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suspended tubbing

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suspended tubbing [sə′spen·dəd ′təb·iŋ]
(mining engineering)
A permanent method of lining a circular shaft, in which the tubbing (German type) is temporarily suspended from the next wedging curb above and for which no temporary supports are required; slurry is run in behind the tubbing by means of a funnel passing through the holes provided in the segments.


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