DEVELOPMENTS IN PRECAST CONCRETE FOR TUNNELS
THE USE OF PRECAST CONCRETE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF TUNNELS CONTINUES TO DEVELOP, AND TWO DIRECTIONS WHICH THIS DEVELOPMENT IS TAKING ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. THE FIRST IS THE USE OF NEW TYPES OF PRECAST CONCRETE SEGMENTS ACCOMPANIED BY REMARKABLE INCREASES IN THE RATE OF TUNNELLING. THE SECOND IS THE INCREASING USE TO WHICH THE THRUSTING PROCESS IS BEING USED IN INSTALLING PRECAST CONCRETE PIPE TUNNELS. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 61, No 7, PP 235-244
- Publication Date: 1966-7
Media Info
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Concrete pipe; Improvements; Precast concrete; Tunneling
- Old TRIS Terms: Thrusting process
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00214685
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 20 1994 12:00AM