I doubt that many who see this will be building a real road tunnel any time soon. But for sheer scope and depth of cover its worth a look. Blackhole for some. Interesting flick through for others. Even has a picture of a black hole, road tunnel style. Technical manual for the design and construction of road tunnels - Online by section http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/tunnel/pubs/nhi09010/index.cfm 702 page 50 MB PDF http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/tunnel/pubs/nhi09010/tunnel_manual.pdf Blackhole fwiw: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/tunnel/pubs/nhi09010/02a.cfm#fig2_7 R --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .