CONTRACTOR PUMPS IN CONCRETE FOR UNDERPINNING SQUEEZE PLAY

The paper reports how without disturbing the interior of a bank, including its basement vault, a contractor placed underpinning for construction of a new light rail transit system in Edmonton, Alberta, by excavating in cramped quarters with hand tools and then pumping in concrete for prestressed girders.

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  McGraw-Hill, Incorporated

  330 West 42nd Street
  New York, NY  United States  10036
• Publication Date: 1977-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 17
• Serial:
  • Engineering News-Record
  • Volume: 198
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0891-9526

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete construction; Excavations; Geological surveying; Light rail transit; Pumped concrete; Rapid transit; Structural supports; Underground structures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Underpinning
• Old TRIS Terms: Light trail transit systems; Pump placing; Subsurface explorations
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156322
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 1981 12:00AM