SMALL-DIAMETER PILES PROTECT TUNNEL, BUILDINGS

A maze of small crisscrossed piles form a protective umbrella system for a rail tunnel being dug only a few yards from multistory apartment buildings in Salerno, a regional port about 25 miles south of Naples, Italy. At the same time, the piles underpin building foundations along the tunnel route. The piles are the principal components of a patented foundation system which starts by setting steel casings either vertically or askew. A steel grid system then holds them in place.

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  McGraw-Hill, Incorporated

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  New York, NY  United States  10036
• Publication Date: 1972-4-20

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 22-33
• Serial:
  • Engineering News-Record
  • Volume: 188
  • Issue Number: 16
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0891-9526

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Tunneling; Tunnels
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046878
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1974 12:00AM