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The History of Tunneling in the United States

Buch | Hardcover
564 Seiten
2017
Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (Verlag)
978-0-87335-430-1 (ISBN)
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Tunnels have been built for 200 years to solve some of society's most pressing and dangerous problems. And yet the public rarely understands the complexity of boring through the earth under urban skyscrapers or the danger of burrowing under rivers, lakes, and oceans. This smartly told, beautifully illustrated book gives tunnels their long-deserved due.
This illustrated reference takes readers on a revealing tour of a vital, underappreciated piece of our nation’s infrastructure.

Imagine Washington, D.C., without its clean and effi cient Metro. Or New York City without the Lincoln and Holland tunnels. Or Boston without the Big Dig. This nation without its tunnels would be a quagmire of clogged streets, urban gridlock, massive sewage and water pipes along our sidewalks, and train routes that would take hours longer just to veer around a mountain instead of going straight through it. Unlivable.

Tunnels have been built for 200 years to solve some of society’s most pressing and dangerous problems. And yet the public rarely understands the complexity of boring through the earth under urban skyscrapers or the danger of burrowing under rivers, lakes, and oceans. This smartly told, beautifully illustrated book, by the construction experts who know the underground world better than anyone, gives tunnels their long-deserved due.

This is a story that can only be told by these industry experts who have studied that two-century journey, learned from it, and created the tools and technology needed to improve it.

That is what the Underground Construction Association delivers with its beautifully told, richly illustrated book, The History of Tunneling in the United States, which includes a collection of museum-worthy historical photos.

The tunneling industry is now big business, and it has a story and a history worth telling.

Foreword
Preface
Tunneling Milestones in the U.S.
Chapter 1 I The Building of a Nation
Chapter 2 I Societal Benefits
Chapter 3 I Railroad Tunnels
Chapter 4 I Transit Tunnels
Chapter 5 I Highway Tunnels
Chapter 6 I Water Tunnels
Chapter 7 I Wastewater Tunnels
Chapter 8 I Innovations in Tunneling
Chapter 9 I The Future of Tunneling
Appendix I U.S. Constructed Tunnel Archive
Essential Underground Publications
Contributors and Acknowledgments
Illustration Credits
Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Colorado
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 2600 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Technik Bauwesen
Technik Bergbau
ISBN-10 0-87335-430-3 / 0873354303
ISBN-13 978-0-87335-430-1 / 9780873354301
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