THE COMPRESSED SLURRY SHIELD AS APPLIED TO A TUNNEL BORING OF LARGE DIAMETER

IN JAPAN THE COMPRESSED SLURRY SHIELD HAS FREQUENTLY BEEN USED FOR THE DRIVING OF TUNNELS (MAINLY SEWERAGE) OF LESS THAN 3M. DIAMETER. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE APPLICATION OF THIS METHOD TO THE DRIVING OF THE HANEDA RAILWAY TUNNEL, WHICH IS 7.10 M. IN DIAMETER, 6K M. LONG, AND RUNS UNDER THE TAMAGAWA RIVER, THE MORIGASAHE CANAL AND THE KEILUN CANAL. THE TUNNEL IS PART OF THE 100 KM. KEIYO LINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION FROM KAWASAKI CITY TO KISARAZEE IN THE CHIBE PREFECTURE. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Japanese Railway Engineering

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• Authors:
  • Ohira, T
• Publication Date: 1971

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 11-20
• Serial:
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compression; Construction management; Drilling; Railroads; Shields (Tunnels); Slurry; Tunneling
• Old TRIS Terms: Shields (Tunneling); Slurries
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215766
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 11 1973 12:00AM