Tunnelling in the Federal Republic of Germany: Analysis for 1985–1986

✍ Scribed by Alfred Haack

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1987
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 363 KB
• Volume: 2
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0886-7798
• DOI: 10.1016/0886-7798(87)90100-3

✦ Synopsis

The author presents the results of a study o [ tunnelling activity in the Federal Republic of Germany [or the years 1985-86, 1984-85 and 1983-84. The study compares six categories of tunnels [or each year: underground and commuter railway tunnels; [ederal railway[long-distance railway tunnels; urban and highway road tunnels; water and other supply tunnels; waste tunnels; and miscellaneous tunnels. Tables and graphs are used to compare overall tunnel drivage length, excavated diameter, means o[ construction, e.g. mining, cut-and-cover, and placing o] contracts as related to excavated volume and drivage length. The author notes that tunnels being constructed as part of the German Federal Railway' s program to develop high-speed routes account[or the great majority of non-urban traffic tunnel constructions, and that this trend will continue in years to come.