Download pdf - Dylan Clarke, John Holland: Project Update: Sydney Opera House VAPS

November 2013

Sydney Opera House Vehicle Access and Pedestrian Safety Project

What we will discuss

› The need › The engineered solution › The realisation

› Ramp › Main Dock › Opera Theatre Corridor

Reasons for VAPS Project

Project Organisation

• Client: Sydney Opera House

• Clients Designers: • Architect - Scott Carver, • Structures - Arup, • Services consultants

• Construction: John Holland

Project Details

Project Details

Instrumentation & Monitoring

• 6 x inclinometers • 2 x extensometers • 205 surface and

building monitoring points

• 4 stage trigger levels • Automated system

Ramp, Mined Tunnel & Pedestrian Emergency Tunnel

› 50m long ramp and cut & cover section › 14m deep at tunnel

portal › Conventional excavation › Approx 8000 BCM


› Total 3000 BCM › Bolted section 1600 BCM

• Lattice girder section 1400BCM

• 22 lattice girder sets


› Three layers of support installation › Square profile lattice

girder

• 1.44m advances • Full support in three

advances from face



Main Loading Dock & Truck Turning Bay




Opera corridor, Lift 21, Stair 9 & Cross Cut Tunnel



What does it take to deliver a project like this?

› A client with a need › A risk engineered solution › A committed team that values

› Integrity › Innovation › Collaboration › Accountability › Care

Questions?

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