ROCK EXCAVATION FOR A MAJOR UNDERGROUND CAVERN IN HONG KONG

A large cavern was excavated in the granite on Hong Kong island to form a station on the Island Line of the Mass Transit Railway. The construction sequence, support, environmental restraints and methods used to monitor cavern stability are described.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Morgan-Grampian (Construction Press) Limited

  Morgan-Grampian House, 30 Calderwood Street
  London SE18 6QH,   England 
• Authors:
  • Thoms, I M
  • COATES, R
  • Turner, V D
• Publication Date: 1986-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 7 p.
• Serial:
  • Tunnels & Tunnelling International
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Progressive Media Markets, Ltd
  • ISSN: 0041-414X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Caverns; Rock excavation; Underground structures
• Geographic Terms: Hong Kong (China)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00471421
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1987 12:00AM