GREATER CAIRO METRO – LINE NO. 2 PHASES 1A & 1B and PHASES 2 & 2B

 DATE

January 2003

CLIENT

Campenon Bernard

LOCATION

The route extends from Ramsis Square to the Giza suburban station.

DESCRIPTION

The line links the northern part of Cairo (Shubra-El Kheima) to the city center before it crosses the Nile River to reach Giza.

PROGRAM OF WORK

PHASE 1A

13 boreholes with continuous sampling using Mazier and Vibro-percussion techniques with depths ranging from 30m to 52m

Installation of nine piezometers at depths ranging from 20m to 50m

Four flat dilatometer (DMT) tests at depths ranging from 13m to 29m

Four Electric Cone Penetration (ECPT) tests at depths ranging from 13m to 30m

PHASE 1B

15 boreholes with continuous sampling using Mazier and Vibro-percussion techniques with depths ranging from 30m to 50m

Three SPT boreholes with a depth of 35m

Installation of seven piezometers at depths ranging from 16m to 50m

Four flat dilatometer (DMT) tests at depths ranging from 13m to 19m

Four Electric Cone Penetration (ECPT) tests at depths ranging from 12m to 24m

PHASE 2

31 boreholes with continuous sampling using Mazier and Vibro-percussion techniques with depths ranging from 25m to 55m

18 SPT boreholes with depths ranging from 15m to 55m

Installation of 24 piezometers at depths ranging from 15m to 52m

Eight flat dilatometer (DMT) tests at depths ranging from 13m to 25m

12 Electric Cone Penetration (ECPT) tests with depths ranging from 15m to 32m

PHASE 2B

Three boreholes with continuous sampling using Mazier and Vibro-percussion techniques with depths ranging from 30m to 36m

20 SPT boreholes with depths ranging from 15m to 36m

Installation of six piezometers at depths ranging from 15m to 20m

Five Electric Cone Penetration (ECPT) tests at depths ranging from 17m to 23m