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Shield described enables excavating, advance of shield, and tunnel lining to be carried on simultaneously; lining consists of concrete blocks placed as double spiral; shield is advanced with spiral movement by jacks pushing circumferentially against lining blocks and other jacks pushing forward; method is invention of E.K.BRIDGE, developed by Aubrey Watson, Ltd.
Shield described enables excavating, advance of shield, and tunnel lining to be carried on simultaneously; lining consists of concrete blocks placed as double spiral; shield is advanced with spiral movement by jacks pushing circumferentially against lining blocks and other jacks pushing forward; method is invention of E.K.BRIDGE, developed by Aubrey Watson, Ltd.
Rotating shield method of tunnelling
Engineer
Hammond, R. (author)
Engineer ; 205
1958
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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