vivek Abhyankar
 Objectives
To explain the Box Pushing operation in Brief
To list observations / learning for future works
To form a check list for future works

Visit Details
Period from 21st and 22nd July 2010

Attendees Mr. M. D. Karnik

Mr. Amar Raut
Mr. Vikas Kumar
Mr. Vivek Abhyankar
Visit Details
The site was informed about the likely uplift in the roller
of the drag sheet during development of the scheme.
however site went ahead with the same arrangement
and had to face a problem of the roller getting dislodged
from the position time & again.

also mention in the report about the breaking of drag

sheets due to soil nails and our suggestion to hold the
drag sheet to some hangers in completely spread out
manner than holding the same in rollers.
this is as instructed by Mr. D. A. Bhide.
LHS and RHS alignment
Drag sheets and holding beam
A few drag sheets were active and a few got snapped off / loose
Breaking of Drag Sheet
Uplifting / loose rollers
Ground Anchors used in
approach to take care of
uplift due to water
Box segments one
behind the other
Contiguous piles on bridge approach and anchors / walers
Steel frame to hold HT
rods connecting to the
drag sheet beam
Rear Shield plate and thermocoal
Uplift of Rear shield / alignment plate due to sinking of front box
for loosing contact with the Thrust bed
 Temporary walkway to
enter inside the box and
to avoid walking through
grease / water
Outer and Inner
Pushing Jacks
Pushing box with a steel
thrust frame

Grove and rubber gasket

is seen on edge
Slots / recess in rear end
segment to allow
placement of interior
jacks
Ventilation holes in extreme segments temporarily covered with
plates and ventilation fans
Excavation at exposed Face of box
Access platform at cutting edge for continuous maintenance
Temporary gunny bags stacked at face to avoid sudden entry of
soil inside the box from front face
Temporary short soil nails / rods to strengthen the soil face from
sudden collapse
Hammer for Soil Nail
Monitoring the movement
of box
Gap between contiguous piles filled temporarily by gunny bags
Two power packs for jack operations
Cutting Edge
Adjoining bridge and Nalla on
RHS
Adjoining bridge and Nalla on RHS
Rollers for holding back the drag-sheet holding beam
Temporary Steel sleepers below rail track
to correct the geometry on regular basis
Misalignment of boxes inside the soil
Box Pushing at KURLA railway station
Utilities encountered

Inner view of box

 Track alignment Damage caused to platform

Arrangements for uplift water Constrained site location

Box Pushing Jobs outside India
Prefabricated front shield
Misalignment of boxes inside the soil
Front shield with projecting drag sheets
Box pushing by Shanghai Municipal Engineering Co. Ltd.