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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Noise barriers on high-speed lines have attracted significant attention in recent years due to concerns over performance in use. Lightweight barriers have been damaged by bird strike, train aerodynamic pressures…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
This paper describes novel methods and tools used to set up, run and review results from multiple 2D finite element analyses for the High Speed Two (HS2) Euston Scissor Cut,…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
This project is one of the most complex and challenging railway initiatives the United Kingdom has ever undertaken. Tasked with saving the government £500 million in digital efficiencies, HS2 is…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Operational considerations for the High Speed Two (HS2) TBM twin tunnels require cross passage connections and ventilation openings that are critical for not only the safe operation but also for…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Launching tunnel boring machines (TBMs) from a station box or launch shaft is a delicate operation that requires careful planning to maintain safety. Seven TBMs excavate the tunnels on HS2…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Structural fire protection is provided to structures where necesssary to ensure the resilience of the structure in the event of a fire. Loss of material strength at high temperature and…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
At High Speed Two (HS2), sustainability is all about delivering social, environmental and economic benefits through the ambition of building the most sustainable high-speed railway of its kind in the…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Traditionally, geological interpretation is undertaken by manually annotating cross-sections, and updating them when new information becomes available. This is a time-consuming process and goes against the principles of good digital…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Supply chain partners who are making the switch to low carbon, high efficiency "clean energy" plant and vehicles have been proactively sought out on the High Speed Two (HS2) Enabling…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
The HS2 Automated People Mover (APM) provides the link between the new Interchange Station and existing local infrastructure of the NEC, Birmingham International Railway Station and Birmingham Airport. The system…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
A key concern around any construction site is the generation of dust and the short-term nuisance and its long-term health effects. High Speed Two (HS2) aims to avoid emissions associated…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Protected species constraints are an early consideration for nearly every development project, and where impacts cannot be avoided mitigation licensing is a legal requirement. High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd are…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
The reburial programme on HS2 Phase One is unprecedented: never has an engineering project been faced with the challenge of such numbers of buried human remains to remove, look after…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
High Speed Two (HS2) Lots C2 and C3 covers a section approximately 80km long between the Chilterns and Warwickshire. To enable construction of these sections, it was identified that a…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Autodesk Software package InfraWorks is a 3D Infrastructure planning and design tool which is being used to model specific areas of the High Speed Two (HS2) proposed route and the…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
The tunnel portal structures to each end of the Chiltern Tunnel are the first example of high-speed rail porous portal structures in the UK. Porous portals exist in other countries…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
The Colne Valley Viaduct, a 3.4km structure, will be the longest railway viaduct in the UK and has been designed to meet demanding technical, environmental and operational requirements. A key…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
The Chiltern Tunnel will be the longest tunnel on Phase One of High Speed Two (HS2). As part of the safety systems it is necessary to be able to provide…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Reducing carbon emissions from infrastructure delivery is key to achieving national carbon emission reductions and is fundamental to addressing the global challenge of climate change. There is also a compelling…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Resilience is core to being a good business. One of the greatest risks that businesses face is adapting to climate change. HS2 is mitigating climate change by reducing its emissions,…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
This paper describes the design development of the deepest ventilation shaft along the C1 alignment - Chalfont St Peter Ventilation Shaft. The developed design solution was a 17.8m internal diameter,…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been adopted for the design and build of the 16km Chiltern TBM Tunnel as part of the High Speed Two (HS2) project. A complete set…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
High Speed Two (HS2) intersects utility company networks throughout its length. Utility works are an important factor when planning and carrying out infrastructure projects, and similar diversionary works are likely…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
The operation of jet fans to ventilate tunnels generates sound that propagates within the tunnels, and can be emitted to external locations, which may include noise-sensitive receptors. To achieve suitable…
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17 September 2020
Mathematical modelling of safety risk has a new resonance in the modern world. Government policy is driven by decisions based on current data, models of growth and impact of alternative…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
HS2 has set strategic goals in health and safety to create a railway designed, built and operated to world class standards creating a legacy of new and better standards in…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
The route of the UK’s High Speed Rail network traverses the hilly terrain of the south midlands of England on a low, flat, straight alignment. Creating this alignment requires the…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
The design of the roof at Interchange station embodies the HS2 Design Vision. It is both a conceptual response to its site’s rural context and a demonstration of how integrated…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Protected species constraints are an early consideration for nearly every development project, and where impacts cannot be avoided mitigation licensing is a legal requirement. HS2 Ltd are the licensee for…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Engineering geologists and geotechnical engineers need the right tools to efficiently investigate, analyse, model and share their geological understanding of expected ground conditions with the wider project team as and…