1.box Jacking

BOX PUSHING
BOX JACKING
• It is the process in which a pre-cast R.C.C box or a rigid box is pushed into
the soil with the help of hydraulic jacks.
• It is non-intrusive method beneath the existing surface.
• It is more often used when a subway or a aqueduct or a underground
structure is to be constructed.
• It enables the traffic flow without disruption.
R.C.C BOX JACKING
• First the box section is designed and cast at the site or can be transported to the site according
to the requirement.
• The foundation boxes are jacked into the ground designed to carry the dead and the live loads.
• Then the high capacity jacks are placed at the back and it pushes the box into the ground.
• A purpose designed tunneling shield is provided in the front end.

Cont..,
• Then the box is jacked carefully through the earth.
• Excavation and jacking are done in small increments in advance.
• Measures should be taken to prevent the soil being dragged towards the
box.
THRUST BORING METHOD
• It is a process of simultaneously jacking the pipe through the earth while removing
the earth inside the box by means of a rotating auger.
• Unstable conditions- the end of auger is kept retracted inside the encasement so
as not to cause voids.
• Stable conditions- the auger can be successfully extended beyond the encasement.
• This can be successfully used in any kind of soil conditions.

PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN
JACKING
• Settlement of the above ground.
• Seepage of ground water.
• Caving in of soil etc.
FREEZING OF GROUND
• This method is used when we encounter the problem of ground water seepage and settlement of ground.
• In this method a brine solution is continuously passed through the pipes fixed in the soil.
• The temperature of the brine would be -30°c.
• So when this brine solution is circulated through these pipes it freezes the ground and the ground behaves
like an ice block.
• The spacing of the freezing pipes will vary according to the type of soil, its permeability and other factors.
• Generally it is kept at a spacing of 1.2 m

PROBLEMS IN FREEZING
• The main problem in the freezing method is the UPHEAVING of the

above ground.
• To avoid the upheavement problem we should be careful in the ground

freezing process and the temperature of the brine solution.
METHODS OF BOX JACKING
• Non –intrusive method beneath existing surface infrastructure
• Frequently used where an existing road or rail tracks is an embankment and
space exists for the structure to be cast at the side
• Enables traffic flows to be maintained disruption
Cont.., (Procedure)
• It involves the advancement of a site-cast rectangular or other shaped box using high capacity
hydraulic jacks
• An open ended reinforced concrete box is cast on a jacking base
• A purpose designed tunneling shield is provided at its leading end and thrust jacks are provided at
its rear end reacting against a jacking slab
• The box is then jacked carefully through the ground
• Excavation and jacking take place in small increments of advance.
• Measure are taken to ensure stability of the tunnel face and to prevent the ground from being
dragged forward by the advancing box
• When the box has reached its final position the shield and jacking equipment are removed.
Cont.., (R.C.C box jacking)
• Is adopted where it is not possible to constructed in situ R.C.C boxes
• These boxes are used for canal siphon, road under bridge and culvert for
conveying water/service pipes
• The R.C.C box is cast over the thrust bed which is provided with –pockets
both in longitudinal and traverse jacks
• The box is provided with a shield in front in front called “Front shield”
Which pierces through the soil by cutting
Throustboring method
• Is a process of simultaneously jacking pipe through the earth while removing
the soil inside the encasement by means of a rotating auger.
• In unstable soil conditions, the end of the auger is kept retracted back inside
the encasement so as not to cause voids.
• In stable conditions, the auger can be successfully extended beyond the end
of the encasement.

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BOX PUSHING

• A purpose designed tunneling shield is provided in the front end.

• Then the box is jacked carefully through the earth.

• Excavation and jacking are done in small increments in advance.

• This can be successfully used in any kind of soil conditions.

• The temperature of the brine would be -30°c.

• Generally it is kept at a spacing of 1.2 m

• The main problem in the freezing method is the UPHEAVING of the

• To avoid the upheavement problem we should be careful in the ground

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