LOCATION:   Bangkok, Thailand

CLIENT:       Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) Ltd. Through JV BMTC

PERIOD OF SERVICES:   June 2007 – Dec 2007

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION COST: 3,500 MB (Approx)

FINANCED BY:           N/A

ASSOCIATED FIRMS:    N/A

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:

Extension of an existing MRT Blue Line in Bangkok to south side of Bangkok Area requires new depot at Bangkhae sub district.    The depot will serve 27 km long metro system including 5 underground stations and consists of 100,000 m2 elevated depot platform, operation control and administration building, dormitory, permanent way, workshop, substation, and other metro train facilities.

SCOPE OF SERVICES: Detailed Engineering Design of following Structures

• Elevated Metro Depot Platform
• Maintenance Workshop
• Permanent way building
• Test track Structure
• Buffer Stop
• Train wash, Wheel Diagnostic and misc. facilities
• OCC building
• Administrative building
• Dormitory
• Drainage system
• Substation structure

KEY FACTORS:

·         Structural Design of Railway structures

·         Rail/structure interaction design

·         Geotechnical design of deep pile foundation

·         Railway station design on space constraint

·         Drainage design