URBAN TUNNELS--AN OPTION FOR THE TRANSIT CRISIS

There has been no fundamental modification of the basic system of subway construction in the United States since the first subways were built in the 19th century. Excavation equipment and methods have been vastly improved, but subway system design and the basic construction sequence and procedure remain the same. New high-speed boring machine technology in suitable subsurface geologic conditions can introduce radical economies and reduce environmental impacts, if transit planners are aware of construction processes that include the economies of boring machine excavation. New approaches to subway construction are examined.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Walton, M S
  • Proctor, R J
• Publication Date: 1976-11

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 715-726
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 102
  • Issue Number: TE4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Boring; Construction; Environmental impacts; Excavation and tunneling; Subways; Transportation planning; Tunneling machines
• Old TRIS Terms: Subway construction
• Subject Areas: Construction; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00142956
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 22 1981 12:00AM