Civil Engineering
Taiwan High Speed Rail Project Contract C260
- Project Type
- Bridge & Road
- Location
- Changhua County
- Year
- 2004
Architect / Supervising Engineer
BB Engineering, Sinotech Engineering Consultants Ltd. , Maunsell Consultants Asia Ltd.
Client
Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation
Structure
Reinforced concrete (RC)
Scope of Work
- The project starts from Changhua County Fenyuan Township in the north and reaches Xizhou Township in the south, with a total length of 35 km.
- Bridge: 25.2 km viaduct
- Tunnels: The total length of seven tunnels is 9.41 km
Highlights
- The New Austria Tunneling Method (NATM) is adopted for all tunnel projects, including the Baguashan tunnel, which is the longest in the HSR project at 7,360 m.
- Bridge construction method: Full Span Precast Launching method (Mainly), balanced cantilever (FCC), precast segmental launching Method, cast-in-situ