Feasibility of prefabricated concrete elements for underpasses - Watertight connection & structural safety

Feasibility of prefabricated concrete elements for underpasses - Watertight connection & structural safety

Van Casteren, B.G.A.

Hordijk, D.A. (mentor)
Dollevoet, R.P.B.J. (mentor)
Van der Veen, C. (mentor)
Groeneweg, T.W. (mentor)

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

Concrete

Structural and Building Engineering

2015-05-13

The main objective of this research is to test the feasibility of prefabricated concrete as a construction material for (railway) underpasses. By means of a literature study the most important aspects for the use of prefabricated concrete are analyzed, as well as the execution aspects for an underpass crossing a railway. Based on the findings from the literature study, different element configurations are designed. Subsequently these designs are tested with a list of criteria and the most interesting configurations are used for the design study of this research. In the design study the overall design is worked out to a more detailed level. A solution is found for connecting the elements together and obtain a watertight structure and structural safety. Within the design study, a suitable execution schedule is searched for various situations.

Underpasses
Prefabricated concrete

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:e6e05c5d-a187-4a6c-8e08-f9f49dd65949

2015-12-31

Student theses

master thesis

(c) 2015 Van Casteren, B.G.A.