The Channel Tunnel Story

The Channel Tunnel Story
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Publisher : CRC Press
Total Pages : 219
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ISBN-13 : 9780203362297
ISBN-10 : 0203362292
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Book Synopsis The Channel Tunnel Story by : G Anderson

Download or read book The Channel Tunnel Story written by G Anderson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Channel Tunnel is a huge construction project, employing over 14,000 people at peak, and costing over 15611 billion of private money. It has succeeded in spite of great financial, political and techncial difficulties, and a fundamentally flawed contract. This book tells the story of the project, based on the coverage in Construction News and with commentary taken from recent interviews with key project sources.


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