SLURRY TBMS BREAKING GROUND IN PORTLAND

Two slurry TBMs, nicknamed Lewis and Clark, are being used to break through the soft saturated deposits of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. are It is believed that this is the first time slurry TBMs are being used in the U.S. These efforts are part of a program designed to prevent storm water overflows from the combined sewer systems in Portland on the east and west sides of the Willamette. The article gives detailed information on the machinery, tunneling procedures, and progress to date.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Special issue: Tunnels & Tunnelling North America, Vol. 13, June 2004
• Corporate Authors:

  Polygon Media Limited

  Tubs Hill House, London Road
  Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1BY,   United Kingdom 
• Publication Date: 2004-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 12-13
• Serial:
  • Tunnels & Tunnelling International
  • Volume: 36
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Progressive Media Markets, Ltd
  • ISSN: 0041-414X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Project management; Slurry; Soft soils; Storm sewers; Tunnel borers
• Geographic Terms: Portland (Oregon)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Pipelines;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00976752
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 3 2004 12:00AM