Provision of new vehicle tunnel, adjacent to Blackwall Tunnel under River Thames, involves driving tunnel 2844 ft long, 800 ft through water-bearing gravel fill; pretreatment of ground will make it possible to open up main tunnel from pilots; diagram shows longitudinal section. (See also Engineering v 191 n 4951 Mar 10 1961 p 349-50)


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    Title :

    Driving tunnel just under river


    Additional title:

    Compressed Air Hydraulics


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1961


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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