NTL Record

Title Subsurface Exploration Methods for Soft Ground Rapid Transit Tunnels: Volume I. Sections 1-6 and References
Record ID 48880
Personal Name
Creator
Schmidt, Birger; Matarazzi, Bruno; Dunnicliff, C. John; Alsup, Stephen
Source 203p. 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 19760401
Language English
Abstract The objectives of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) Tunneling Program are to lower subway construction costs and reduce construction hazards and damage to the environment. Some measure of each of these objectives for bored tunnels and deep excavations can be achieved through a more detailed knowledge of the subsurface and of how changes in soil types or characteristics will affect construction. This study assesses subsurface exploration methods with respect to their ability to provide adequate data for the construction of rapid transit, soft-ground bored and cut-and-cover tunnels.
Rosap ID dot:10371
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10371
TRT Terms Tunnels; Tunneling; Excavation and tunneling; Soil mechanics; Surveying; Surveys; Cut and cover tunneling; Rapid transit; Economic analysis; Costs
Classification NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Planning and Policy;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Economics and Finances;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION;
AGR - INFRASTRUCTURE - INFRASTRUCTURE
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Report Number UMTA-MA-06-0025-76-1; DOT-TSC-UMTA-76-3.I
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/48000/48800/48880/DOT-TSC-UMTA-76-03-1.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository