NTL Record

Title Construction Monitoring of Soft Ground Rapid Transit Tunnels: Volume I. A Definition of Needs and Potential Developments
Record ID 48879
Personal Name
Creator
Schmidt, Birger; Dunnicliff, C. John
Source 189p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade & Douglas
Corporate
Contributor
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Publisher United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Publication Date 19741101
Language English
Abstract The Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) Tunneling Program Concentrates its efforts on reducing tunneling costs, minimizing environmental impact and enhancing safety as it applies to the planning, organization, design, construction and maintenance cycles of rapid transit tunnels in the urban environment. This study investigates the area of construction monitoring of rapid transit tunnels in soft ground. Soft ground tunnel construction monitoring has the potential to reduce construction costs, safety hazards and environmental impacts. Monitoring can diagnose face stability and ground movement problems, and allow appropriate preventive or remedial action. Monitoring provides data for prediction of ground movements and allows the compilation of useful legal documentation. Such data are also required for improving design and prediction methods.
Rosap ID dot:10370
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10370
TRT Terms Tunnels; Tunneling; Soil mechanics; Earth movements; Seismicity; Excavation and tunneling; Construction; Costs; Environmental impacts; Mechanical stability; Forecasting
General Subjects Construction costs; Monitors
Classification AGR - INFRASTRUCTURE - INFRASTRUCTURE;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Contract Number DOT-TSC-661
Report Number DOT-TSC-UMTA-75-9.I; UMTA-MA-06-0025-74-13.I
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/48000/48800/48879/DOT-TSC-UMTA-75-09-1.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository