Taiwan High Speed Rail - Contract C295
The Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) Project is a high speed passenger rail line that opened fro service in 2007. The rail service runs on the western side of the island of Taiwan and has a length of approximately 345km. The design speed for the rail service is 350km/h, however the operational maximum speed is 350km/h. The THSR project was divided into 12 contracts of which C295 was one. The Contract C295 for the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) is a 27.324km section of the overall 345km length of the system. The rail line will connect the capital city Taipei in the north with main industrial port of Kaohsiung in the south.
The role that I had in this contract was that of Lead Engineer for the Contractors Independent Checking Engineer (CICE) for the viaduct structures. This required that the rather innovative design chosen by the contractor for this section of the Project be fully checked by a parallel design. The duties of the CICE were to confirm that the structure fulfilled the seismic, dynamic, structural and operational requirements for the high speed train.
The role that I had in this contract was that of Lead Engineer for the Contractors Independent Checking Engineer (CICE) for the viaduct structures. This required that the rather innovative design chosen by the contractor for this section of the Project be fully checked by a parallel design. The duties of the CICE were to confirm that the structure fulfilled the seismic, dynamic, structural and operational requirements for the high speed train.
The project C295 extent. This contract incorporated the interfaces of the Tainan
Station and the main workshop at Yenchao.
Station and the main workshop at Yenchao.
Taiwan High Speed Rail - Contract C280
The Contract C280 for the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) is a 34.497km section of the overall 345km length of the system. The rail line
will connect the capital city Taipei in the north with main industrial port of Kaohsiung in the south.
The role that I had in this contract was that of Design Manager for the Contractor Samsung - Doosan – IE&C Joint Venture. The duties of the Design Manager, as a member of the Key Staff grouping the coordination of the existing design documentation and examination of the technical merits of the design elements to enable
acceptance by the client, THSRC. The Project was very advanced at the time of my arrival but there were many design issues that had not received universal acceptance by the client and so I was heavily involved in the submissions and negotiations to enable the Contractor to secure the formal approval required under the Contract. In addition the day to day resolution of design issues arising during the construction implementation was included in my role as Design Manager.
The Contract was exclusively viaduct construction mainly using a full span launching method (FSLM) with certain sections being constructed using
other systems such as balanced cantilever and cast in place methods.
will connect the capital city Taipei in the north with main industrial port of Kaohsiung in the south.
The role that I had in this contract was that of Design Manager for the Contractor Samsung - Doosan – IE&C Joint Venture. The duties of the Design Manager, as a member of the Key Staff grouping the coordination of the existing design documentation and examination of the technical merits of the design elements to enable
acceptance by the client, THSRC. The Project was very advanced at the time of my arrival but there were many design issues that had not received universal acceptance by the client and so I was heavily involved in the submissions and negotiations to enable the Contractor to secure the formal approval required under the Contract. In addition the day to day resolution of design issues arising during the construction implementation was included in my role as Design Manager.
The Contract was exclusively viaduct construction mainly using a full span launching method (FSLM) with certain sections being constructed using
other systems such as balanced cantilever and cast in place methods.
Full span Launching System (FSLM) of a 35 metre span. Note size of figures on left side pier.