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Groundimprovement Challengesand
GoodPracticesinSingapore
(withspecialreferencetoHSRSG<>KL)
By
Er.Dr.ChewSoonHoe
AssistantProfessor,NationalUniversityofSingapore
CouncilMember InstituteofEngineers,Singapore(IES)
President,SingaporeChapterofASCE
Prof.CHEWSH(NUS)
ceecsh@nus.edu.sg 1
FOCUSofTHISPAPER
Singaporeissmallinsize(asmallred)
andyetseeawidevariationofsoil/rockprofile.
Itrangesfromthicklayerofverysoftclaystofracturedhard
rock,aswellasmixtureofsoftsoilsandhardrockwithinthe
sametunnellingface(socalledmixedsoilcondition).
Inmanystationconstructionandtunnellingworksassociatedwith
MRTandHSRconstruction,someofthesesoil/rockprofiles
encounteredwillneedsomeformofimprovementortreatment
for:
(a)constructionsafety,
(b)limitinggroundmovement,
(c)limitingwaterseepage,
(d)limitinggroundlost,
(e)betterconstructionrateandbetterproductivity.
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FOCUSofTHISPAPER
Theprinciple ofvarioustraditionalgroundimprovement
techniquesareavailableforvarioustypeofsoilprofilesto
satisfyvariousdesigncriterion.
Yet,innovativeapplicationand/orcareful
modification areneededtoimplementatsiteforthe
projecttobesuccessful.
Thispaperswilldiscusssomeoftheseimprovement
techniquesandtheirinnovativeimplementationwith
referencetoSingaporecontact.Specialreferencewillbe
paidontheproposedHSRstationatJurong Eastandthe
proposedtunneltowardsTuas.
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OutlineofPresentation
1.Introduction ofSGKLHSRproject Singaporeside
2.HistoryandGeologyofJurong EastSite
3.GeotechnicalChallenges GeotechnicalConditionat
Jurong EastArea,Singapore
Jurong Formation includinglimestonecavity
KallangFormation Softclay,PeatySoilandF1Sand
4. ChallengesinVerticalshaftandtunnelingworks
5.GroundImprovementTechniquesforConfrontingabove
Challenges Grouting,SuitableChemicalandcontinuous
progressivesoilinvestigationwhiletunnelingetc
6.Conclusion
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Startingpoint
[ChannelNewsAsia,19Jul2016]
AMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)ontheSingaporeMalaysia
HighSpeedRail(HSR)projectwassignedon19July2016.
ItisexpectedtoreducetraveltimebetweenSingaporeandKuala
Prof.CHEWSH(NUS) Lumpurtoaround90minutes. 7
ProposedAlignment
Key Facts
TotalLength 350km
Numberof 8
Stations
Operating 300km/h
Speed
Train 10car
train
Number of 3
Services
Express KLSG
International
Shuttle KLSG
International
Domestic Malaysia
Service only
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Timeline:KLSIGHighSpeedRail
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Thisisinline
withplansto
transform
Jurong East
into
Singapore's
second
Central
Business
District
Prof.CHEWSH(NUS) [TheStraitsTimes,6May2015] 10
TerminalinSingapore Jurong East
[StraitsTimes,12May2015]
TheJurong CountryClub,whichwasfoundedin1975,hasalandleasefor
thesiteuntil2035.Theclubcompletedan18holerenovationinJuly2012,
whichcostabout$24million.
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CurrentLandused
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AerialViewofthesitenow
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Tunnel inSingaporeSide:Jurong EasttoTuas
Jurong
15km CountryClub
HSRTerminal StationBox
OneArtistImpression
forillustrationonly
Shopping,RoofGarden
Carpark
ShoppingArea,F&B
Dropoffarea,coacharea,shops
Custom,ticketingetc
Arrival&Departure
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2.HistoryandGeologyofJurong EastSite
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LocationwithGeologicalOutcrop
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LocationwithGeologicalOutcrop
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HistoricalLandUse
Beforelargescaledevelopment,theJurong CountryClub
site,whichisseatedaroundSungei Jurong,Jurong lakeand
Sungei Pandan area,usedtooccupiedbymangroveforests
withanouterlineofmudandsand.
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Longlong timeago..
WaterChannel
IntheYearof1872
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Longlong timeago..
PengKang Pandan
Mangrove
ForestArea
Prof.CHEWSH(NUS) IntheYearof1911 26
Longlong timeago..
1954
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1961 1972 27
Longlong timeago..
