PREVENTING SEEPAGE IN RAILWAY TUNNELS

During excavation the amount of water seepage in some places amounted to as much as 325 liters/sec. At first, trials were carried out to fill in the rock fissures by means of silicate injection, but finally a decision was made in favor of a new method of protection, using prefabricated concrete sections to form a primary arch. These reinforced sections have a width of 1m and thicknesses of 20cm at the apex and 40cm at the base. Two sections form an arch.

• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Building and Control Journals, Limited

  Dorset House, Stanford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Publication Date: 1972-11

Media Info

• Serial:
  • INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: INTERTEC PUBLISHING

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drainage; Seepage; Tunnel lining; Tunnels
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052117
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1976 12:00AM