SOME ROAD AND RAIL TUNNELS IN JAPAN

Japan has over 270 km of road tunnels and constructs about 30 km each year on the normal highway system and the national expressway system. Traditional construction methods are being used in the Tsuruga and Yanagese road tunnels in the central area of the country. The rail tunnels in the same region include the 22 km-long Dai-shimizu tunnel which will run from Tokyo through the Tanigawa mountains. The author describes the design and construction methods used on the various tunnelling projects. /TRRL/

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  Morgan-Grampian Limited

  30 Calderwood Street
  London SE18 6QH,   England 
• Authors:
  • Leeney, J G
• Publication Date: 1977-11-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 38-41
• Serial:
  • Tunnels & Tunnelling International
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Progressive Media Markets, Ltd
  • ISSN: 0041-414X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction management; Construction projects; Design; Design methods; Drilling; Highways; Railroads; Rocks; Structural design; Tunnel lining; Tunneling; Tunnels
• Identifier Terms: Nihon kokuyu tetsudo
• Uncontrolled Terms: Tunnel design
• Geographic Terms: Asia; Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Railway
• ITRD Terms: 8005: Asia; 3666: Construction method; 9011: Design (overall design); 3871: Drilling; 2755: Highway; 8053: Japan; 4154: Rock; 3374: Tunnel; 3385: Tunnel lining
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Railroads; I25: Design of Tunnels; I54: Construction of Tunnels;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00173062
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 12 1978 12:00AM