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The amount of water in the hose is dimensioned depending on the project in such a way that the maximum possible jacking force is achieved while ensuring the necessary deviation ability. CoJackHydra allows for significantly higher jacking forces than conventional pressure transfer rings, especially in tight curves or in curve combinations (S-curves) in the jacking alignment.

Visual description of the steering procedure:

(Image: Hydraulic Joint: Initial …

1. Higher permissible jacking forces particularly in curves

  • Increase of jacking velocity (rarer use of interjack pipes (Intermediate Jacking Stations))
  • Reduction of the number of interjack pipes (Intermediate Jacking Stations)
  • Higher reserves of force

2. Better angular deflection of the pipe joints

  • More flexible line path in planning (strong curvatures, S-curves)
  • Higher pipe lengths
  • Higher jacking lengths
  • Omission of building pits
  • Smaller effects …

The hydraulic joint is supplied as single or multiple circumferential closed rings. The position is fixed without drilling or gluing to the pipe end. There must be no recesses or bevels on the inside of the jacking pipe or on the concrete edges of the pipe end. Any recesses on the pipe end faces must not extend to the inner or outer surface of the pipe. This also applies to the concrete on the steel collar to avoid leakages.

The pocket for receiving …

Taking into account possible operational axial extensions as a result of internal pressure for non-grouted pressure pipes or bending extensions for curved pipes, the extension εtension during the pulling-in should not exceed a limit of 2.0%.

If an extension of 2 % is permitted during pulling-in, then the permissible extension caused by bending in the region of the curve is still approx. 1 to 2 %.

(Formula: Permissible extension) (Image: Documentation)

As a criterion for the determination of permissible bending radii, the following aspects have to be considered:

  • the kinking (for a small ratio of pipe wall thickness to diameter – high number of pipe series),
  • the strain of the outer fibre (for a large ratio of pipe wall thickness to diameter – low numer of pipe series)

Kinking

(Formula: Bending radius to kinking)

Extension

(Formula: Bending radius against extension)

Taking the two criteria into account, the permissible bending radii are obtained in accordance with .

(Table: Permissible bending radii of PE-HD and PP copolymer pipes (Hoechst AG) [FI-Hoech] [Koch85])
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At temperatures around 0 °C, the above-mentioned bending radii must be increased by a factor of 2.5. Between 0° and 20° C the respective bending radii can be determined by linear interpolation [Bröms87].

The data sheet ATV-M 127-2 restricts the permissible extension of the outer fibre of thin-walled pipes to 1.23%; the permissible extension of the outer fibre of SDR11-pipes is 3.0%.

(Table: Permissible bendings, permissible extensions of HD-PE according to [ATVM127-2])
(Image: Attention!)

Tensile strain is not considered!

The data sheet ATV-M 127-2 indeed considers the bending of pipes with a high ratio of diameter-wall thickness (SDR 32.25), but …


The structural calculations for starting, intermediate and target shafts include:

  • The dimensioning of the individual lining elements

  • Earth structural verification

(Image: Attention!)

The following must be taken into account in the load assumptions:

  • Earth and water pressure
  • Traffic loads
  • Introduction of the jacking force into the lining of the starting shaft and the tension forces in the lining of the target shaft
(Image: Model of an earth pressure course as a consequence of the in-situ soil)

Earth pressure

  • soil-mechanical characteristic values of the geotechnical report or starting values of DIN 1055
(Image: Model of a water pressure course as a consequence of the in-situ groundwater)

Water pressure

  • height of the groundwater level
(Image: Model of an earth pressure course as a consequence of soil piles (traffic load))

Traffic load

  • actual loads from …

(Image: Attention!)

When dimensioning the individual lining elements, account must be taken of the final condition as well as all construction phases of their installation and possible removal [Weiße75b].

The earth structural stability analysis includes:

  • Assessment against hydraulic ground failure during construction of the shaft before the introduction of the base for cut off groundwater

  • Assessment of buoyancy security after the introduction of base for cut off groundwater

  • Assessment of the earth bearing for introducing the jacking force into the subsoil behind the installed abutment.

The first two assessments that only apply to the shafts reaching …


The assessment of the earth bearing behind the abutment is taken as being satisfied when the activated earth resistance is greater than the soil stress that can be introduced as a result of the application of the jacking force (in combination with the lining wall) onto the subsoil.

(Image: Introduction of the jacking force into the subsoil)

(Image: Product pipes [FI-Steina])

Product pipeline:
Pipeline for the transport and distribution of liquids and gases - also including solids [Stein05a].

(Image: Casing pipes [FI-Steina])

Casing pipe:
Pipeline remaining inside the subsoil for accommodation and for protection of a product line or a cable against external stress [Stein05a].

