Geological Survey, 3
German Method:
Advantages and Disadvantages, 159
Excavation, 155
General Description, 155
Hauling, 158
Strutting, 156
Giovi Tunnel Accident, 309
Graveholz Tunnel, 98
Greathead’s Shield, 245
Hand Drills, 23
Harlem River Tunnel, 285
Hauling:
American Method, 175
Belgian Method, 150
Italian Method, 185
German Method, 158
Hudson River Tunnel of Pennsylvania Railroad, 278
Motive Power, 61
By Way of Entrances, 59
Simplon Tunnel, 111
By Way of Shafts, 62
Heading and Bench Method:
Fort George Tunnel, 135
General Discussion, 130
St. Gothard Tunnel, 1
Headings, 37, 91
Hewett, H. B., 269
History of Tunnels, xiii
Hoisting Machines:
General Discussion, 62
Elevators, 64
Horse Gins, 63
Windlass, 63
Hoosac Tunnel, 93
Hopkins, Stephen W., 135
Hudson River Tunnel of Pennsylvania Railroad, 269
Hydraulic Jacks, 260, 271
Hydraulic Rams, 271
Illumination:
Acetylene Gas, 334
Coal-gas, 333
Electric, 335
Hudson River Tunnel of Pennsylvania Railroad, 280
Lamps and Lanterns, 330
Inclination of Strata, 6
Ingersoll Drilling Machine, 26
Inverted Arch Lining, 77
Iron and Masonry Lining, 74
Iron Lining, 73, 261, 276
Iron Strutting, 55
Full Section, 56
Headings, 56
Shafts, 57
Italian Method:
Advantages and Disadvantages, 188
Excavation, 182
General Description, 182
Modifications, 186
Strutting, 183
Jacks, 260, 271
Joining the Caissons, 295
Lagging, 71
Lamps and Lanterns, 330
Lighting (see Illumination).
Lining:
Austrian Method, 180
Belgian Method, 148
Concrete, 126, 139
English Method, 170
Foundations, 76
General Observations, 78
German Method, 158
Hudson River Tunnel Pennsylvania Railroad, 276
Invert, 77
Iron, 73, 261, 276
Iron and Masonry, 74
Italian Method, 185
Masonry, 74
Quicksand Method, 191
Roof Arch, 77
Side Tunnels, 79, 83
Side Walls, 77
Subways, 207-213
Timber, 72
Thickness of Masonry, 78, 83
Little Tom Tunnel Relined, 321
Loose Soil (see Soft Ground).
Masonry (see Centers).
Masonry Culverts, 80
Masonry (see Lining).
Masonry Lining, 74
Masonry Niches, 81
McBean, Daniel, 285
Mechanical Installations for Tunnel Work, 84
Milwaukee Tunnel, 226
Mont Cenis Tunnel, 92
Monthly Progress of Tunnels, 342
Mullan Tunnel Relined, 319
Murray Hill Tunnel, 123
Natural Ventilation, 326
New York Rapid Transit Subway, 209
Niagara Falls Power Tunnel, 97
Niches, 81
Open Cut or Tunnel, 1
Open-cut Tunneling:
General Discussion, 195
Parallel Longitudinal Trenches, 197
Single Trench, 196
Single Narrow Trench, 197
Transverse Trenches, 200
Tunnels on the Surface, 200
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