Environmental Engineering Reference
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Figure 1.
General plant and Geological plant. Major civil engineering works constructed along the highway.
Table 1.
Major special engineering structures and support structures characteristics.
Width
(m)
cross
section (m
2
)
Max.
covering (m)
Geological
conditions
Tunnel
Total length (m)
Queimada ii
9
75
745
95
β
2
access Road a
7
57
202
70
β
2
Piquinho
9
75
35
2 × 449
β
1
and β
2
Fazenda
9
75
2 × 163
30
β
2
a.Road e
7
57
185
40
β
2
caniçal
9
75
2 × 2100
>300
β
1
and β
2
Portais
9
75
100
2 × 682
β
2
Palmeira
9.6
83
60
2 × 915
β
1
and β
2
a - Tunnels.
Table 1a.
Major special engineering structures and support structures characteristics.
Total length
(m)
Geological
conditions
Type of
foundation
name
south Machico
interchange Viaducts
60/60
β
2
Footings
Terça Viaduct
75/72
Footings
and piles
β
2
Machico Bridge
215,9/207.1
Micro piles
β
2
and β
1
entre-aguas Bridge
234,4/219.4
Footings
β
2
B - Bridges and viaducts.
