Pipejacking & Microtunnelling.

The installation of new pipelines and sewers and the replacement and renovation of these structures without extensive surface excavation has been one of the major advances in engineering over the last ten years. Sophisticated items of machinery and instrumentation have been developed, and have been...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Thomson, James
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 1993.
Subjects:	Underground pipelines > Design and construction. Tunneling. Tunnels > Design and construction. Pipelines souterrains > Conception et construction. Tunnels > Conception et construction. tunneling. Tunnels > Design and construction Tunneling Underground pipelines > Design and construction Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Foreword; Preface; Contents; 1 Development of trenchless technology; 2 Pipejacking and microtunnelling methods; 3 Equipment: shields and tunnel boring machines; 4 Pipejacking equipment: line, drive pit, top side; 5 Equipment: microtunnelling; 6 Design concepts; 7 Subsurface and site investigation; 8 Design: permanent works; 9 Design: choice of method; 10 Temporary work design: the line; 11 Drive and reception pits; 12 Design: contract documents; 13 Site control and supervision; 14 Economic considerations; References; Glossary; Index.