WT July/August 2011
Final TBM breakthrough on Airport Link
Tunnelling on Brisbane’s Airport Link has been completed, following the recent breakthrough of the second TBM, which excavated a 2.5km bore from Toombul to Lutwyche Full story...Danish site for Femern production
Danish state-owned company Femern has chosen Rødbyhavn, Denmark, as the future site for the production of the immersed-tunnel units for the Fehmarnbelt fixed link Full story...Thames tunnel debate hots up
Following the unease expressed by some London boroughs, a commission has been set up to look into the worthiness of the Thames tunnel, the 32km ‘super sewer’ designed to put an end to polluting storm discharges Full story...Comment
- The only way is up
Milan Line 4 metro gets underway
Italian construction and civil engineering group Impregilo has won, provisionally, the concession to build and operate Line 4 of the Milan metro Full story...Prestigious award for Canadian sewer
A sewer tunnel project in Greater Sudbury, Canada, has been named Public Works Project of the Year by the American Public Works Association Full story...Eivind Grøv addresses Malta conference
Proponents of an undersea tunnel connecting Malta and Gozo must have been heartened by confirmation that the rock along the proposed alignment appears to be geologically promising Full story...Global News
Final TBM breakthrough on Airport Link
Tunnelling on Brisbane’s Airport Link has been completed, following the recent breakthrough of the second TBM, which excavated a 2.5km bore from Toombul to Lutwyche Full story... Danish site for Femern production
Danish state-owned company Femern has chosen Rødbyhavn, Denmark, as the future site for the production of the immersed-tunnel units for the Fehmarnbelt fixed link Full story...Robbins breaks records at Qinling
US-based TBM-maker Robbins has announced that two of its TBMs have achieved record advance rates in ‘exceedingly difficult conditions’, excavating a twin-bore rail tunnel in China’s West Qinling Mountains Full story...SME calls for papers
SME, organiser of the 2012 North American Tunnelling Conference (NAT) to be held in Indianapolis, US, on June 24-27, has issued a call for papers Full story...Revised Ottawa tunnel design saves millions
Planners and engineers working on Ottawa’s light rail system have come up with a way to shave US$216 million off the project cost: the line will be run through a shallower tunnel in the downtown area Full story...Bekaert researcher recognised as innovator
Ann Lambrechts, head of building products R&D at steel fibre-maker Bekaert, has won the ‘Industry’ category of the European Inventor Award Full story...Skanska wins design-build overflow project
Skanska USA has won a US$83 million contract to design and build a wastewater overflow tunnel in Washington DC Full story...Caterpillar TBMs advance in Winter Olympics works
Caterpillar, the construction equipment maker that acquired Lovat, announced recently that one of its TBMs, a Cat 243, has excavated the third tunnel complex on a mountain resort in Russia Full story...New rockfall in Niagara tunnel
A rockfall in the 10.4km Niagara tunnel has been reported by the Niagara Falls Review Full story...Thames tunnel debate hots up
Following the unease expressed by some London boroughs, a commission has been set up to look into the worthiness of the Thames tunnel, the 32km ‘super sewer’ designed to put an end to polluting storm discharges Full story...Milan Line 4 metro gets underway
Italian construction and civil engineering group Impregilo has won, provisionally, the concession to build and operate Line 4 of the Milan metro Full story...Prestigious award for Canadian sewer
A sewer tunnel project in Greater Sudbury, Canada, has been named Public Works Project of the Year by the American Public Works Association Full story...Skanska awarded contract to extend Prague metro
Skanska has been awarded a US$218 million contract to provide technical services for Prague’s subway Line A extension Full story...Eivind Grøv addresses Malta conference
Proponents of an undersea tunnel connecting Malta and Gozo must have been heartened by confirmation that the rock along the proposed alignment appears to be geologically promising Full story...Features
Antwerp banks on tunnels
Twin TBM-bored tunnels excavated under difficult geological conditions will facilitate the rail infrastructure of the Belgian port, reports George Demetri Full story... Greek tunnelling still going strong
Dr George Dounias, vice-president of the Greek Tunnelling Society, outlines the feverish tunnelling activity that has taken place in the country recently Full story...Risk management on track
Dr Rupert Lieb & Heinz Ehrbar outline the risk management system used on the Gotthard Base Tunnel in which the geology assumes critical importance Full story...Designs in jointed rock
Dr Walter Wittke and Dr René Sommer compare rock mechanical models and classification systems, and ask whether their application involves any risk Full story...Soundings on segments
Dr Robert Sturk outlines a breakthrough in using impact echo measurement for the non-destructive quality control of backfill material in segmentally lined tunnels Full story...Working in high-pressure compressed air
Dr Donald Lamont, a civil engineer with decades of experience in health and safety, describes some of the issues associated with the use of HPCA Full story...Site Search
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