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INTRODUCTORY—The Historical Development of Tunnel Buildingxiii
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I.Preliminary Considerations; Choice between a Tunnel and an Open Cut; GeologicalSurveys[1]
II.Methods of Determining the Center Line and Forms and Dimensions of Cross-Section[9]
III.Excavating Machines and Rock Drills; Explosives and Blasting[22]
IV.General Methods of Excavation; Shafts; Classification of Tunnels[36]
V.Methods of Timbering or Strutting Tunnels[47]
VI.Methods of Hauling in Tunnels[59]
VII.Types of Centers and Molds Employed in Constructing Tunnel Linings of Masonry[66]
VIII.Methods of Lining Tunnels[72]
IX.Tunnels through Hard Rock; General Discussion; Representative Mechanical Installations forTunnel Work[84]
X.Tunnels through Hard Rock (continued); Excavation byDrifts; The Simplon and Murray Hill Tunnels[102]
XI.Tunnels through Hard Rock (continued); Excavation byHeadings[130]
XII.Excavating Tunnels through Soft Ground; General Discussion; The Belgian Method[143]
XIII.The German Method—Excavating Tunnels through Soft Ground (continued);Baltimore Belt Line Tunnel[155]
XIV.The Full Section Method of Tunneling; English Method; American Method; AustrianMethod[166]
XV.Special Treacherous Ground Method; Italian Method; Quicksand Tunneling; Pilot Method[182]
XVI.Open-Cut Tunneling Methods; Tunnels under City Streets; Boston Subway and New York RapidTransit[195]
XVII.Submarine Tunneling; General Discussion; The Severn Tunnel[218]
XVIII.Submarine Tunneling (continued); The Compressed Air Method;The Milwaukee Water-Works Tunnel[225]
XIX.Submarine Tunneling (continued); The Shield System[238]
XX.Submarine Tunneling (continued); The Shield and CompressedAir Method; The Hudson River Tunnel of the Pennsylvania Railroad[263]
XXI.Submarine Tunneling (continued); Tunnels at very ShallowDepth; The Cofferdam Method; The Pneumatic Caisson Method; The Joining Together Sections of Tunnels Built on Land[281]
XXII.Accidents and Repairs in Tunnels during and after Construction[301]
XXIII.Relining Timber-Lined Tunnels with Masonry[315]
XXIV.The Ventilation and Lighting of Tunnels during Construction[325]
XXV.The Cost of Tunnel Excavation and the Time Required for Work[336]