TRANSPORT TUNNELS IN URBAN AREAS

After a short consideration of the vital role of transport in urban areas the various types of transport tunnel are described and the merits and problems of using tunnels to carry transport facilities are outlined. Data are given on the cost of constructing road and underground railway tunnels. Ground settlement due to tunnelling and the ventilation of road tunnels are considered. Examples of recent developments in European cities incorporating substantial underground works providing mass-transit, road and car parking facilities are described and an attempt is made to assess the future prospects of transport tunnels. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Whitehall Technical Press Limited

  Wrotham Place
  Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent ME14 1PE,   England 
• Authors:
  • O'REILLY, M P
• Publication Date: 1976-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 12-21
• Serial:
  • Highway Engineer
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Whitehall Press Limited
  • ISSN: 0306-6452

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Design; Estimating; Forecasting; Foreign; Ground settlement; Parking; Parking facilities; Public transit; Structural design; Subways; Tests; Tunnels; Urban areas; Ventilation systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Tunnel design
• Geographic Terms: Belgium; France; Germany; Hong Kong (China); United Kingdom; United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Subway construction
• ITRD Terms: 8008: Belgium; 916: Car park; 3655: Construction; 1041: Depot (transp); 9011: Design (overall design); 132: Forecast; 8036: France; 8125: Germany; 8131: Hong Kong; 5792: Settlement; 6255: Test; 3374: Tunnel; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area; 8122: USA; 3392: Ventilation
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I25: Design of Tunnels; I54: Construction of Tunnels;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00134063
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 23 1981 12:00AM