Caverns and Underground Mines
Brisbane Airport Link (Australia)
Kedron East On Ramp 3DEC – Brisbane, Australia The Brisbane Airport Link is a tunnelled roadway connecting the Brisbane central business district to the East-West Arterial Road which leads to Brisbane Airport. The Airport Link comprises road and busway tunnels, … Continue reading
West Island Line – University and Sai Ying Pun Station Caverns (Hong Kong)
3DEC Analysis – West Island Line – Hong Kong Geo-Design undertook the detailed rock engineering design of two station caverns (22.6m span) along Hong Kong’s West Island Line. The two caverns were the first truly urban caverns in Hong Kong, … Continue reading
Gautrain Rapid Rail Link, (South Africa)
Large Span Bifurcation – Gautrain, South Africa The Gautrain Rapid Rail Link connects Pretoria and Johannesburg to the O.R. Tambo International Airport via an 80km high-speed rail system, with approximately 15km of the alignment comprising underground tunnels located in an urban … Continue reading
Step Shaft Limestone Mines, Dudley (UK)
Geo-Design undertook a detailed stability assessment of a large underground mine cavern for Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. The cavern was situated on the steep side of an asymmetric anticline that had been worked by room and pillar mining. The cavern … Continue reading
Seven Sisters Limestone Mines, Dudley (UK)
Historical Photograph – Seven Sisters Mine – Dudley, UK Geo-Design undertook a detailed stability assessment of a large underground mine cavern and associated openings to surface. These mined limestone caverns in England’s West Midlands are a site of significant geological and … Continue reading