Metro tunnels / subway tunnels
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| # | Name | Country | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada Line Tunnel | Canada | 9080 m |
| 2 | Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel | China | 8900 m |
| 3 | M52 Metro Tunnel | Netherlands | 6380 m |
| 4 | Transbay Tube | USA | 5700 m |
| 5 | Robertson Tunnel | USA | 5000 m |
| 6 | Twin Peaks Tunnel | USA | 3650 m |
| 7 | Meiderich Ruhr Tunnel | Germany | 3600 m |
| 8 | North-west Tunnels | Russia | 3125 m |
| 9 | Burquitlam Sky Train Tunnel | Canada | 2170 m |
| 10 | Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel | USA | 2100 m |
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Augsburg Transportation Hub, Germany – New construction of the West Tunnel
The Augsburg City project is the largest urban development to have been undertaken within the last decades in Augsburg, Germany. The redevelopment of local public transport under the name of "Mobilitaetsdreh ... [more]
Karlsruhe City Railway: Stability against hydrostatic ground water pressure
Within the scope of what is called the Kombiloesung (combined solution), Karlsruhe's centre is being converted to a pedestrian zone without any railway tracks. For this purpose, a 2.4 km long, single-tube ci ... [more]
Shatin to Central Link: Hong Kong's new railway connection
The Shatin to Central Link (SCL) is a new 17 km railway connection that runs through several districts of Hong Kong. Once completed, the SCL will significantly shorten travel time between East Kowloon, the eastern, western and northern N ... [more]
Literature
- (1987): Les améliorations apportées aux méthodes traditionnelles de construction des tunnels sur les lots 2 et 4 de la ligne 1 bis du Métro de Lille. In: Travaux, n. 625 (October 1987), pp. 43-50.
- (2005): Analyse des mouvements du sol lors du creusement par tunnelier: comparaison des trois techniques utilisées sur la ligne B du métro de Toulouse. Presented at: AFTES - Journées techniques, Chambéry, 2005, pp. 417-422.
- (2013): Building protection for the inner city tunnel excavation for the Metro in Rome / Bauwerksschutz für den innerstädtischen Tunnelbau am Beispiel der Metro in Rom. In: Geomechanics and Tunnelling, v. 6, n. 5 ( 2013), pp. 464-470.
- (1977): Die instationäre Luftströmung in U-Bahn-Tunneln. eine Näherungslösung zur Berechnung des Anfachvorganges. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung (1947-1978), v. 95, n. 40 (6 October 1977).
- (2011): Interaction of twin tunnels and shallow foundation at Zand underpass, Shiraz metro, Iran. In: Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, v. 26, n. 2 (March 2011), pp. 356-363.
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