Tohoku Shinkansen Sanbongihara Tunnel
Received FY2006 Japan Society of Civil Engineers Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award
| Orderer | Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency |
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| Completion | 2009 |
| Structure and scale | NATM method, excavation cross-section: 62m²; tunnel length: 1,274m; slurry pressure shield method, shield outer diameter: φ11.4m; finishing internal diameter:φ10.8m; tunnel length: 3,006m |
| Location | Aomori Prefecture |
| Application | Railway tunnel |
We were responsible for the construction of a Shinkansen (high-speed rail) tunnel with a total length of 4,280 meters spanning Rokunohe Town, Kamikita Town, and Towada City of Kamikita County, Aomori Prefecture, a light roadbed of 335m and an elevated bridge of 70m.
This project received the FY2006 Japan Society of Civil Engineers Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award for the development of the new SENS tunnel construction method that combined the NATM and shield method.