Météor Tunnel
HEIGHT: 6.30 m
WIDTH: 9.18 m
TOTAL IMMERSED LENGTH: 136 m
DEPTH AT BOTTOM OF STRUCTURE: 14 m
WIDTH: 9.18 m
TOTAL IMMERSED LENGTH: 136 m
DEPTH AT BOTTOM OF STRUCTURE: 14 m
Paris,
France
RATP
JV of 9 firms, Spie-Batignolles being leading partner
34m
136m
14m
Project construction
1994-04-30
4
One tube; two tracks
6.30m
9.18m
Trench excavated in limestone. Elements constructed on a hydraulically operated
platform next to trench, then lowered on platform and moved into trench.
platform next to trench, then lowered on platform and moved into trench.
Four buoyancy towers on the roof were used to sink load element. Element was
temporarily supported on concrete pads.
temporarily supported on concrete pads.
Permanently prestressed.
After element was in position on the temporary concrete pads, it was permanently fixed
by the placement of tremie concrete underneath.
by the placement of tremie concrete underneath.
Approximately two meters of sand and stone