1. A WWII pillbox located at a construction site needed to be relocated to preserve it. It was moved in one piece using extensive monitoring and support structures. 2. Fibre optic sensors were installed inside and on the pillbox to monitor any movement. Steel beams and piles supported the structure during excavation and transport. 3. The pillbox was cut free from its support piles and lifted onto a flatbed trailer using the trailer's adjustable suspension. It was then transported to a storage location having undergone the relocation with no detectable damage.

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A newsletter published by Projects Division, MTR Corporation
P. 5 - 6 The Application of
RFID for XRL Contract 816A
Environmental Control System
無線射頻辨識於高鐵工程合約816A
環境控制系統的應用
P. 7 - 8 WIL & SIL(E) - “In
Case of Fire; Do Not Use the Lift”
True or Not?
在西港島綫及南港島綫(東段)新站
「如遇火警，切勿使用升降機」
是對是錯？
Dec 2013
Issue No.33
P. 9 - 10 SIL(E) 3 Months
Early Degree 1 Access for WCH
and OCP
南港島綫(東段)黃竹坑站及海洋公園
站提早3個月取得「進度一」
People Development Collaboration & Trusted Partnership Projects Delivery Effectiveness
SCL Contract 1106 Pillbox Relocation
沙中綫工程合約1106 碉堡遷移

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Lee Blade Sr Construction Engr-Civil
高級建造工程師–土木
Background
A pillbox constructed during the Second
World War and located in the Tai Hom
Village site was found to be in conflict
with the diaphragm wall works for the
new SCL station at Diamond Hill. In
order to preserve this structure, it was
decided to relocate it in one piece to
a storage location at the edge of the
worksite boundary. From initial surveys
it was found to be constructed from a
weak concrete base of varying thickness
and hollow concrete blocks forming the
walls. The blocks were interlocked but
without mortar in the joints. The roof
is a lightly reinforced concrete dome
found to be of very low grade weak
concrete.
The Planning
A plan was developed between MTR,
the contractor, design teams and
Government departments to support
the pillbox and transport the whole
structure on a flatbed trailer. The
structure was analysed to determine
how much movement the structure
could withstand without causing failure,
and a series of monitoring trigger levels
was established. Experts from the
UK in the field of ground movement
monitoring were consulted and it
was agreed that further monitoring
by fibre optic cable should be utilised
for the safety of the structure. This
is a relatively recent development,
and a company from Switzerland
were contracted to perform the
measurements.
Fibre Optic Monitoring
A fibre sensor cable of up to 70m in
length was installed around the inside
of the structure, and at least 10mm
of sensor was fixed to the inside wall
with epoxy glue at intervals of 50mm
to 100mm. At every location where the
sensor is fixed the strain development
is monitored to detect movement.
Readings were taken hourly at first and
more frequently at crucial moments
of the construction and during the
transportation.
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3D model of the structure during the planning stage survey
規劃階段測量時碉堡結構的立體模型
The pillbox before relocation works commenced
遷移工程開始前的碉堡
Close up of the sensor cable showing the epoxy glued sensor locations
感應線的近貌，顯示以環氧樹脂膠固定的感應器位置
Fibre optic sensor cable installed inside the pillbox
安裝在碉堡內的光纖感應線

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Support Work
A steel framework was constructed
around the inside of the pillbox to
support the dome roof. Eight steel
H-Piles were driven down 12m into the
ground, four on each side of the pillbox.
These would eventually act as stilts
that would support the pillbox before
transportation.
A concrete retaining ring wall was cast
around the pillbox base to a depth of
500mm to retain the soil the pillbox
base is sitting on. The retained soil was
grouted with microfine cement to bind
it together and effectively strengthen
the base. The grouting pressure was
kept low and no movement in the
structure was detected.
A continuous horizontal pipe pile raft
was constructed under the pillbox
with only 500mm of cover to the base
slab. Drilling speed was kept low to
prevent heave damaging the structure.
During this time a steel plate wrap
was formed around the outside of the
pillbox to prevent the block work wall
construction from moving due to the
lack of mortar in the joints.
The pipe piled raft was to be
supported on four steel beams placed
perpendicular to the pipe piles and
welded to the H-piles at each end.
The two ends were excavated and
supported on the steel work with simple
construction. For the two beams in
the middle of the structure, two timber
headings were constructed and the
beams placed inside. This minimised
the amount of excavation before all
four beams were installed and welded
to the H-piles. The structure was now
supported on the raft and connected to
the H-piles acting like stilts.
Bulk excavation under the pillbox
could now commence, settlement by
this point was approximately 7mm in
uniform settlement across the structure.
By the end of the bulk excavation this
had stabilised at a maximum of 16mm.
Again very little differential settlement
was seen and the strain inside from
the fibre optic was still showing no
movement.
Once excavated a haul road was
constructed under the structure all the
way to the temporary storage location.
A flatbed trailer was brought with the
capability to individually adjust the
suspension on each of its 36 wheel sets
to ensure the pillbox structure was not
put under stress during the move.
Transportation
Once the flatbed was in place under
the structure the rear two H-piles were
cut. Once this section of the structure
settled, strain was detected in the
entrance section of the pillbox by the
fibre optic monitoring. The flatbeds
hydraulic suspension was adjusted such
that the pillbox structure was brought
back up to the original position and
the strain removed. The front two
H-piles were then cut and the hydraulic
suspension again adjusted to level the
structure. The middle four H-piles were
cut two at a time and the structure was
ready to move.
Pillbox excavation and installation of supportive beams
碉堡挖掘及安裝支撐結構樑
Timber heading under the pipe piles and the beam installed
supported by H-piles
管樁之下的木材管道及由工字樁支撐的樑柱
Horizontal pipe piled raft under construction
正在建造中的水平管樁筏
End beam in place under the pipe piles and supported by the H-piles at
each end
管樁之下的尾樑，每端以工字樁支撐

