A MILESTONE IN TUNNELLING: ROTTERDAM'S MAAS TUNNEL CELEBRATES ITS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY

Built between 1937-42 in Rotterdam, Holland, the Maas River Tunnel was the first immersed road tunnel in the world with a rectangular cross- section, constructed in reinforced concrete. On the occasion of the 50-year anniversary of this milestone in tunnelling, this commemorative article is a review of subsequent development of the immersed tube technique. Based on their personal experience, the authors recall the innovative design and execution process, and the dramatic circumstances during World War II that characterized the Maas Tunnel project. A brief review is given on the further, worldwide development of immersed tunnelling that resulted from the achievements on the Maas Tunnel pilot project. (A)

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  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

  Headington Hill Hall
  Oxford OX30BW,    
• Authors:
  • GRAVESEN, L
  • RASMUSSEN, N S
• Publication Date: 1993-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 413-24
• Serial:
  • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0886-7798
  • Serial URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/tunnelling-and-underground-space-technology

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction management; Design; History; Tunnels; Underwater construction; Underwater structures
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 3666: Construction method; 9011: Design (overall design); 9096: History; 8078: Netherlands; 3374: Tunnel; 3626: Underwater
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; History;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00662355
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jul 28 1994 12:00AM