SPECIAL SHORING SPEEDS SUBWAY

It is reported how by combining some special forming rigs used on previous San Francisco Bay Area subway jobs with prefabricated grillage shores, it was possible to speed construction of two subway stations beneath a busy San Francisco street.

• Corporate Authors:

  King Publications

  609 Mission Street
  San Francisco, CA  United States  94105
• Publication Date: 1974-5

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Western Construction
  • Volume: 49
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: King Publications

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Embankments; Subways; Tunneling
• Identifier Terms: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
• Old TRIS Terms: Subway construction
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00071814
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 13 1981 12:00AM