SOFT-GROUND TUNNELLING' DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
THIS PAPER DEALS WITH VARIOUS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED IN SOFT-GROUND TUNNELLING. THE PAST DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS THE LATEST TRENDS, ARE DISCUSSED. THE FIRST PART OF THE PAPER DEALS WITH SHIELD-DRIVEN TUNNELS AND REVIEWS THE TUNNELLING SHIELD, COMPRESSED AIR AND GROUND TREATMENT, TUNNEL LINING, VEHICULAR TUNNELS. SUNKEN-TUBE TUNNELS ARE DESCRIBED IN THE SECOND PART OF THE PAPER. A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE METHOD IS GIVEN. REVIEWING VARIOUS TYPES OF VEHICULAR TUNNELS. CONDITIONS WHICH AFFECT THE FEASIBILITY OF THIS METHOD ARE SUMMARIZED AND THE MORE IMPORTANT DETAILS OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES ARE DISCUSSED. THE PAPER IS CONFINED TO A BROAD REVIEW OF SOFT-GROUND TUNNELLING. /CGRA/
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Supplemental Notes:
- P139-153, 11FIG, 3TAB, 12REF
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Authors:
- Noskiewicz, T M
- Ramsay, J A
- Publication Date: 1964-10-19
Media Info
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Backfilling; Compressed air; Construction management; Development; Dewatering; Excavation and tunneling; Prefabricated structures; Shields (Tunnels); Soft rock; Soil stabilization; Structural design; Trenching; Trend (Statistics); Tunnel lining; Tunneling; Tunnels; Vehicular tunnels
- Uncontrolled Terms: Tunnel design
- Old TRIS Terms: Placing; Shields (Tunneling)
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Geotechnology; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00214617
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: P233-38
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 8 1994 12:00AM