PRAGUE METRO MINDS THE HERITAGE

THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE PRAGUE METRO WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS OF PRESERVING THE HISTORIC CITY CENTRE. THE 6.7KM FIRST SECTION WITH 9 STATIONS HAS BEEN OPENED. THE FIRST PHASE INCLUDES 30KM AND 40 STATIONS WHILE THREE FURTHER PHASES WILL BRING THE SYSTEM TO 90KM AND 104 STATIONS. ALL THE STATIONS HAVE BEEN BUILT IN OPEN TRENCHES WITH INCLINED SLOPES HELD IN PLACE WITH DIAPHRAGM OR PILED WALLS AND BRACED SHEETING. THE VARIOUS STRATA INVOLVED AND THE NEED TO CAUSE MINIMUM DISTURBANCE HAVE MEANT THAT SEVERAL DIFFERENT TUNNELLING TECHNIQUES HAVE BEEN USED. THESE INCLUDE THE SHIELD METHOD AND A RING SYSTEM OF TUNNELLING, BOTH OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED. THE EARTHWORKS INVOLVED HAS BEEN FULLY MECHANISED AND THE CENTRAL MIXING PLANT FOR CONCRETE IS AUTOMATED. A TOWNSHIP HAS BEEN BUILT TO CATER FOR THE WORKFORCE.

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  IPC Building and Contract Journals Limited

  32 Southwark Bridge Road
  London SE1 9EX,   England 
• Authors:
  • Fielder, H
• Publication Date: 1974-10-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 30-31
• Serial:
  • CONTRACT JOURNAL
  • Volume: 261
  • Issue Number: 4961
  • Publisher: Reed Business Information, Limited
  • ISSN: 0010-7859

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete mixing; Construction; Construction management; Drilling; Earthwork; Historic preservation; Mixing plants; Open cut excavation; Railroad signals; Railroad stations; Railroads; Shielding (Tunneling); Shields (Tunnels); Slurry trenches; Subways; Tunneling; Tunnels; Urban areas; Walls
• Geographic Terms: Czechoslovakia
• Old TRIS Terms: Open cuts; Shields (Tunneling); Slurry trench construction
• ITRD Terms: 4755: Concrete; 3666: Construction method; 8027: Czechoslovakia; 1041: Depot (transp); 3871: Drilling; 3653: Earthworks; 3648: Mixing plant; 5109: Open cut; 3394: Shield driving; 3358: Slurry trench wall; 3374: Tunnel
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; History; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; I54: Construction of Tunnels;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00083610
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 1 1975 12:00AM