Bored tunneling for Singapore Metro
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The planning of the Singapore Metro mass transit railway system took all of 14 years from 1968 to May 1982. The comprehensive logistical solution of this construction projectis presented with focus on the 22.4 km of bored tunneling needed within the city's central area. The division of the 67 km and 42 station railway project into nine packages attractive enough for international investors is also described. With the almost simultaneous tunneling in different geological conditions, the Singapore Metro project provides significant insights for construction companies.
Publication Name: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0733-9364
Year: 1992
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The human side of L.A. Metro
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The photographs taken by a California-based photographer of the construction site for the L.A. Metro rail project are given. The project will reduce traffic congestion and air pollution in Los Angeles. The photographs capture the world of subway tunneling, construction and the beauty of work below the ground's surface. The construction of the underground light-rail lines stretches below Hollywood, Santa Monica and Vermont Avenues.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 1996
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STM on wet insulators: electrochemistry or tunneling?
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The imaging that results when a scanning tunneling microscope is used on a mica surface in humid air may be the result of an electrochemical mechanism resembling scanning electrochemical microscopy. Arguments for and against this hypothesis are presented.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
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