Tunnels submerged into, or built in, open water

Full Title

Underground or underwater structures; Retaining walls > Tunnels submerged into, or built in, open water

Classification Context

Section:

FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS

Class:

HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL-SHIFTING

Subclass:

FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES

Child Classifications

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• E02D 29/067 Floating tunnels; Submerged bridge-like tunnels, i.e. tunnels supported by piers or the like above the water-bed
• E02D 29/07 Tunnels or shuttering therefor preconstructed as a whole or continuously made, and moved into place on the water-bed, e.g. into a preformed trench
• E02D 29/073 Tunnels or shuttering therefor assembled from sections individually sunk onto, or laid on, the water-bed, e.g. in a preformed trench
• E02D 29/077 Tunnels at least partially built beneath the water-bed characterised by being made by methods involving disturbance thereof all along the location line, e.g. by cut-and-cover or caisson methods