TRENCHLESS OPTION A SUCCESS FOR NEW BIKE PATH

This article describes how trenchless technology was used to install a tunnel for a bicycle trail running underneath railroad tracks. It relates how a pneumatic pipe hammer was used in the ramming procedure. Pipe ramming requires minimal working depths and is shown to be effective for horizontal, vertical, and angled applications. Since the procedure displaces the soil without creating voids or slumps, it is ideal for installation under roads and rail lines. The completed tunnel used a 147-inch casing which was the largest diameter casing ever successfully rammed.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Public Works Journal Corporation

  200 South Broad Street
  Ridgewood, NJ  United States  07451
• Authors:
  • Schill, J
• Publication Date: 2005-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 47-49
• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 136
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bikeways; Pipe culverts; Pneumatic equipment; Trenchless technology; Tunnels
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01001698
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 7 2005 12:00AM