In the design of pipe jacking, what particular areas on pipe joints should engineers take care of?

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Since in pipe jacking, the jacked pipes could hardly be jacked in the designed level and alignment and some deviation from the original one is commonly acceptable provided that the deviation are within the tolerance of the Contract. However, in order to avoid damage made to the pipe joints due to overstressing, it is necessary to estimate the stress concentrations resulting from these angular deflections.

Note: Pipe jacking is a trenchless method in which pipes are jacked underground from jacking pits and receiving pits.

This question is taken from book named – A Self Learning Manual – Mastering Different Fields of Civil Engineering Works (VC-Q-A-Method) by Vincent T. H. CHU.

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  • Rob September 5, 2012 at 6:25 am

    How are intermediate jacks used for long crossings? 212m for example in compact sand.

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