Els túnels ferroviaris a la collada de Toses

At the beginning of the 20th century, and within the train network connecting to France, there was a project to extend the train network Barcelona-Ripoll to Ribes de Freser and from there, crossing the Toses pass, to Puigcerdà in order to finally reach France. To overcome the Toses pass, two tunnels...

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Autor: Suriol Castellví, Josep
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:catalán
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/7513
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/7513
https://dx.doi.org/10.2436/20.2006.01.140
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Railroad tunnels--Spain
túnel
ferrocarril
excavació
tunnel
railway
excavation
Túnels ferroviaris
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Infraestructures i modelització dels transports::Infraestructures i transport ferroviari
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geotècnia::Túnels i excavacions
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Sumario:At the beginning of the 20th century, and within the train network connecting to France, there was a project to extend the train network Barcelona-Ripoll to Ribes de Freser and from there, crossing the Toses pass, to Puigcerdà in order to finally reach France. To overcome the Toses pass, two tunnels were excavated: a 1.057 m helicoidally tunnel and a 3.904 m rectilinear one. The tunnel of Toses presented significant difficulties, especially at heights ranging 1.700-1.800 m from the entry (at Ribes’ side). Further to the lining initially planned, the stresses generated were greater than the rock’s strength. Thus, to solve the difficulties it was necessary to modify the excavation method, initially the Belgium system, and to coat the tunnel by over excavating the gallery and using linings of up to 3 m wide. Drilling started in September 1911 and ended in February 1919.