EDMONTON, A TUNNELLING LABORATORY FOR NORTH AMERICA

Article describing construction of Edmonton's Light Rail Transit (LRT) system in Canada. This project has seen the application of several 'firsts', including the first application of the NATM in soft ground in North America and th first use of a bentonite slurry TBM.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Morgan-Grampian (Construction Press) Limited

  Morgan-Grampian House, 30 Calderwood Street
  London SE18 6QH,   England 
• Authors:
  • Wallis, S
• Publication Date: 1992-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 33-37
• Serial:
  • Tunnels & Tunnelling International
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Progressive Media Markets, Ltd
  • ISSN: 0041-414X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bentonite slurry; Boring; Excavation and tunneling; Soft soils; Tunneling; Tunneling machines
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Old TRIS Terms: Bentonite-cement slurry
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; Public Transportation; I25: Design of Tunnels;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00622508
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1992 12:00AM