Shaft (civil engineering)
Underground vertical or inclined passageway in civil engineering / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about underground passages. For other uses, see Shaft (disambiguation).
In civil engineering a shaft is an underground vertical or inclined passageway. Shafts are often entered through a manhole and closed by a manhole cover. They are constructed for a number of reasons including:
- For the construction of a tunnel
- For ventilation of a tunnel or underground structure, aka ventilation shaft
- As a drop shaft for a sewerage or water tunnel
- For access to a tunnel or underground structure, also as an escape route