TUNNELLING ON THE NEW ROME METRO BETWEEN LARGO LOLLI ALBANI AND STAZIONE TERMINI

A DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE 10.3 KM EXTENSION TO THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY IN ROME. THE EXTENSION CONSISTED OF 5.9 KM. OF DOUBLE-TRACK SUBSURFACE RAILWAY LINE, CONSTRUCTED BY THE CUT-AND-COVER METHOD, AND 4.4 KM. OF TWO SINGLE-TRACK TUNNELS EXCAVATED BY MECHANICAL SHIELDS. FOR ABOUT 2 KM., THE TUNNELS PASS THROUGH SOILS OF VOLCANIC ORIGIN, TUFF AND POZZOLANA, THEN AFTER CROSSING A TRANSITION ZONEE OF DIFFERENT LAYERS, THROUGH A ZONE OF SANDY, SILTY OR SILTY-CLAYEY STRATA KNOWN AS "MAREMMANO". DETAILS ARE INCLUDED OF THE CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND EQUIPMENT USED FOR BORING AND LINING THE TUNNELS. /TRRL/

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• Authors:
  • Berti, P
  • Pamjn, J M
• Publication Date: 1972-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 430-5
• Serial:
  • Tunnels & Tunnelling International
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Progressive Media Markets, Ltd
  • ISSN: 0041-414X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Sand; Shields (Tunnels); Silts; Structural design; Subways; Tunnel lining; Tunneling; Tunneling machines; Tunnels; Volcanic deposits
• Uncontrolled Terms: Tunnel design
• Old TRIS Terms: Shields (Tunneling)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00203910
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 11 1973 12:00AM