Golfcourse
built
Waterchannel
shapeformed
Prof.CHEWSH(NUS) IntheYearof1975 28
Longlong timeago..
Landfilltodivert
waterchannel
Prof.CHEWSH(NUS) IntheYearof1984 29
Longlong timeago..
Jurongcountryclubhousewas
stillasinglestoreybuilding
Prof.CHEWSH(NUS) IntheYearof1995 30
Longlong timeago..
Jurongcountry
clubhouse
reconstructed
Manmadewater
feature
Prof.CHEWSH(NUS) IntheYearof2007 31
Now....
Proposed
HSRTerminal
Prof.CHEWSH(NUS) IntheYearof2017 32
AerialPhotostoday
[NewLaunch101,11May2015]
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AerialPhotostoday
[StraitsTimes,14thMay2015]
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AerialPhotostoday
[TheBusinessTimes,13May2015]
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HillyTopographyatSite
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GeologyoftheSite
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FromGeologyofSingapore
GeologyofSingapore DSTA,2009
DSTA,2009
Kallang Jurong
Formation Formation
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FromGeologyofSingapore
GeologyofSingapore DSTA,2009
DSTA,2009
KallangFormation,
Alluvialmember(Ka)
Jurong Formation,
TengahFacies(Jt)
AyerChawan Facies(Jac)
QueenstownFacies(Jq)
Kallang Jurong
Formation Formation
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UnderstandfromReginalGeologicalSetting
CentralBelt EasternBelt
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WhatissocalledKallangFormation?
RecentAlluviumand 5members
recentdeposits
relateddeposits recognized(DSTA,
(Scrivenor,1924)
(Alexander,1950) 2009)
AlluvialMember(Ka):
valleyfills&thinveneerontheflooroftheKallangandJurong
Riverbasins
depositsvary pebblebedsthroughsand,muddysand,and
claytopeat
LocallywecallitF1 Loosesand
andE EstuaryPeatysoil
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WhatissocalledJurong Formation?
Older
Shale& Jurong
Sedimentary Presenceof
Sandstone Formation
Rocks limestone
(Scrivenor, with7Facies
(Alexander, (since1987)
1924) (DSTA,2009)
1950)
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Jurong Formation
AyerChawan Facies(Jac)
Wellbeddedtuffaceous
muddysandstone&
mudstone
TengahFacies(Jt)
muddyfinetomedium
grainedpoorlylithified
sandstone
weatheredmaterial
thathasdevelopedin QueenstownFacies(Jq)
situ,possiblyinmarine consistspredominantly
environment ofthinlybeddedredand
purplemudstone with
someredtopurpleshale
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GeologicalStructureofJurong Formation
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GeologicalStructureofJurong Formation
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LocalFaultsatJurong Eastarea
Inferredfault
Thrustfault
Strike/dip
Syncline
Anticline
Projectislocatedwithin2inferredfaults(NESW)and1thrustfault(NWSE)
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ExpectedFaultTypesWithinProjectArea
ThrustFault:
Reservefaultinrespondtocompressionalforcesbypushinguparockblockoverthe
other Murai Thrustfault,DSTA,2009
Lowanglethrust,closetohorizontal,butthe
Faultzone(highlyfracturedzone)willbeshallower
andconceptuallyrockqualityinhangingwallwill
bepoorerthanfootwall
Mudstonebeenpressed cleavageparalleltosub
paralleltobedding
TearFault:
Faultoccurringintherocksabovealowanglethrustfaultandstrikingapproximatelyatright
anglestothestrikeofthelowanglethrustfault.
Therockblocksaredisplacedhorizontally.
Tearfaultnormallycutvertically.
Flowerstructureis
expectedtoencountered.
NortheasterlytrendingfaultinJurongFormationareconsideredtobetearfault,(DSTA2009)
Normalfaults
Normalfaultsduetotrantension
WhataboutLimestone??
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LithostratigraphyofJurong Formation
DarkgreyLimestone,Pandan
Facies,fossilscanbeobserved,
NUS,neartoSportDrive,Ayer
RajahExpressway
Source:GeologyofSingapore,2ndedition,DSTA,2009
Reef?Fossil
Colonialcoral(?)ingrowthpositionbutdistorted
Brachiopodsfossil
LocalGeology Boreholedatafromneighbouringlandplots
SiteinvestigationboreholedatafromJurong WestN1C29/C32project
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LocalGeology Boreholedatafromneighbouringlandplots
Boreholedepth
Typical soil profile from adjacent site development.
variesfrom40mto
67m
4distinctlayers Fill,
Organicclay(E),
ResidualSoil(SVI),
Completely
weathered
SedimentaryRock
(SV)
Possiblecavities
foundatdepth
from26.5mto
40m.
