Practical Tunnelling The Setting Out of the Works, Shaft-Sinking and Heading-Driving, Ranging the Lines and Levelling under Ground, Sub-Excavating, Timbering, and the Construction of the Brickwork of Tunnels
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAP. I Geological features of the South-Eastern Railway.—General account of Blechingley and Saltwood Tunnels, their cost, &c.
- CHAP. II Description of the Observatory.—The Transit Instrument, and the method of fixing and adjusting
- CHAP. III Setting out the Shafts.—Ranging the line, both above and under ground.—Taking the levels, and establishing bench marks, or points of reference, &c
- CHAP. IV Shaft sinking.—The Trial Shafts
- CHAP. V Shaft sinking, continued.—Excavating and constructing the working shafts, and supporting the brickwork by shaft sills and hanging rods
- CHAP. VI Shaft sinking, concluded.—Excavating and square timbering the lower portion of the shafts
- CHAP. VII Driving the headings, and experiments upon horse power
- CHAP. VIII Form and dimensions of Blechingley and Saltwood Tunnels.—Description of the skips, &c.—And the horse-gins employed in the construction of the works
- CHAP. IX Construction of the Tunnels.—The side lengths, excavation, and timbering
- CHAP. X Construction of the Tunnels, continued.—The side lengths, brickwork
- CHAP. XI Construction of the Tunnels, continued.—The shaft lengths, excavation, and brickwork
- CHAP. XII Construction of the Tunnels, concluded.—The leading and the junction lengths, excavation and brickwork
- CHAP. XIII Tunnel entrances.—Shaft towers, and culvert through the tunnel
- CHAP. XIV The centres of ordinary construction:—and description of Frazer's patent centres
- CHAP. XV Miscellaneous.—Cast iron shaft curbs.—Cutting bricks.—Weight of brickwork.—Brickmaking contract,—&c
- APPENDIX Blechingley Tunnel sick fund.—The late Mr. Rennie's Report upon the Highgate Archway Tunnel
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CHAP. VIII - Form and dimensions of Blechingley and Saltwood Tunnels.—Description of the skips, &c.—And the horse-gins employed in the construction of the works
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2015
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAP. I Geological features of the South-Eastern Railway.—General account of Blechingley and Saltwood Tunnels, their cost, &c.
- CHAP. II Description of the Observatory.—The Transit Instrument, and the method of fixing and adjusting
- CHAP. III Setting out the Shafts.—Ranging the line, both above and under ground.—Taking the levels, and establishing bench marks, or points of reference, &c
- CHAP. IV Shaft sinking.—The Trial Shafts
- CHAP. V Shaft sinking, continued.—Excavating and constructing the working shafts, and supporting the brickwork by shaft sills and hanging rods
- CHAP. VI Shaft sinking, concluded.—Excavating and square timbering the lower portion of the shafts
- CHAP. VII Driving the headings, and experiments upon horse power
- CHAP. VIII Form and dimensions of Blechingley and Saltwood Tunnels.—Description of the skips, &c.—And the horse-gins employed in the construction of the works
- CHAP. IX Construction of the Tunnels.—The side lengths, excavation, and timbering
- CHAP. X Construction of the Tunnels, continued.—The side lengths, brickwork
- CHAP. XI Construction of the Tunnels, continued.—The shaft lengths, excavation, and brickwork
- CHAP. XII Construction of the Tunnels, concluded.—The leading and the junction lengths, excavation and brickwork
- CHAP. XIII Tunnel entrances.—Shaft towers, and culvert through the tunnel
- CHAP. XIV The centres of ordinary construction:—and description of Frazer's patent centres
- CHAP. XV Miscellaneous.—Cast iron shaft curbs.—Cutting bricks.—Weight of brickwork.—Brickmaking contract,—&c
- APPENDIX Blechingley Tunnel sick fund.—The late Mr. Rennie's Report upon the Highgate Archway Tunnel
- Plate Section
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- Practical TunnellingThe Setting Out of the Works, Shaft-Sinking and Heading-Driving, Ranging the Lines and Levelling under Ground, Sub-Excavating, Timbering, and the Construction of the Brickwork of Tunnels, pp. 73 - 80Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014First published in: 1844