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Norra Laenken’s novel lining
In the January BTS meeting, technical and risk manager Andreas Raedle, construction manager Jörg Steppuhn and site manager Felix Lenzen, all of Hochtief Solutions, presented on the Norra Laenken...
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Bond street models
Congested Bond Street Station at the heart of London's Underground is one of the key challenges for an upgrade project. Ali Nasekhian, Thomas Schwind and Stefan Pinter of Dr Sauer explain 3D...
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Practical modelling
This paper attempts to offer practical information and disclose significant aspects of numerical simulations in tunnelling based on the authors' experiences in research and applications on a wide...
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Station design contract awarded on Gurgaon Metro Phase II project
Mott MacDonald is to provide the design for six new metro stations on Phase II of the rapid metro rail network in Gurgaon, India. The metro is being developed by Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon to help meet the growing transportation requirements between Gurgaon and Delhi.
Mott MacDonald is to provide the design for six new metro stations on Phase II of the rapid metro rail network in Gurgaon, India. The metro is being developed by Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon to help meet the growing transportation requirements between Gurgaon and Delhi.
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KFC only a tunnel away
A delivery company is offering Gaza residents a chance to indulge in KFC. The underground tunnels that connect Egypt and Gaza are now being used to smuggle food from the fast food chain.
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Tyne pedestrian tunnel to close for revamp
The Tyne pedestrian and cyclist tunnel is to close later for GBP 4.9M (USD 7.4M) refurbishment, which is expected to take a year to complete, local news reported yesterday. All four of the tunnel's ageing escalators will be replaced with lifts.
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SR 99 tunnel’s launch pit complete in Seattle
Crews have finished building the 80ft deep (24m) launch pit for the world's largest tunnelling machine, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced. It has taken nearly a year to build its underground walls, remove soil and build the infrastructure needed to support the nearly 7,000t machine.
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Work starts on tunnels in Thua Thien-Hue province
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc issued an order on 18 May to kick off construction of two tunnels in Phu Loc district, central Thua Thien-Hue province.
LATEST FEATURES
In the January BTS meeting, technical and risk manager Andreas Raedle, construction manager Jörg Steppuhn and site manager Felix Lenzen, all of Hochtief Solutions, presented on the Norra Laenken road tunnel project in Stockholm, Sweden. This article gives an overview of both the design and construction for the Lot NL 35project, including the pre-grouting works, the drill and blast operations and a new concept for inner lining
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Geneva Convention
The international tunnelling community heads to the Lake Geneva shoreline as the World Tunnel Congress enters Switzerland's metropolitan heart
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Bond street models
Congested Bond Street Station at the heart of London's Underground is one of the key challenges for an upgrade project. Ali Nasekhian, Thomas Schwind and Stefan Pinter of Dr Sauer explain 3D modelling for the project
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Practical modelling
This paper attempts to offer practical information and disclose significant aspects of numerical simulations in tunnelling based on the authors' experiences in research and applications on a wide range of projects in and outside the UK. authors Panos Spyridis of dr. Sauer, Angelos Gakis of dr. Sauer and Anmol Bedi of imperial college london explore
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Lining innovation at Marche-Umbria
Italy's Quadrilatero Marche-Umbria project is benefitting from a new tunnel lining system reinforced by tubular arches. Pietro Lunardi, Fabrizio Romozzi, Andrea Simonini, Dino Bonadies, Cesare Avignone and Carla Luigina Zenti describe the application, installation and safety aspects of this new system
BLOGS
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An open letter to the U.S. Congress
Dear elected officials, or the interns who open their mail, while I have no direct affiliation with the organisers, I’m going to go out on a limb, here, and invite you to RETC, the Rapid Excavation Technology Conference, which is being held in your neighbourhood this June. I’m sure they won’t mind.
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A cost of price
The UK has been hit by a supply chain scandal in the past month that seems unrivalled in recent years. One of the most regulated industries has spectacularly failed. British and European consumers have been eating horsemeat disguised as beef. This scandal offers a warning on price driven markets. The introduction of horsemeat into beef products has affected the lowest price readymade meals. Opportunists in the supply chain delivered cheap ‘beef’ to undercut competition.
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Rock Me Amadeus
NATM is a frequently misunderstood approach to tunnelling. Its de¬ nition, its use and its advantages are often the subject of debate. In this issue of Tunnels, Austrian Society for Geomechanics (OeGG) president Wulf Schubert attempts to tackle the issue.
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Show, don't tell
The National Center for Education Statistics recently released results for US students on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), a program testing maths and science every couple years at grades four and eight over the past decade and a half.
LATEST EVENTS
WTC 2013, Geneva, Switzerland
World Tunnel Congress at International Conference Centre. Organised by Swiss Tunnelling Society.
World Tunnel Congress at International Conference Centre. Organised by Swiss Tunnelling Society.
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Rapid Excavation & Tunneling Conf (RETC), Washington DC, US
Marriott Wardman Park. Organised by the SME - Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration. DEADLINE for conference paper abstracts 30 June 2012.
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