Patents Assigned to GEOSTR Corporation
  • Patent number: 7004679
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel easily-cuttable tunnel segment structure used for the departure of a shield machine from a main tunnel to a branch tunnel or the return to the main tunnel from the branch tunnel, and provides an easily-cuttable tunnel segment structure 1 constructed by connecting a plurality of easily-cuttable tunnel segment pieces 2 in the longitudinal direction of a tunnel, wherein at least an easily-cuttable area 3 is formed by concrete 7 in which easily-cuttable reinforcement members are arranged, and a join disposed at least in the easily-cuttable area 3 in the longitudinal direction has an easily-cuttable join structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignees: Nippon Steel Corporation, Taisei Corporation, GEOSTR Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoichi Naka, Toshihiko Yoshizumi, Shinichi Nakata, Fumio Kondoh, Seiichi Satoh, Osamu Ishita, Yutaka Fujino, Tukasi Chiba