Tunnel construction

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1989-03-07

1989-12-26

Taylor, Dennis L.

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Underground passageway, e.g., tunnel

Sectional

405136, 405152, E21D 1014

Patent

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048894486

ABSTRACT:
A method of construction of tunnels under water by pre-fabricating them in short sections with their ends adapted to make fluid-tight joints with adjacent sections, transporting, sinking and joining them together and forming the sections into sets by installing a bulkhead in the last section of each set and dewatering the sets and tying the sections together.

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