Research Article
Nov 1960
Soil Freezing to Reconstruct a Railway Tunnel
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Volume 86, Issue 3
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Track rearrangement in railway tunnel in Montreal, was made difficult by maze of underground facilities, and by fact that work had to be performed under street between 2 buildings; aspects which necessitated freezing of water bearing soil for stabilization; freezing plant consisted of 2 electrically driven compressors circulating freon 12 gas through heat exchanger; diagram of freezing pipe system; its inner heat was sufficient to prevent freezing of concrete.
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Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 86 • Issue 3 • November 1960
Pages: 1 - 12
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© 1960 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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George J. Low, AM.ASCE
Res. Engr., Foundation Co. of Canada, Ltd., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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