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DESIGN OF THE BRIGHTWATER CONVEYANCE TUNNELS

2005

Daniel N. Adams
Jacobs Associates

Jeremy Johnson
Jacobs Associates

Leon Maday
Metropolitan King County, Seattle

Dan L. Pecha
HDR Engineering, Inc.

 



The Brightwater conveyance system includes 26 km of tunnels, a 130 mgd pump station, 2 km of microtunnels, and a 2.4 km outfall. The tunnels extend from Woodinville to Puget Sound through varying soils in 1 to 7 bars of hydrostatic pressure and depths to 185 m. The tunnel diameters range from 4 to 6 m and include numerous lining systems. This paper highlights major shaft and tunnel design, including dual cell shafts, multiple pipe configuration tunnels, polymer concrete segments, and the use of a one pass lining designed to convey high pressure effluent.