The front-shunt tunnel was the first tunnel of the Terminal 5 project at Heathrow to be constructed, and was the first section of sprayed-concrete-lined (SCL) tunnel to be constructed using the method known as LaserShell. This innovation represented a significant deviation from the methods previously used in SCL construction. Therefore it was subjected to a careful examination before and during construction using sophisticated 3D numerical modelling and monitoring during construction. The paper presents typical results from surface settlement levelling, inclinometers and extensometers, pressure cells and tunnel lining displacement measurements, and comments on the performance of the methods and instruments used. The paper then presents the methodology and typical results of the numerical modelling, and shows that the predictions of displacements and stresses compared well with the field measurements. In terms of the control of ground deformations and structural safety the tunnel performed well.

A wide variety of instrumentation was deployed during the construction of the sprayed-concrete lined tunnels at Heathrow Express Terminal 4 station. This paper presents data from the in-tunnel displacement monitoring system and for settlements above the tunnels, providing data on instrument survival and performance, and an overall summary of the displacements arising from tunnel excavation.

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