PIPEJACKING IN WATER-SATURATED GROUND . TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION 90. PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION 90 CONFERENCE, ORGANIZED BY THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY, LONDON, 3-4 APRIL, 1990

This article describes the construction of utility and waste tunnels in water saturated ground using the hydraulic pipe jacking method. Special attention is given to: methods of ensuring the stability of the face when jacking in loose soil; the problems of blowout, and how to be forewarned of such an occurrence and the immediate countermeasures to enforce to prevent one; problems of working using compressed air; factors of importance for following curved alignments; and methods of sealing joints. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 828810.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Mining & Metallurgy

  44 Portland Place
  London W1N 4BR,   England 
• Authors:
  • Nussbaumer, M
• Publication Date: 1990

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 77-83
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
  • Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Excavation; Excavations; Governments; Pipe laying; Public service; Service agencies; Tunnels
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Data and Information Technology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00604997
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 1-870706-17-X
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1991 12:00AM