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Abstract: The geotechnical conditions of construction of the St. Petersburg Subway are considered challenging. A mass of water-saturated Quaternary deposits extends for up to 40 m down from the surface. The soils are extremely unstable. Under the Quaternary deposits there is a thick stratum of dense and dry Proterozoic clays, in which interstation tunnels and concourses are constructed. The 20th century...
Abstract: In the historical center of St. Petersburg, all metro stations are deep level stations because stable dry soils underlay here at the depth of more than 40 m. One of the stations under construction is "Teatralnaya" station, located close to Mariinskiy Theater, which is a listed building. "Teatralnaya" is a pylon-type station with laying depth of about 60 m is constructed in reinforced concrete...