127. Shield Suggested by Greathead for the Proposed North and
South Woolwich Subway 245
128. Beach’s Shield Used on Broadway Pneumatic Railway Tunnel 245
129. Shield for City and South London Railway 246
130. Shield for St. Clair River Tunnel 247
131. Shield for Blackwall Tunnel 248
132. Elliptical Shield for Clichy Sewer Tunnel, Paris 249
133. Semi-Elliptical Shield for Clichy Sewer Tunnel 250
134. Roof Shield for Boston Subway 251
135. Transversal and Longitudinal Section of Prelini’s Shield 252
136. Elevation and Section of Hydraulic Jack, East River Gas
Tunnel 260
137. Cast-Iron Lining, St. Clair River Tunnel 262
138. General Elevations and Sections of Shields 270
139. Plan and Elevation of First Bulkhead Wall in South Tube,
Manhattan 273
140. Typical Cross-Sections of One Tube of Pennsylvania Railroad
Tunnel under the Hudson River 278
141. Sections of Cofferdam, Van Buren St. Tunnel, Chicago 283
142. Showing Working Platforms and Piles Sunk in Dredged Channel 286
143. Showing Sheeting-Piles for the Sides of the Caisson and
Trussed Beam for the Roof 287
144. Showing the Caisson with the Working-Chamber 287
145. Showing the Tunnel Constructed within the Caisson 289
146. Showing Sides of the Caisson and Supports for the Roof 290
147. Showing the Roof of the Caisson Formed by the Upper Half of
the Tunnel 291
148. Showing the Tunnel Completed by Building the Lower Half
within the Caisson 292
149. Transversal Section of the Caissons for the Tunnel under the
Seine River 294
150. Showing the Joining of the Caissons at the Pont Mirabeau
Tunnel under the Seine River 295
151. Cross-Sections and Plans of the Detroit River Tunnel 298
152. Tunneling through Caved Material by Heading 306
153. Tunneling through Caved Material by Drifts 307
154 and 155. Filling in Roof Cavity Formed by Falling Material 307
156. Timbering to Prevent Landslides at Portal 308
157. Shortening Tunnel Crushed by Landslide at Portal 308
158. Extending Tunnel through Landslide at Portal 309
159 and 160. Relining Timber-Lined Tunnel 316
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