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LocalGeology Boreholedatafromneighbouringlandplots
YungHoRd
Proposedsite
Tukang
InnovationDrive
PenjuruRd
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LocalGeology Boreholedatafromneighbouringlandplots
Alladjacentsitereferenceborelogs showsimilar
soilprofile:
Fill>KF>JF(SVI,SV)
Nobedrockwerefoundupto67mdepth.
Showpossiblelimestoneformation
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LocalGeology Boreholedatafromneighbouringlandplots
Cavity possible
Borehole4
Borehole7&8
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LocalGeology Boreholedatafromneighbouringlandplots
Cavity
needto
identifyandtreat
them..
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LocalGeology Boreholedatafromneighbouringlandplots
Jurong Lake
GardenArea
Proposedsite
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LocalGeology Boreholedatafromneighbouringlandplots
E N=0
12m N=0 M
M N=0
15m N=014 15m
N=9
RL88.4 F2
N=1012
RL85.5 RL85.3
N=912 N=16 S(VI) N=16
siltysand
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LocalGeology Boreholedatafromneighbouringlandplots
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LocalGeology Boreholedatafromneighbouringlandplots
~300m
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LocalGeology Boreholedatafromneighbouringlandplots
BH1 BH5 BH7 BH11 BH31
RL104.12 RL104.24 RL104.4 RL104.44 RL104.59
1mbgl 1mbgl 1.5m
1.5m 1.5m 1.5m
24m
34m
27.5m
34.5m
38.5m
RL75.6
[CrossSectionBH1BH5BH7BH11BH31]
SubsoillieswithinthegeologicaldemarcationofJurong Formation.
Widelydistributedwiththicklayersofsandyclay,sandysilt,clayeysandandsilty
sands(residualsoils)
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LocalGeology Boreholedatafromneighbouringlandplots
BH1 BH3 BH2
2mbgl 2mbgl
RL89.4
3.3m Fill N=46
N=47 2.4mbgl
RL74.9 7.4m
8.3m N=411
SiltyClaywith
Sand
N=4 9.6m
N=78
8.8m 14.4m
ClayeySilt
N=68
N=3347
N=59100
N=100 ClayeySiltwithSand
N=81100
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LikelysoilprofileatJurong EastHSRSite
23FloorsBasements
E
D C
ReferenceSoilProfile(SIreportofJurongEastRC1)
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LikelysoilprofileatJurong EastHSRSite
ReferenceSoilProfile(SIreportofJurongLake)
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3.GeotechnicalChallenges andComforting
GeotechnicalConditionatJurong EastArea,
Singapore
Jurong Formation
KallangFormation SoftclayandPeatySoil
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KeyGeotechnical/GeologicalChallenges
1. Highlyvariedinsoil/rockprofileatthissite
2. Presentofpeatysoftsoils longterm
Settlementtobeconsidered
3. Discontinuouslayers
4. Presenceofcavities/underground
streams
5. Mixedphasesoil/rockmaybeencountered
whentunnelling
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GeologicalCrossSectionAA
Site5 Jurong CountryClub Site3
0m SandySilt(FILL) 0m
SandySilt(FILL) SandySilt(FILL) SPTN=16 3.5m
SPTN=9 SandySilt(JURONG
6m FORMATIONSV)
VerySotClay(KALLANG KALLANG SPTN=3137
FORMATION)SPTN=02
9m FORMATION 8.1m
SoftClay SandySilt(JURONG
FirmSandySilt FORMATIONSV)
(JURONGFORMATION) JURONGFORMATION JURONGFORMATION SPTN=67 10m
SandySilt/Clay SandySilt(JURONG
SPTN=2 SandySilt
FORMATIONSV)
26m Cavity
SPTN=100
Cavity 15m
30m SandyClay(JURONG
Weaktomoderately
FORMATION StrongSandstone
SPTN=3 (JURONG
36m FORMATIONSIII)
HardSilt(JURONG SPTN=100
FORMATION) 30m
SPTN=30 JURONGFORMATION
40m
HardSilt(JURONG Sandstone
FORMATION)
46m SPTN=100
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Problem with Jurong Formation Bedrock profile
FeaturesofJurong Formation:
Limestoneinterbeddedwithmudstone,siltstoneandsandstone
Steeplyinclined
beddingplanes
Topofrocklevelisundulating Needforcloserboreholesspacing
PilescannotrestonMudstone easilysoftenwithwater
Limestonekarsticfeature mayneedgroundimprovement
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Problem with Kallang Formation Thick soft soils
FILL
PEAT
S(IV)JF
(V.SOFT)
S(V)JF(HARD)
CAVITIES
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Softsoil
willgiverisetoexcessivesettlementissue.
