THE GROWTH AND PLANNING OF USE OF SUBSURFACE SPACE UNDER LONDON, ENGLAND

The authors give a brief history of the use of underground space in London and give details of the development and construction of the amenities provided for public transport, communications, water supply, sewers and deep level air raid shelters. There is a brief description of the geology of the area and of the methods of construction used initially and the way in which they have changed and developed. Construction materials and plant are also covered. There is a description of the growth of the unplanned system and of the difficulties that arise in the planning and construction of new amenities.(a) for the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 271697.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Subsurface Space. Environment Protection, Low Cost Storage, Energy Savings. Proceedings.
• Corporate Authors:

  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

  Headington Hill Hall
  Oxford OX30BW,    
• Authors:
  • Lyons, A C
  • Bubbers, B L
  • Mead, D R
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 155-162
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Pergamon Press Limited
  • Publisher: Pergamon Press, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Building materials; City planning; Conferences; Construction management; Geology; Governments; Planning; Public service; Service agencies; Subways; Tunneling; Tunnels; Underground structures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Underground (Geol); Use
• Geographic Terms: London (England); United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 3666: Construction method; 4053: Geology; 4555: Material (constr); 143: Planning; 391: Services (public); 4372: Subterranean; 354: Town planning; 3374: Tunnel; 1191: Underground railway; 8119: United Kingdom; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Geotechnology; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I54: Construction of Tunnels;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381438
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• ISBN: 0-08-026136-1
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 29 1984 12:00AM