TUNNELLING IN TAIWAN'S NORTH LINK RAILWAY

The author describes the Taiwan railway system consisting of the unconnected 1.067 M gauge west line and the 0.762 M gauge east line. Three projects under construction include the north link line, the east line widening to 1.067 M and the south link line. The north link line will include 15 rock tunnels in a variety of geological conditions. Short tunnels are excavated by traditional hand methods while for longer tunnels US-made full-face tunnelling machines, Swiss jumbos and Japanese rail-mounted jumbos are being used. Geological conditions encountered included black schist, hornblendite, gneiss and silcified schist. The article describes excavation methods and difficulties caused by flooding and creeping of saturated topsoil causing cracking of a completed section of tunnel lining.

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  Morgan-Grampian Limited

  30 Calderwood Street
  London SE18 6QH,   England 
• Authors:
  • Chu, F U
• Publication Date: 1979-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 48-49
• Serial:
  • Tunnels & Tunnelling International
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Progressive Media Markets, Ltd
  • ISSN: 0041-414X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction management; Creep; Drilling; Equipment; Excavation and tunneling; General surface features of the earth; Geological events; Gneiss; Railroad tracks; Railroads; Rocks; Shale; Tunneling; Tunneling machines; Tunnels
• Identifier Terms: Taiwan Railway
• Geographic Terms: Taiwan
• Old TRIS Terms: Geologic formations; Geological conditions; Rock tunneling; Tunnel excavation
• ITRD Terms: 3666: Construction method; 3871: Drilling; 3674: Equipment; 4100: Gneiss; 4168: Shale; 8138: Taiwan, province of; 3374: Tunnel
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment; I25: Design of Tunnels; I54: Construction of Tunnels;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00309924
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1980 12:00AM