UNDERPASSES PENETRATE A MAZE OF OBSTACLES

The paper reports how two underpasses surrounded by busy railroads were constructed by shoring them up with a series of tiebacks to head off future problems. Deep, sharply angled holes were made for tiebacks and concrete piles, and a massive bulkhead system was used to support the shoofly during excavation and construction of bridges alongside the tracks.

• Corporate Authors:

  McGraw-Hill, Incorporated

  330 West 42nd Street
  New York, NY  United States  10036
• Authors:
  • Smith, L A
• Publication Date: 1977-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 70-72
• Serial:
  • Construction Methods and Equipment
  • Volume: 59
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridges; Concrete; Construction; Railroad bridges; Railroad grade crossings; Retaining walls; Structural design; Support piles; Underpasses
• Old TRIS Terms: Grade crossing separations
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170456
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1978 12:00AM