THE TAMAGAWA SUNKEN-TUBE TUNNEL PROJECT

THE ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HANEDA RAILWAY TUNNEL AS PART OF THE TOKYO OUTER-LOOP. TO FORM THE TUNNEL, STEEL SHELL SECTIONS WERE TOWED TO THE SITE, WHERE REINFORCED CONCRETE WAS PLACED IN THE SHELL TO COMPLETE THE SECTION, WHICH WAS THEN LOWERED INTO POSITION FROM A PLACING BARGE. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Civil Engineering /Japan

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• Authors:
  • Tanaka, Y
  • Hiraoka, J
  • Ohira, T
• Publication Date: 1970

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 93-102
• Serial:
  • Volume: 9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Railroads; Reinforced concrete; Shells (Structural forms); Steel; Structural design; Tunneling; Tunnels; Underwater construction; Underwater structures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Tunnel design
• Old TRIS Terms: Steel shell
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215765
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 11 1974 12:00AM