Author: Sandy Donovan
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 9780822546924
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
A history of the building of the Channel Tunnel, which connects England and France, with emphasis on the difficulties of digging a tunnel where some engineers said it could not be done.
The Channel Tunnel
Author: Sandy Donovan
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 9780822546924
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
A history of the building of the Channel Tunnel, which connects England and France, with emphasis on the difficulties of digging a tunnel where some engineers said it could not be done.
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 9780822546924
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
A history of the building of the Channel Tunnel, which connects England and France, with emphasis on the difficulties of digging a tunnel where some engineers said it could not be done.
CHANNEL TUNNEL: 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781909431775
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781909431775
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Channel Tunnel
Author: Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain)
Publisher: Thomas Telford
ISBN: 9780727719225
Category : Channel Tunnel (Coquelles, France, and Folkestone, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Concept, reality and expectations - Management of the project - Tunnel design and construction - Geology, alignment and survey - Machine-driven tunnels - Major Underground structures - Construction planning and logisitics - Tunnel lining design and procurement
Publisher: Thomas Telford
ISBN: 9780727719225
Category : Channel Tunnel (Coquelles, France, and Folkestone, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Concept, reality and expectations - Management of the project - Tunnel design and construction - Geology, alignment and survey - Machine-driven tunnels - Major Underground structures - Construction planning and logisitics - Tunnel lining design and procurement
The Channel Tunnel Story
Author: G Anderson
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0203362292
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
The Channel Tunnel is a huge construction project, employing over 14,000 people at peak, and costing over 15611 billion of private money. It has succeeded in spite of great financial, political and techncial difficulties, and a fundamentally flawed contract. This book tells the story of the project, based on the coverage in Construction News and with commentary taken from recent interviews with key project sources.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0203362292
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
The Channel Tunnel is a huge construction project, employing over 14,000 people at peak, and costing over 15611 billion of private money. It has succeeded in spite of great financial, political and techncial difficulties, and a fundamentally flawed contract. This book tells the story of the project, based on the coverage in Construction News and with commentary taken from recent interviews with key project sources.
The Channel Tunnel
Author:
Publisher: Thomas Telford
ISBN: 0727719394
Category : Channel Tunnel
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The seven refereed papers in this special issue of ICE Proceedings cover the planning, design and construction of the UK terminal buildings of the -u10 billion Channel Tunnel project. Written by senior members of the project team, the papers place the terminal in context with other surface works and describe its development from concept to construction. Emphasis is given to the complex relationships which existed between the many statutory bodies, interested parties and local populations together with the responses made to concerns on environmental issues.
Publisher: Thomas Telford
ISBN: 0727719394
Category : Channel Tunnel
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The seven refereed papers in this special issue of ICE Proceedings cover the planning, design and construction of the UK terminal buildings of the -u10 billion Channel Tunnel project. Written by senior members of the project team, the papers place the terminal in context with other surface works and describe its development from concept to construction. Emphasis is given to the complex relationships which existed between the many statutory bodies, interested parties and local populations together with the responses made to concerns on environmental issues.
Engineering the Channel Tunnel
Author: Colin Kirkland
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780419179207
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
The Channel Tunnel may be the greatest engineering project in Europe this century. This book describes the tremendous engineering achievement of the construction of the tunnel. Written by twenty of the key engineers involved, it provides a fascinating, informative and inspiring account of the project for both engineering professionals and general readers.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780419179207
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
The Channel Tunnel may be the greatest engineering project in Europe this century. This book describes the tremendous engineering achievement of the construction of the tunnel. Written by twenty of the key engineers involved, it provides a fascinating, informative and inspiring account of the project for both engineering professionals and general readers.
Engineering Geology of the Channel Tunnel
Author: Colin S. Harris
Publisher: Thomas Telford
ISBN: 9780727720450
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
The Channel Tunnel has been called the greatest engineering project of the century, overcoming a unique set of financial, political and engineering challenges. This book provides a comprehensive insight into the events which culminated in the first dry link between Britain and France. It describes the relationship between the site investigation, data interpretation and construction of the works. It examines areas such as the difficulties inherent in predicting geology from a relatively small number of boreholes and revealing how the use of modern geophysical techniques.
Publisher: Thomas Telford
ISBN: 9780727720450
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
The Channel Tunnel has been called the greatest engineering project of the century, overcoming a unique set of financial, political and engineering challenges. This book provides a comprehensive insight into the events which culminated in the first dry link between Britain and France. It describes the relationship between the site investigation, data interpretation and construction of the works. It examines areas such as the difficulties inherent in predicting geology from a relatively small number of boreholes and revealing how the use of modern geophysical techniques.
The Tunnel
Author: Brian Wildsmith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780192722881
Category : Toy and movable books
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
A bilingual book to celebrate the opening of the Channel Tunnel. Two moles, one French, one English, decide to dig a hole under the English Channel to see each other. The book has a hole running through it, and a moveable wheel in the middle.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780192722881
Category : Toy and movable books
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
A bilingual book to celebrate the opening of the Channel Tunnel. Two moles, one French, one English, decide to dig a hole under the English Channel to see each other. The book has a hole running through it, and a moveable wheel in the middle.
Channel Tunnel
Author: Channel Tunnel Company, limited
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tunnels
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tunnels
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Channel Tunnel Transport System
Author: Charles Penny
Publisher: Thomas Telford
ISBN: 9780727725158
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Very Good,No Highlights or Markup,all pages are intact.
Publisher: Thomas Telford
ISBN: 9780727725158
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Very Good,No Highlights or Markup,all pages are intact.