"SLIDING ARMOUR" SHIELD SOLVES KURIYAMA TRAFFIC PROBLEMS

The article describes a tunnelling project that took place under a busy railway line with only 20cm of cover and strict orders not to interrupt train services. It reports on how a Japanese contractor solved the problem using augered steel pipes for overhead support and a blade shield for excavation.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Morgan-Grampian Limited

  30 Calderwood Street
  London SE18 6QH,   England 
• Authors:
  • Harding, P G
• Publication Date: 1981-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 44-45
• Serial:
  • Tunnels & Tunnelling International
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Progressive Media Markets, Ltd
  • ISSN: 0041-414X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Excavation and tunneling; Shields (Tunnels); Technology; Tunnel supports
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Shields (Tunneling)
• Subject Areas: Construction; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00349025
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 28 1982 12:00AM