CASE STUDY SAIDEL Engineering Designs First Residential Building above Subway Tunnels in West Bucharest PLAXIS ® Provides Industry Model Promoting Future Development over City Tunnels PIONEERING DEVELOPMENT OVER CITY TUNNELS In western Bucharest, Romania, a land developer initiated a EUR 2.5 million project to construct the city’s first residential building over the subway tunnels. The structure was initially planned as a 10-story building with a basement for parking. As a pioneer project located in the tunnel protection zone, it presented an irregular footprint and required approval from the subway operator, needing to demonstrate minimal displacing of the tunnels and effect on the structural forces. SAIDEL Engineering was tasked with providing structural and ge

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