HEADING THROUGH TROUBLE UNDER THE PARK

Article describing excavation and construction of Spain's Sinesio twin-tube Tunnel, in the northwest area of Madrid. Though most of the excavation of the 10.5m-wide, 9.5m-high, D-shaped tunnels used methods associated with the NATM, the northernmost 128cm of each tunnel comprises a concrete tube or 'falso tunel', cast in situ within a cut-and-cover section. This is because of the soft nature of the ground and the shallow depth of cover. The rest of the article provides details of the excavation procedure, and ground treatment used.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Morgan-Grampian (Construction Press) Limited

  Morgan-Grampian House, 30 Calderwood Street
  London SE18 6QH,   England 
• Authors:
  • MCWILLIAM, F
• Publication Date: 1991-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 24-26
• Serial:
  • Tunnels & Tunnelling International
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Progressive Media Markets, Ltd
  • ISSN: 0041-414X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete structures; Excavation and tunneling; Soft soils; Soil stabilization; Tunnels
• Geographic Terms: Spain
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00612558
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1991 12:00AM