CLYDE TUNNEL' DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND TUNNEL SERVICES
PART 1 DEALS WITH THE DESIGN AND SCHEME OF CONSTRUCTION ADOPTED FOR A ROAD TUNNEL IN PARTICULARLY VARIABLE AND DIFFICULT GROUND. PART 2 IS CONCERNED WITH THE EQUIPMENT FOR LIGHTING, VENTILATING AND OTHER ANCILLARY SERVICES. THERE ARE TWIN 2-LANE TUNNELS, DOWNSTREAM FROM GLASGOW, THROUGH ROCK OVERLAIN BY ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS. A CAST-IRON LINING WAS DESIGNED AND THE PORTALS AND APPROACHES WERE WERE OF HEAVY REINFORCED CONCRETE, THE GREATER PART OF THE APPROACH BEING BELOW THE WATER TABLE. VENTILATION IS FULLY ADEQUATE FOR DILUTION OF CARBON MONOXIDE AND FOR VISIBILITY, THE STEEP GRADIENTS CONSTITUTE A SPECIAL FACTOR IN VENTILATION. LIGHTING IS BY HOT CATHODE FLUORESCENT TUBES WITH INCREASED LEVEL OF LIGHTING NEAR THE ENTRANCES. ALL SERVICES ARE REGULATED FROM A CENTRAL CONTROL ROOM WITH PROVISION FOR AUTOMATIC OPERATION. /RRL/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol30, No2, PP291-322, 20FIG, 3TAB
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Authors:
- Morgan, H D
- Haswell, C K
- Pirie, E S
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1965-2
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automatic control; Cast iron; Construction; Fluorescent lamps; Lighting; Lighting equipment; Linings; Reinforced concrete; Structural design; Tunneling; Tunnels; Ventilation systems; Ventilators
- Uncontrolled Terms: Tunnel design
- Old TRIS Terms: Appurtenances; Clyde tunnel; Fluorescent lighting; Liners
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00214571
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 14 1994 12:00AM