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Pillbox showing the 4 beams supported on H-piles, concrete base for the
flatbed under construction
碉堡坐落在以工字樁支撐的四條樑，平板拖車的混凝土板建造中
Flatbed in place ready for cutting the H-piles prior to transportation
平板拖車已在位，準備好在運送前切斷工字樁
Pillbox being transported to the storage location via flatbed trailer
碉堡以平板拖車運到儲存位置
Pillbox relocation complete and awaiting the protective shed to be constructed
碉堡遷移工程完成，正等待建造保護棚
背景
一個位於大磡村在第二次世界大戰建造
的碉堡，對沙中綫鑽石山站的隔牆工程
造成阻礙。為了保留這個建築物，整個
碉堡將遷移到近工地邊界的位置存放。
初步測量顯示，碉堡的地基由厚度不一
的低強度混凝土建成，牆身是空心混凝
土塊。這些混凝土塊互相扣鎖，但在接
口位置沒有使用灰泥。頂部是輕鋼筋混
凝土圓拱頂，材料是極低強度混凝土。
遷移計劃
港鐵、承辦商、設計小組及政府部門共
同制定了支撐及運送整個碉堡移到平板
拖車上的計劃。小組分析碉堡結構，
以決定其出現損毀之前可以承受多少移
動，並訂出了一系列的監測戒備水平。
來自英國的地面移動監測專家提供了意
見，認為應使用光纖線作進一步的監
測，以保護碉堡結構。這是新近發展的
技術，一家瑞士公司獲聘進行量度。
光纖監測
小組在結構內部安裝一條長達70米的光
纖感應線，最少有10毫米的感應器以環
氧樹脂膠按50至100毫米的隔距固定在
結構內牆。在裝有感應器的每個位置，
其應變的增長都得到監測，以偵察其活
動。起初儀器的讀數每小時讀取，其後
在建造及運送階段的關鍵點則更為頻
密。
支撐工程
小組在碉堡內部建造了一個鋼架以支撐
圓拱頂。八支工字鋼樁分別在碉堡兩
則，各四支樁打進地下12米深處。這些
鋼樁最終會成為支柱，在運送前支撐着
碉堡。
碉堡底部四周鑄了500毫米深的混凝土扣
環牆，以保留碉堡地基之下泥土。保留
的泥土以微粒混凝土灌漿，使其黏緊並
有效地加固地基。灌漿的壓力維持在低
水平，並偵察到結構沒有移動。
連續水平管樁筏在碉堡之下建造，距離
底板只有500毫米。鑽挖以低速進行，避
免結構受損。在這個階段，小組在碉堡
外部建造了鋼板外罩，避免石塊牆的結
構因接口沒有加上砂漿而移動。
管樁筏以四支鋼樑支撐，與管樁形成直
角，兩端焊接在工字樁，然後兩端被挖
掘起來，透過簡單的建造方式以鋼材結
構支撐。結構中央的兩條鋼樑放置在已
建造的兩條木材管道，這減少了四條樑
於安裝及焊接在工字樁之前的挖掘工
作。結構以筏支撐着，連接發揮支柱作
用的工字樁。
在碉堡之下的大型挖掘階段，土地沉降
為整個結構一致大約7毫米。大型挖掘完
成後，沉降穩定為最大16毫米。不均勻
沉降很少出現，來自光纖的應變仍沒有
顯示任何移動。
碉堡挖掘出來後，在結構之下建造了運
輸路綫，直通至臨時安置地方。小組使
用36個輪組均可以獨立調校的平板拖
車，確保碉堡結構在運送時不會受壓。
運送過程
平板拖車設置在結構之下後，末端的兩
支工字樁就會被切斷，這部分的結構就
會降下，光纖監測儀器在碉堡的入口部
分偵察到應變。平板拖車的液壓懸掛系
統會相應調整，令碉堡結構回復原本的
位置。然後，前方的兩支工字樁會被切
斷，液壓懸掛系統再次調整，令結構保
持水平狀態。中間的四支工字樁同時被
切斷後，結構就可以被運走。