Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The East River Tunnels. Paper No. 1159

Part 4

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+-----------------+-------------------+-------------------------+ | | Station: | Date: | | |---------+---------+------------+------------+ | | | | | | Material. | Method. | From | To | From | To | --------------+-----------------+---------+---------+------------+------------+ All rock |Bottom heading | 69+29.6 | 70+46 |Oct. 16, '06|Nov. 20, '06| | | | | | | Earth and rock|Bottom heading | 70+46 | 71+95 |Nov. 20, '06|Feb. 23, '07| | | | | | | All rock |Bottom heading | 71+95 | 72+25 |Feb. 23, '07|Mar. 6, '07| | | | | | | Earth and rock|Center heading | 72+25 | 72+60 |Mar. 6, '07|Mar. 24, '07| | | | | | | All rock |Going out of rock| 72+60 | 76+57 |Mar. 24, '07|Aug. 7, '07| | | | | | | Earth and rock|Soft ground | 76+57 | 77+30 |Aug. 7, '07|Sept 5, '07| | | | | | | All earth |Soft ground | 77+30 | 90+49.6 |Sept 5, '07|Mar. 19, '08| --------------+-----------------+---------+---------+------------+------------+

+------+--------+--------+--------------------------------------+ | | |Rate of | | |Number| |progress| | | of | Linear |in feet | | Material. | days.| feet. |per day.| Remarks | --------------+------+--------+--------+--------------------------------------+ All rock | 35 | 116.4 | 3.33 | | | | | | | Earth and rock| 95 | 149 | 1.57 | | | | | | | All rock | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | | | | | | | Earth and rock| 18 | 35 | 1.94 | | | | | | | All rock | 136 | 397 | 2.92 | | | | | | | Earth and rock| 29 | 73 | 2.52 | | | | | | | All earth | 196 |1,319.6 | 6.73 | | --------------+------+--------+--------+--------------------------------------+

LINE C, LONG ISLAND.

+-----------------+-------------------+-------------------------+ | | Station: | Date: | | |---------+---------+------------+------------+ | | | | | | Material. | Method. | From | To | From | To | --------------+-----------------+---------+---------+------------+------------+ All rock |Bottom heading | 68+61.9 | 69+93 |June 11, '06|Oct. 16, '06| | | | | | | Earth and rock|Bottom heading | 69+93 | 71+65 |Oct. 16, '06|Feb. 7, '07| | | | | | | All rock |Bottom heading | 71+65 | 71+91 |Feb. 7, '07|Feb. 13, '07| | | | | | | All rock |Center heading | 71+91 | 75+81 |Feb. 13, '07|July 20, '07| | | | | | | Earth and rock|Going out of rock| 75+81 | 76+56 |July 20, '07|Aug. 25, '07| | | | | | | All earth |Soft ground | 76+56 | 90+44.4 |Aug. 25, '07|Mar. 17, '08| --------------+-----------------+---------+---------+------------+------------+

+------+--------+--------+--------------------------------------+ | | |Rate of | | |Number| |progress| | | of | Linear |in feet | | Material. | days.| feet. |per day.| Remarks | --------------+------+--------+--------+--------------------------------------+ All rock | 127 | 131.1 | 1.03 | | | | | | | Earth and rock| 114 | 172 | 1.51 | | | | | | | All rock | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | | | | | | | All rock | 157 | 390 | 2.48 | | | | | | | Earth and rock| 36 | 75 | 2.08 | | | | | | | All earth | 205 |1,388.4 | 6.77 | | --------------+------+--------+--------+--------------------------------------+

LINE D, LONG ISLAND.

