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Engineering the Channel Tunnel
- Title
- Engineering the Channel Tunnel / edited by Colin J. Kirkland.
- Publication
- London : E & FN Spon, [1995], ©1995.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | TF238.C4 E54 1995 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Kirkland, Colin J.
- Description
- vii, 334 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Note
- "Euro Tunnel."
- Includes index.
- 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.
- ISBN
- 0419179208
- OCLC
- ocm33062417
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries