Description is presented of Hamburg subway; factors taken into consideration in selecting route of planned subway, as well as problems arising at selecting construction methods, are discussed; reliable, so-called Berliner wall open type construction was adopted, which is particularly suitable for Hamburg soil building conditions; section of subway running under Hamburg Railway Terminal was built using tunneling shield.
Problems and knowledge gained by construction of underground railway in Hamburg
Probleme und Erkenntnisse beim U-bahnbau in Hamburg
Verein Deutscher Ingenieure -- Zeitschrift ; 107 , n 3 ; p 99-107
1965
9 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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