Book C organization and components

Definition

Book C starts with a detailed description of the feedback (in civil engineering terms) from prior structures built near or adjacent to similar terrain.

Book C then goes on to summarize the decisive elements – among all those set out in Books B – that have dictated the foundational design choices.

Book C also details the recommended execution methods for each part of the structure ‘Book C’ should also include details of the overall strategy suggested by the project manager for all matters relating to excavated materials A specific chapter should be devoted to neighbouring structures Lastly, Book C should present a broad overview of the monitoring methods.

Book C end with the Risk register resulting from the intersection between the uncertainties listed in Book B and the envisaged construction methods.

Application

The book C is (linear) infrastructure focused. It provides a summary of the expected conditions and possible risks that may occur during the project construction.

The information that are provided are deeply linked to the targeted infrastructure and its design. Changes on those aspects may considerably alter the validity of the results that are provided.

Remembering AFTES guidelines are tunnel focused, slight adaptation were adopted to make the proposal also applicable to other kind of infrastructure.

Concepts list

The core of Book C is the GeotechSynthesisModel

That is is mainly composed of:

• Alignment
• GeotechTypicalSection
• RiskZone