UNDERGROUND RIVER FORCES FREEZING AT VALENCIA

When construction of the first line of the Valencia metro system began, a sewer perpendicular to the track and then an ancient river even deeper were discovered. Therefore, ground freezing had to be used in order to excavate the underground tunnel. Construction methods and details are described for this, the third metro system to be built in Spain.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Morgan-Grampian (Construction Press) Limited

  Morgan-Grampian House, 30 Calderwood Street
  London SE18 6QH,   England 
• Authors:
  • Delgado, C
• Publication Date: 1989-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 38-39
• Serial:
  • Tunnels & Tunnelling International
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Progressive Media Markets, Ltd
  • ISSN: 0041-414X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ground freezing; Liquid nitrogen; Tunneling
• Geographic Terms: Valencia (Spain)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Geotechnology; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00486533
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1989 12:00AM