THE SINKING OF THE AMSTERDAM METRO

Subway construction was not practical in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, until this new placement technique. Most of the buildings in Amsterdam rest on old, untreated wooden piles that would deteriorate if the high water level were lowered for most conventional subway construction methods. Therefore, the tunnel segments for Amsterdam's new Metro are constructed on the surface and then allowed to settle into their submerged final position with aid of hydraulic excavation by water jets and slurry pumps.

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• Authors:
  • Halperin, D
• Publication Date: 1975-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 92-95
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Hydraulics; Slurry; Subways; Tunneling; Underwater construction; Water table; Waterjets; Wood structures
• Geographic Terms: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
• Old TRIS Terms: Slurries; Submarine tunneling; Subway construction
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00128585
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Society of Civil Engineers
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 10 1981 12:00AM