+-----------------+-------------------+-------------------------+ | | Station: | Date: | | |---------+---------+------------+------------+ | | | | | | Material. | Method. | From | To | From | To | --------------+-----------------+---------+---------+------------+------------+ Rock |Bottom heading | 68+50.6 | 69+77 |June 2, '06|Oct. 24, '06| | | | | | | Earth and rock|Bottom heading | 69+77 | 71+22 |Oct. 24, '06|Jan. 13, '06| | | | | | | All rock |Bottom heading | 71+23 | 72+00 |Jan. 13, '07|Mar. 3, '07| | | | | | | All rock |Center heading | 72+00 | 75+73 |Mar. 3, '07|July 10, '07| | | | | | | Earth and rock|Going out of rock| 75+73 | 77+63 |July 10, '07|Sept 25, '07| | | | | | | All earth |Soft ground | 77+63 | 90+38.6 |Sept 25, '07|Mar. 7. '08| --------------+-----------------+---------+---------+------------+------------+

+------+--------+--------+--------------------------------------+ | | |Rate of | | |Number| |progress| | | of | Linear |in feet | | Material. | days.| feet. |per day.| Remarks | --------------+------+--------+--------+--------------------------------------+ Rock |144 | 126.4 | 0.87 | | | | | | | Earth and rock| 81 | 145 | 1.79 | | | | | | | All rock | 49 | 78 | 1.59 | | | | | | | All rock |129 | 373 | 2.89 | | | | | | | Earth and rock| 77 | 190 | 2.47 | | | | | | | All earth |164 |1,275.6 | 7.78 | | --------------+------+--------+--------+--------------------------------------+

LINE A, MANHATTAN.

+-----------------+-------------------+-------------------------+ | | Station: | Date: | | |---------+---------+------------+------------+ | | | | | | Material. | Method. | From | To | From | To | --------------+-----------------+---------+---------+------------+------------+ {|Top heading |108+43 |107+74 |July 20, '05|Aug. 3, '05| Rock {|Top lift of bench|108+43 |107+74 |Aug. 8, '05|Aug. 23, '05| {|Bottom lift of |108+43 |107+74 |Aug. 30, '05|Sept 27, '05| {| bench | | | | | | | | | | | Rock {|Bottom heading |107+74 |107+21 |Sept 27, '05|Oct. 23, '05| {|Bottom heading |107+74 |107+21 |Nov. 30, '05|Dec. 29, '05| | | | | | | Mixed |Bottom heading |107+21 |106+99 |Oct. 26, '06|Nov. 20, '06| | | | | | | Mixed |Rock bench |106+99 |106+34 |Nov. 20, '06|Jan. 13, '07| | | | | | | Earth |Poling and |106+34 | 99+11 |Jan. 13, '07|Apr. 17, '07| | breasting | | | | | | | | | | | Mixed |Rock cut | 99+11 | 93+96 |Apr. 17, '07|Oct. 24, '07| | | | | | | Rock |Bottom heading | 93+96 | 93+58 |Oct. 24, '07|Nov. 14, '07| | | | | | | Rock |Center heading | 93+58 | 92+42 |Nov. 14, '07|Dec. 27, '07| | | | | | | Rock |Bottom heading | 92+42 | 91+05 |Dec. 27, '07|Feb. 24, '08| | | | | | | Mixed |Rock cut | 91+05 | 90+57 |Feb. 24, '08|Mar. 20, '08| --------------+-----------------+---------+---------+------------+------------+

+------+--------+--------+--------------------------------------+ | | |Rate of | | |Number| |progress| | | of | Linear |in feet | | Material. | days.| feet. |per day.| Remarks | --------------+------+--------+--------+--------------------------------------+ {| 14} | | {|Excavation in normal air, and before | Rock {| 15}57| 69 | 1.21 {|advance of shield. | {| 28} | | {| | {| | | {| | | | | | | Rock {| 26}55| 53 | 0.96 {|Bottom heading timbered to avoid the | {| 29} | | {|possibility of a break. | | | | | | Mixed | 25 | 22 | 0.88 |Bottom heading timbered. | | | | | | Mixed | 54 | 65 | 1.20 | | | | | | | Earth | 94 | 723 | 7.69 | | | | | | | | | | | | Mixed |190 | 515 | 2.71 | | | | | | | Rock | 21 | 38 | 1.81 | | | | | | | Rock | 46 | 116 | 2.52 | | | | | | | Rock | 59 | 137 | 2.32 | | | | | | | Mixed | 25 | 48 | 1.92 | | --------------+------+--------+--------+--------------------------------------+