Peatysoilsinparticular
Highsecondaryconsolidationsettlement
willcontinuetosettleovermanymany
yearswithoutincreaseinload.
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Problem in tunneling in mixed soils condition
ClassificationofMixedGround
Amixedgroundisusuallydefinedasoccurrenceat
excavationfaceoftwoormoretypeofsoilswith
significantlydifferentpropertiesthataffectTBM
operation.
Theycanbe:
(a)Layeredorbandedgroundformedbyrockbeddings,
dykes,faultsorshearzones.
(b)Interfacegroundofsoilandrock,typicallyweathered
materialsabovebedrock.
(c)Mixedgroundwithlockedcorestones mixedwithsoil
materials.
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Problem in tunneling in mixed soils condition
InJurong Tuas Area
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>Tunnelling inthesevariedsoilprofilehasto
becarefullyplanned..
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Problem in encountering limestone
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4. Challengesinverticalshaftandtunneling
works
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Next,letmesummarizesome
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Challenges in Vertical Shaft/Station Box
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Challenges in Tunneling works
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Challenges in Tunneling works
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Challenges in Tunneling works
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5.GroundImprovementneededtoconfront
thegeotechnicalissuesabove
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Here,Wehavetoconsiderthefollowingtwostructures:
VerticalShaft forLaunchingshaftand
receivingshaftaswellasStationBoxconstruction
Earthretainingstructureneeded.
Tunneling
Intheabovementioneddifficultground
conditions.
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Duetopresentofthicksoftsoil,andtheclosedproximityto
neighborhighrisebuilding,theretainingstructurehas
toberigidandstrong..
TypicalusingContiguousboredpilesorsecantpilewallor
Diaphragmwall..
NeedmanylayersofstrutsorinternalJGPsstrut.
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Vertical Shaft / Station Box
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Vertical Shaft / Station Box
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Vertical Shaft / Station Box
Diaphragmwall Anchoring
Strutting
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Ground
improvement
methods
Notsuitablehere
Mechanical Physical&
Hydraulic
Modification Chemical
Modification
Methods Modifications
Compaction VerticalDrains Grouting,DCM
(Source: Hayward Baker)
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Cement
Ground treatment methods
Improvement Methods
Jet Grouting
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Compaction
Ground grouting
Improvement Methods
Application of Compaction grouting
134
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Jet Grouting Types
138
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Orother
equivalent
products
e.g.SuperJet
etc
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Jet Grouting Super Large diameter
Need it in corners
Softgroundneededtobetreated Commonly
usingJetGroutingorDCM
Sometime,groutinghastobedoneatthe
congestedareawithlimitedgroundsurface
available.
Inclinedgrouting
superlargediameterJGPs
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Either
Or
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Tunneling in Mixed Soil Condition
Option A. Make TBM machine to suit the ground.
WhataretheChallenges?
Timelycharacterizationofsoilandweathered
rocksasthetunnelprogresses..
Possibleexplorationbygeophysicalmethods
abovegroundorprobingaheadoftunnelface
Howtomeasureandmodelmixedface
behaviour?
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Tunneling in Mixed Soil Condition
Option B. Ground treatment (improvement) to make the
ground to suit the machine.
Function:
-- dispersed the clay to reduce plasticity
-- harden faster
-- better flow characteristic for easy excavating.
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Tunneling in Mixed Soil Condition
Boreholes and face logs give basic soil information.
TBM data give continuous information
Can be expressed as Penetration Index or
Specific Energy
Must be calibrated against data from boreholes
and face logs
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Conclusion
1. SGKLHSRpresentsagreatopportunityforcivilengineers
andforall,especiallyfortunnelengineers/specialists,and
groundtreatmentengineer/specialists.
2. Greatchallengetoconstructthestationboxandtunnelin
denselypopulatedareawithhighestpossiblestandard,in
thegroundthathasawiderangeofsoils/rocks Softsoils,
mixedgroundandlimestonecavityetc..
3. Thecomplexsoil/rocksconditionsatJurong EastHSR
stationandtunnelworksisgreatopportunityfor
engineerstoshowcaseourinnovativeabilityinsolving
soil/rockassociatedproblems.
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