CHANNEL TUNNEL SURVEY--THE PROBLEM

The 36-km tunnel under the English Channel between Britain and France presented unusual surveying problems. The author explains the principal objectives of the Channel Tunnel survey and gives a brief description of the route selection. A discussion of the criteria for a suitable grid is followed by a description of the one proposed for the tunnel.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Morgan-Grampian Limited

  30 Calderwood Street
  London SE18 6QH,   England 
• Authors:
  • HULME, T W
• Publication Date: 1974-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 43-46
• Serial:
  • Tunnels & Tunnelling International
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Progressive Media Markets, Ltd
  • ISSN: 0041-414X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alignment; Construction; Subways; Surveys; Tunneling
• Old TRIS Terms: Alignment control; Subway construction
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00072584
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 31 1982 12:00AM