(Image: Bundled installation inside the host pipe [FI-Steina])

Host pipe:
Pipeline remaining in the subsoil …

(Image: Utility duct)

Utility duct:
Non-accessible, underground installations for orderly installation of supply and/or disposal lines utilizing a structural shell for line fastening. The spacing between the lines are not filled in order to maintain the possibility of later access [Stein05a].

(Image: Man-accessible utility tunnel [FI-Steina])

Utility tunnel:
A man-accessible utility tunnel is an enclosed corridor-like structure for the accessible …

(Image: Attention!)

In all jacking methods in which the jacking pipes are pressed in with the aid of a jacking station positioned in the starting shaft (e.g. microtunnelling and pipe jacking ), the jacking force required is determined by the penetration resistance encountered by the boring head and the skin friction along the pipe string.

(Video: Operating forces during pipe jacking)

Video: Operating forces during pipe jacking [Image: S&P GmbH]. …

The jacking resistances consist of:

  • Jacking resistance due to point resistance at the working face with and without the influence of groundwater (loses importance with growing jacking length).
  • Resistance due to friction between the outer surface and the subsoil (skin friction).
  • Additional radially directed guiding forces between the pipe and the subsoil due to curved jacking and steering errors.
(Image: Penetration resistance and jacking force)

Skin friction is determined by:

  • radial stress of the pipe as a consequence of earth pressure
  • the friction coefficient

The skin friction, which is decisive for a dimensioning of the main jacking station and the jacking pipes, can basically be influenced by an overcut and by filling the overcut with lubricant and support medium.

(Image: T.B.K. system [FI-TBKa] - Injection medium (Polymer drilling fluid consisting of polymer and water)) (Image: Annular …

Overcut:
The annular space around the pipe deliberately created by using a cutting head or shield of greater dimension than the outside dimension of the pipe [DINEN12889:2000].

Overcut:
Half of the difference resulting from borehole diameter and outer pipe diameter (ideally an even annular space around the pipeline) (with reference to [DWAA125:2008]).

(Image: Annular space fluid supported)

Curved jackings and steering errors frequently induce additional, radially directed guiding forces between the pipe and the subsoil. These forces increase the frictional resistance.

Since this resistance is dependent on the longitudinal force in the pipe string, it increases in the course of the jacking.

The effect of repeated steering errors is particularly disadvantageous, because the single resistances do not sum up, but lead to disproportionate …

Thus, besides the creation of an overcut and the lubrication and support of the associated annular gap from DN/ID 800 (32 in), intermediate jacking stations can be installed from DN/ID 500 (20 in) for sectional or cyclical jacking of the whole pipe string in order to reduce the jacking force.

New developments in past years have aimed at, among other targets, reducing the individual forces connected with jacking still further and making them more calculable. …

In engineering measurements in general as well as in trenchless installation based on the principle of pipe jacking, horizontal or positional measurements, as well as vertical or height measurements are carried out preferably with optical instruments. In trenchless installation, therefore, the following measurement instruments or apparatus are used:

  • Theodolite

  • Directional laser

  • Laser theodolite

(Image: Principle and structure of the theodolite […

The theodolite is an instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles . Its main components are the upper body rotating about the vertical axis, with the vertical graduated dial, the telescope rotating horizontally on a hinge pin, the lower body with the horizontal graduated dial as well as arrangements for reading the graduation divisions for levelling (equal to vertical setting of the vertical axis) and for centring [Deuml80].

(Image: Principle …

(Image: Directional laser)

In the case of trenchless installation, mostly gas lasers (helium-neon) with a capacity of 1 mW to 5 mW are used.

The acquisition of the target point of the laser beam on the target board can be carried out by means of the following method:

  1. Observation through a telescope, generally that of a theodolite.
  2. Transferring the target point on a passive target board with the aid of a video camera onto a monitor in the steering …

The coupling of a directional laser with a theodolite results in the laser theodolite [Colli84]. In this case the laser beam replaces the optical beam. It is beamed through the telescope and projects the light point on the target board.

The laser theodolite can provide directions in space. Also, by rotating the theodolite about the vertical axis, the generation of horizontal and vertical levels is possible.

(Image: Laser theodolite (PENTAX ETH-120 …

For the determination of inclination and roll angles of the microtunnelling or shield machine, two electronic inclination measuring instruments set at 90° (dual-axis inclinometers) based on spirit levels (a reference point is provided by a fluid horizon) or micro-mechanical pendulums are generally utilized. The automatically acquired changes of angle are converted into digital or analogue output signals in the sensor unit and passed on to the central …