Technical Manual for Design and Construction of Road Tunnels
Federal Highway Administration
Covers every tunnelling method in current use: cut and cover, drill and blast, tunnel boring machines, sequential excavation and immersed tubes. Includes geotechnical investigation for tunnels, support design, ground movement control, and the systems that go in once the bore is finished.
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