SPECIAL FORMWORK CASTS TWO-LEVEL ARCH STATION UNDER STREET

Construction of the downtown sections of the area's 98-mile regional rail transit system in Washington DC is dealt with. Working 75 ft below the surface, special piggyback formwork was used to construct the 600-ft-long, two-level coffered arch station. Before any of the construction could begin, the contractors had to underpin any building that might be affected.

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  McGraw-Hill, Incorporated

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• Publication Date: 1973-7-26

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Engineering News-Record
  • Volume: 191
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0891-9526

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Railroad stations; Rapid transit; Tunnels
• Identifier Terms: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051273
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1981 12:00AM