Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9642981 | Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Sustained world economic development trends characteristic with international trade annual growth rate of 7-8% along with considerable dynamics in the interregional goods circulation sphere on one hand and vast territory of Russia combined with a relatively developed railway network on the other hand provide a unique chance for this country to arrange land transportation routes alternative and competitive in comparison with existing marine routes. Construction of rail tunnels seems to be most efficient means for transportation corridors to cross-wide water areas like Nevelsky Strait (10.5Â km) between the mainland and the Sakhalin Island in Russia, Bering Strait (92Â km) between Chukotka Peninsula (Russia) and Alaska (USA). The tunnels construction conditions, structures and technologies planned to be used are considered in the paper.
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Authors
V.A. Brezhnev, V.M. Abramson, A.M. Zemelman, S.N. Vlasov, N.I. Koulaguin, V.E. Merkin, V.N. Razbeguin,