Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons: Special Topics: Engineering Boston: Central Artery Project (The Big Dig)

The Big Dig (Central Artery/Harbor Tunnel Project)

Big Dig Documents
Reports on the construction project from the US Dept. of Transportation.
Ceiling Collapse in the Interstate 90 Connector Tunnel Boston, Massachusetts July 10, 2006
A forensic engineering report into the tunnel ceiling collapse that resulted in the death of a car passenger..
UCL: The Central Artery / Third Harbor Tunnel Project (‘The Big Dig’) Project Profile
A history of Boston's Big Dig from the University College of London.
The Collapse of the Ceiling of a Tunnel – A Case Study
A highly illustrated Powerpoint lecture from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, on the causes of the fatal ceiling collapse.
FHWA Tunnel Leak Assessment Boston Central Artery
A report on slurry wall and roof/wall interface leaks in the Central Artery Tunnel.
Highway to the Past: The Archaeology of Boston’s Big Dig
An overview of the artifacts uncovered prior to construction excavation.
MASSDOT: The Big Dig: Project Background
Provides a concise account of the project.
New Concepts for Concrete Bridges on the Central Artery/Tunnel Project
This article describes the challenges faced, and methods used, in constructing the cable-stayed Leonard P. Zakim Bridge.
OIG Central Artery/Tunnel (CAT) Big Dig Reports 2007-1994
Documents from the Mass. Office of the Inspector General involving legal issues, cost recovery, and engineering failures.
PCI Journal: Precast Concrete in Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project
Links to a six-part series of articles on the use of precast concrete roadway and tunnel structural elements.
Uncovering Boston's "Big Dig" (Video)
In this CBS "Sunday Morning" segment from 2000, Charles Osgood look at the project then 7.5 years from completion (9 min.).
WGBH: The Big Dig: The Story of America's Most Expensive Road
This nine-part series examines the successes of the Central Artery/ Third Harbor Tunnel Project and asks why it is so often described in disparaging ways.

Books and E-books on the Central Artery Project

The Big Dig by Dan McNichol; Andy Ryan (Photographer)
Call Number: 624.1909744 .M36 2000

ISBN: 0760723079

Publication Date: 2000
Completing the "Big Dig": : Managing the Final Stages of Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project by National Research Council, at al.
Call Number: E-book

ISBN: 0309088879

Publication Date: 2003
Megaproject Management: Lessons on Risk and Project Management from the Big Dig by Virginia A. Greiman
Call Number: E-book

ISBN: 1118115473

Publication Date: 2013
Special Geotechnical Testing: Central Artery/Tunnel Project in Boston, Massachusetts by James K. Lambrechts (Editor)
Call Number: 624.151 .G43 1998

ISBN: 0784404534

Publication Date: 1999

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The Big Dig (Central Artery/Harbor Tunnel Project)

Books and E-books on the Central Artery Project