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'"Minimum Depth of Concrete $ ' Half Cross Section. Part Longitudinal Section. mi^m Twin single track cast-iron cylindeps under Harlem River, showing concrete envelope and lining. Rectangular section, flat roof I" beam construction. " 1 " beams are used for roof and sides, steel bulb-angle columns forming the centre supports. Concrete-arch tunnel. Construction used for rock tunnel and also for some open- cut work. Cast-iron tubes under East River. Con- structed in rock by ordinary excavation, In sand and silt by hydraulic shields.