LINE B, MANHATTAN. --------------+-----------------+-------------------+-------------------------+ | | Station: | Date: | | |---------+---------+------------+------------+ | | | | | | Material. | Method. | From | To | From | To | --------------+-----------------+---------+---------+------------+------------+ {|Top heading |108+35 |107+87 |July 6, '05|July 27, '05| {|Top lift of bench|108+35 |107+87 |Aug. 3, '05|Aug. 14, '05| Rock {|Bottom lift of | | | | | {| bench |108+35 |108+15 |Aug. 26, '05|Aug. 30, '05| {|Bottom lift of | | | | | {| bench |108+15 |107+87 |Sept 11, '05|Sept 26, '05| | | | | | | Rock |Bottom heading |107+87 |107+00 |Oct. 23, '05|Jan. 17, '06| | | | | | | Mixed |Bottom heading |107+00 |106+64 |Jan. 17, '06|Feb. 12, '06| | | | | | | Mixed |Rock bench |106+64 |106+31 |Feb. 12, '06|Mar. 1, '06| | | | | | | Earth |Poling and |106+31 |105+58 |Mar. 1, '06|Apr. 3, '06| | breasting | | | | | | | | | | | |Shutters in | | | | | Earth | contact with |105+58 | 99+19 |Apr. 9, '06|Nov. 1, '06| | face | | | | | | | | | | | Mixed |Rock bench | 99+19 | 98+44 |Nov. 1. '06|Dec. 29, '06| | | | | | | Mixed |Bottom heading | 98+44 | 97+76 |Dec, 29, '06|Feb. 12, '07| | | | | | | Mixed |Rock cut | 97+66 | 93+84 |Feb. 12, '07|Aug. 6, '07| | | | | | | Rock |Full face | 93+84 | 93+21 |Aug. 6, '07|Sept 2, '07| | | | | | | Rock |Center Heading | 93+21 | 92+30 |Sept 2, '07|Oct. 12, '07| | | | | | | Rock |Bottom heading | 92+30 | 90+99 |Oct. 12, '07|Dec. 6, '07| | | | | | | Mixed |Rock cut | 90+99 | 90+49.6 |Dec. 6, '07|Jan. 3, '08| --------------+-----------------+---------+---------+------------+------------+

+------+--------+--------+--------------------------------------+ | | |Rate of | | |Number| |progress| | | of | Linear |in feet | | Material. | days.| feet. |per day.| Remarks | --------------+------+--------+--------+--------------------------------------+ {| 21} | | {| | {| 11} | | {| | Rock {| }51| 48 | 0.94 {|Excavation done in normal air and | {| 4} | | {|before advance of shield. | {| } | | {| | {| 15} | | {| | | | | | | Rock | 86 | 87 | 1.01 | | | | | | | Mixed | 26 | 36 | 1.38 | | | | | | | Mixed | 17 | 33 | 1.94 | | | | | | | Earth | | | | | | 33 | 73 | 2.21 | | | | | | | | | | | | Earth |206 | 639 | 3.10 | | | | | | | | | | | | Mixed | 58 | 75 | 1.30 | | | | | | | Mixed | 45 | 68 | 1.51 | | | | | | | Mixed |175 | 392 | 2.24 | | | | | | | Rock | 27 | 63 | 2.33 | | | | | | | Rock | 40 | 91 | 2.28 | | | | | | | Rock | 55 | 131 | 2.38 | | | | | | | Mixed | 28 | 49.4 | 1.76 | | --------------+------+--------+--------+--------------------------------------+

LINE C, MANHATTAN.