Smart Ground Support
Nicholas Vlachopoulos, professor with the Royal Military College of Canada, and Bradley Forbes, PhD candidate at Queens University, share their research into continuous strain monitoring using fiber...
View ArticleRisk management in major projects
On the 19th of October, four speakers from across the tunnelling industry gave their perspective on the management of risk in tunnelling and major infrastructure projects.
View ArticleFrench Revolution
Automation of the steering and piloting for TBMs using a system developed by Vinci Construction engineers in the 1980s is continuing to deliver benefits. Bernadette Ballantyne reports
View ArticleAlternative fuel risks
Traditional vehicle fuels such as petrol and diesel are being exchanged at an ever accelerating pace by alternative energy carriers. From a risk perspective, batteries and gaseous fuels introduce new...
View ArticleTeach a lesson
A free resource to promote and educate tunnelling engineers of the future. Paola De Pascali speaks with Gerard Quigg, past chair of the BTSYM’s Schools and Universities committee to understand how the...
View ArticleDrive time
The TBM mining twin tunnels for the Regional Connector project in Los Angeles makes its final breakthrough, Nicole Robinson reports
View ArticleContinuing education
For those seeking CEUs or to learn something new short course programs are on offer
View ArticleCrossrail SCL Design
Mott MacDonald project director Rosa Diez looks at the work required for Crossrail’s contract C121 – sprayed concrete lining design
View ArticleSprings Tunnel Refurbishment
Alun Thomas from supplier Minova and Dave Thomas from main contractor AMCO look at some of the products and systems used for the Springs Tunnel refurbishment project
View ArticleCombining Two Soft Ground TBM Technologies
The development of Herrenknecht’s Variable Density TBM is detailed by Karin Bäppler, head of geotechnics and consulting for traffic tunnelling; Frédéric Battistoni, division manager for traffic...
View ArticleUncharted territory
Desiree Willis from TBM manufacturer Robbins asks if TBM tunneling in mixed face conditions ever be consistent?
View ArticleArtery bypass
In the summer of 2017, Alex Conacher spoke with Aurecon’s Jack Muir who was engaged in finalising the tender design of the Second Overvaal Tunnel
View ArticleSquared up
Paola De Pascali speaks to engineers working to improve the highway network in central Italy
View ArticleOver and under
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and Tunnel project called for the construction of two artificial islands linked by a 6.7km-long subsea tunnel. The impressive project shows tunnelling to be a...
View ArticleNewton le willows
Contractor Joseph Gallagher has taken an innovative approach to construction of a newunderpass at a Victorian railway station, enabling trains to keep running as work continues
View ArticleA life underground
A journey through the career of Ken Muir, working all over the world, often in extreme conditions
View ArticleMontreal’s major project
Construction is expected to start this year for the REM, which will become one of the largest, fully automated LRT systems in the world, Jean Habimana of Hatch, reports
View ArticleFour seasons
To relocate utilities on Calgary’s Glenmore Dam, Ward & Burke needed to work in an environmentally sensitive and highly visible public space, Nicole Robinson reports
View ArticleRight angle
Paola De Pascali speaks with Joseph Dos Santos, president of Dos Santos International, about the GPS high angle conveyors recently installed at work sites for a tunnel extension project on the Paris...
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