Engineering the Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel may be the greatest engineering project in Europe this century. This book describes the tremendous engineering achievement of the construction of the tunnel. Written by twenty of the key engineers involved, it provides a fascinating, informative and inspiring account of the projec...
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London, UK
Chapman & Hill
1995
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction / Colin J. Kirkland
- 2. Geology / Colin Warren and Paul Varley
- 3. Control and construction surveys / Eric Radcliffe
- 4. Tunnel lining design / Guy Lance
- 5. Initial access developments / David Wallis
- 6. Tunnel boring machines / Bob Marshall
- 7. Construction logistics / Tim Green
- 8. Radio links / Karel de Jaeger-Ponnet
- 9. Power system / John Finn
- 10. Signalling and train control / Paul Robins
- 11. Terminal and tunnel trackwork / Michael Baxter and Peter Davies
- 12. Locomotives / Roger Ford
- 13. Passenger-vehicle shuttle fleet / Peter Semmens and Yves Machefert-Tassin
- 14. Freight shuttle fleet / Peter Semmens and Yves Machefert-Tassin
- 15. Aerodynamics, ventilation and cooling / David Henson
- 16. Fire detection and suppression / Eric H. Whitaker
- 17. Lighting / Michael Cowan
- 18. Service tunnel and vehicles / Peter Semmens and Yves Machefert-Tassin
- 19. Terminal design and construction / Martin Stearman
- 20. Terminal traffic management / John Davies
- 21. Operating the tunnel / Alain Bertrand and Roger Hacquart
- 22. Safety management / Richard Morris
- 23. Conclusion / Colin J. Kirkland