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  • SME
    Tunneling Experiences, City Of Edmonton, Alberta Canada

    By A. C. Beaulieu

    CITY OF EDMONTON Rate of Growth The City of Edmonton has been classed by some economists as being the most progressive City in Canada since the early 50's. The high rise buildings that a

    Jan 1, 1997

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    Tunneling for High-Energy Physics in Menlo Park, CA - RETC2023

    By Irene Bendanillo, Canon Cheung, Justin Lianides, Derek Penrice

    The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s two-mile-long particle accelerator generates the world’s brightest X-rays from its Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) freeelectron laser. This facility has d

    Jun 13, 2023

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    Tunneling for the Chaloem Ratchamongkhon Line in Bangkok

    By S. Suwansawat, D. J. Maconochie, C. C. Chang

    This paper describes the overall delivery of the tunneling for the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand’s Chaloem Ratchamongkhon Line in Bangkok and the constraints provided by the alignment. Eigh

    Jan 1, 2001

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    Tunneling for the Eastlink Project, Melbourne, Australia

    By Peter Campi, Harry R. Asche, Ian P. Callow, Edmund G. Taylor, P. Scott Smith

    The US$1,850 million EastLink project is a 39km tollway and includes twin 3-lane,1.5km long, undrained driven tunnels. The hard rock tunnels are being built to avoid passing the motorway through the M

    Jan 1, 2007

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    Tunneling In A Copper Mine - Portents Of Success From Failure

    By Robert D. Talvensaari

    It is indeed an honor for White Pine, as a member of the copper mining industry, to participate in this Rapid Excavation Conference. Although our presentation, as the title indicates, is not a success

    Jan 1, 1974

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    Tunneling in Abrasive Alluvial Material Above the Water Table Using a MTBM and an EPBTBM - RETC2021

    By D. Lynn, D. Arthur

    Infrastructures continue to age and drinking water supplies are becoming scarce in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc. (FKCI) was engaged by the Los

    Jun 13, 2021

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    Tunneling in Close Proximity to Structures in Downtown Los Angeles - A Brief Overview of Settlement Effect Evaluations

    By Shawna Von Stockhausen, Hong Yang, Tung T. Vu, Derek Penrice, Kevin Huynh

    "The Regional Connector Transit Corridor is a 1.9 mile long light rail transit project in downtown Los Angeles, California. The project includes approximately 4,930 feet of twin bored tunnels together

    Jan 1, 2016

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    Tunneling In Gassy Ground

    By John W. Critchfield

    This paper presents an overview of some of the basic issues related to tunnel construction in the presence of flammable and toxic strata gases. Gas properties and possible sources are outlined for the

    Jan 1, 1985

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    Tunneling in Geothermal Rocks–A Case Study

    By H. S. Rathor

    In a major hydropower project in the Himalayas, during excavation of tunnel, hydrothermal gradient line appeared and caused extremely unfavorable conditions with rock and water temperature varying bet

    Jan 1, 2003

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    Tunneling In Residual Soil And Rock

    By Lee W. Abramson, Kenneth P. Akins

    The authors have accumulated published data on residual soil and rock tunnels in the United States and have compared it to transit tunneling experience in Atlanta, Georgia, and tunnels in other soil a

    Jan 1, 1983

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    Tunneling In Saprolites -- Soil Or Rock?

    By Brenda Myers-Bohlke, Tor L. Brekke

    INTRODUCTION In recent years several cities in the Eastern United States have constructed subway systems in deeply weathered igneous and metamorphic rocks. Portions of these transit tunnels and sha

    Jan 1, 1985

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    Tunneling in the Cooper Marl of Charleston, South Carolina

    By Michael J. Robison, Wojciech F. Klecan, Robert L. Horner

    Since 1928, nearly 64 km (40 mi) of tunnel have been excavated within the relatively soft Cooper Group, more commonly known as the “Cooper Marl,” for water supply and transporting wastewater in the Ch

    Jan 1, 2001

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    Tunneling in Toronto Shale—Construction of Coxwell Bypass Tunnel Project - RETC2021

    By Ehsan Alavi, Daniel Cressman, Tatiana Chiesa, Robert Mayberry

    The City of Toronto’s Coxwell Bypass Tunnel (CBT) is currently being constructed by North Tunnel Constructors ULC. The scope of the CBT project includes construction of approximately 10.5 km of 6.3 me

    Jun 13, 2021

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    Tunneling Machines

    By Neil J. Dahmen, Howard J. Handewith

    INTRODUCTION Tunneling machines were introduced into civil con¬struction in the 1800s, but their practical applications were not realized fully until the 1950s. As of 1977, tunneling machines were

    Jan 1, 1982

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    Tunneling Methods Under Low Cover Conditions

    By Terry M. Tilley, Gregory P. Sherry

    Purpose This is a unique project because the mining and tunneling industries have become highly mechanized and cannot normally accommodate a project where surface disturbance must be minimized or e

    Jan 1, 2005

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    Tunneling on the Tren Urbano Project, San Juan, Puerto Rico

    By Michael Gay, W. H. Hansmire, G. Rippentrop, V. S. Romero

    The new Tren Urbano heavy rail transit project in San Juan, Puerto Rico has one very significant part, the Río Piedras Contract, being constructed underground. This paper will give an overview of the

    Jan 1, 1999

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    Tunneling Performance And Geotechnical Aspects Of Los Angeles Metro Rail Contract A-171

    By Saied S. Navid, Michael A. Piepenburg, Richard F. Escandon, Robert C. Lindsay

    INTRODUCTION Phase I of the Los Angeles Metro Rail Project, known as MOS-1 (Minimum Operable Segment-1), is the first phase of the 27 km± (17 mi) subway starter line. MOS-1 is currently under const

    Jan 1, 1989

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    Tunneling Performance Of Chemically Grouted Alluvium And Fill Los Angeles Metro Rail, Contract A-130

    By Francis B. Gularte, James E. Monsees, John-Paul Whyte, Gary E. Taylor

    In a short section of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system approximately 222.5 m (730 ft) of 6.4 m (21 ft) diameter twin-tube tunnels separated by a 1.8 m (6 ft) narrow pillar were designed to pass under

    Jan 1, 1991

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    Tunneling Safety -- Regulations And Rewards

    By Robert Vergie

    Like most of you, I would rather work on a job than talk about it. But it is fruitful to spend some time taking stock of important developments in the heavy construction field. One of the strongest

    Jan 1, 1974

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    Tunneling Settlement Effect on an Escalator Shaft at Bond Street Station Upgrade

    By Anita Wu

    "GENERAL BACKGROUND/CONTEXT The £300 million Bond Street Station Upgrade project will provide essential congestion relief and step-free access to an important interchange and destination station in th

    Jan 1, 2016