AN NEW CIVIL ENGINEERING SPECIAL FEATURE ON THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF BRUNEL'S THAMES TUNNEL: MEN AND MOLES, TUNNELLING THROUGH THE AGES

This special tunnelling feature contains the following articles: The Thames Tunnel, Hayward, D; The growth of Shield Tunnelling, Harding, H? The State of the Art, Muir-Wood, A; The Channel Tunnel, Bartlett, J; The Bentonite Machine, Walsh, T; Research Projects, Hayward, D; Compressed Air Hazards, Jackman, P; Pipejacking, Marks, P; The Tunnellers' Contract, Hardy, A; Tunnel Linings, Donovan, J; Rapid Transit, Bubbers, B; Immersed Tubes, Pequignot, C. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Civil Engineers

  One Great George Street, Westminster
  London,   United Kingdom  SW1P 3AA
• Publication Date: 1975-6-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 5-45
• Serial:
  • NEW CIVIL ENGINEER
  • Issue Number: 147
  • Publisher: EMAP CONSTRUCT LIMITED
  • ISSN: 0307-7683

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bentonite; Compressed air; Construction management; Contracts; Drilling; Equipment; History; Pipe; Pipe jacking; Pipe laying; Rapid transit; Shielding (Tunneling); Shields (Tunnels); State of the art reports; State of the art studies; Subways; Tests; Tunnel lining; Tunneling; Tunnels; Underwater construction; Underwater structures
• Geographic Terms: Germany; Hong Kong (China); Japan; United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Shields (Tunneling)
• ITRD Terms: 4186: Bentonite; 3814: Compressed air; 3666: Construction method; 146: Contract; 3871: Drilling; 3674: Equipment; 8125: Germany; 9096: History; 8131: Hong Kong; 8053: Japan; 3361: Pipe; 3371: Pipe pushing; 3394: Shield driving; 8588: State of the art report; 6255: Test; 3374: Tunnel; 3626: Underwater; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; History; Public Transportation; I25: Design of Tunnels; I54: Construction of Tunnels;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00128712
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 7 1981 12:00AM