Singapore N109A Pipe-Jacking Project

7.63m x 6.43m STEC EPB Pipe-Jacker

Project Year: 2024

Project Overview

Third-party Settlement Measurement Data showing ground disturbance within millimeter

Project Summary:

  • Location: N109A project in Singapore downtown core.

  • Surroundings: Near City Council, schools, and residential buildings.

  • Underground Utilities: High-voltage cables, gas, telecom, water, and sewage pipes.

Construction Challenges:

  • Tunnel Features: Large excavation area with shallow depth.

  • Geological Conditions: Complex, including weathered rock, sedimentary soil, and quicksand layers.

  • Underground Utilities: Dense networks of cables, communication lines, gas and water pipes below.

  • Construction Challenge: Tunnel to be excavated beneath a six-lane road with only 1.02 meters of clearance.

  • Environmental Considerations: Project near Hougang residential area, requiring careful environmental protection during construction.

Jello-Mud Results:

  • Injection: Injected Jello-Mud into the reserved holes of the Pipe-Jacker body and pipe segments via an injection pump, according to the required volume.

  • Settlement Prevention: Kept the tunnel axis within ±20mm to meet construction requirements.

  • Leakage Prevention: No water leakage at the launch and reception shafts or pipe segments, meeting the no leakage and minimal disturbance standards.