BETTER CONTRACTING FOR UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION

Increasing pressure for preservation of surface environments in urban and rural areas is forcing the utilization of subsurface space for transportation and other purposes. Technological developments, such as in rock mechanics and in tunneling machines, will make possible the rapid and successful utilization of subsurface space. For several years it has been recognized that contracting practices in the U.S. are inadequate for even past methods and constitute a serious barrier to application of new technology and to economical development of underground space. This survey of U.S. and foreign underground construction results gives 17 recommendations for improving contracting practices.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report of a study conducted by Standing Subcommittee No. 4, Contracting Practices, of the U.S. National Committee on Tunneling Technology, NAS-NAE.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Academy of Sciences

  U.S. National Committee on Tunneling Technology
  Washington, DC  United States  20418
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References;
• Pagination: 134 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Construction projects; Contractors; Contracts; Environment; Excavation and tunneling; Rock mechanics; Rural areas; Subways; Technology; Transportation; Tunneling; Tunneling machines; Underground structures; Urban areas
• Old TRIS Terms: Subway construction
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00072952
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: MA-06-0025-74-24
• Contract Numbers: NSF-C310-274-000
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 29 1981 12:00AM