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Sprayed overbridges
SCL overbridges at tottenham court road. Andreas Feiersinger of dr. Sauer & partners, and Phillip Lea of Halcrow were the authors of this paper, which was presented at the March meeting of the...
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Massive metros
Desiree Willis, technical writer for TBM manufacturer Robbins looks to the logistical changes associated with the rise in grand metro schemes
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TBMs excavating Moscow Metro make breakthrough
Contractor SK Most has achieved breakthrough of the first of three Robbins EPBMs excavating the Moscow Metro late last month, Robbins announced last week.
Contractor SK Most has achieved breakthrough of the first of three Robbins EPBMs excavating the Moscow Metro late last month, Robbins announced last week.
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TBM Victoria breaks through at Canary Wharf station
Crossrail’s tunnelling machine Victoria has joined sister TBM Elizabeth in Canary Wharf box last week, after successfully breaking through earlier this month.
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New York gets USD 185M to safeguard planned rail tunnel route
Some USD 185M in funding has been secured to build a tunnel box that will preserve the right-of-way for new flood-resistant tunnels under the Hudson River. The funds will go towards an 800ft (244m) long concrete casement, or tunnel box, that will preserve the right-of-way for the two new flood-resistant tunnels into Manhattan’s Penn Station.
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Parsons opens new office in Dubai
Engineering and construction company, Parsons, has announced it has opened a new office space in Dubai, UAE. The new office was opened to commodate the technical staff required to support recent contract awards, particularly the design process of many projects in Dubai, the company stated.
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Second Mt Victoria tunnel plan unveiled
A second two-lane tunnel through Mt Victoria could be open to traffic within a decade, NZ Transport Authority announced recently. The agency has planned a second tunnel and widening of Ruahine St and Wellington Rd to connect to the new NZD 90M (USD 72M) Basin flyover.
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CSO Snapshot
In this snapshot of CSO work Nicole Robinson checks in with executive director of the NBC, Ray Marshall as construction moves forward in Providence, Rhode Island.
In this snapshot of CSO work Nicole Robinson checks in with executive director of the NBC, Ray Marshall as construction moves forward in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Storm Surge
When Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast last October, the super storm flooded many of New York’s tunnels. In the wee hours of the morning Moretrench received a call to help pump out the city’s crucial underground infrastructure. Michael McHugh explains where and how dewatering operations dried out the Big Apple.
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Cleaning up the capital
A TBM launch this spring in Washington DC is the first of several to come as the capital cleans up its CSOs. Nicole Robinson looks at the Blue Plains Tunnel.
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Go West
The market for megaprojects moves to the West Coast as tunnelling wraps up on most New York Subway drives, Nicole Robinson reports.
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Sprayed overbridges
SCL overbridges at tottenham court road. Andreas Feiersinger of dr. Sauer & partners, and Phillip Lea of Halcrow were the authors of this paper, which was presented at the March meeting of the british tunnelling Society
BLOGS
Face the facts
As this issue of Tunnels North America goes to print, three significant events took place in the US within days of each other. Two brothers set off bombs at the Boston Marathon, a fertiliser plant exploded in Texas and the Federal Aviation Administration furloughed air traffic controllers as part of the government-wide sequester, the current buzzword for USD 85bn spending cuts.
As this issue of Tunnels North America goes to print, three significant events took place in the US within days of each other. Two brothers set off bombs at the Boston Marathon, a fertiliser plant exploded in Texas and the Federal Aviation Administration furloughed air traffic controllers as part of the government-wide sequester, the current buzzword for USD 85bn spending cuts.
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Down and out: caterpillar tunneling
There is no escaping the big story this month. The company that was going to change the way we buy TBMs and ultimately the way we design tunnels has abandoned the industry. Caterpillar last month announced the closure of it's Toronto-based TBM manufacturing business Caterpillar Tunnelling Coporation Canada (CTCC) and exited the TBM market.
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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.
LATEST EVENTS
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.
Marriott Wardman Park. Organised by the SME - Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration. DEADLINE for conference paper abstracts 30 June 2012.
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Fire Protection and Safety in Tunnels
Full Name: Barbie Chambers Position: Events Marketing Executive
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15th International Symposium on Aerodynamics, Ventilation & Fire in Tunnels
The Symposium, celebrating its 40th year, is focused towards knowledge transfer on aerodynamics, ventilation and fire in tunnels. The event will take place at the Tryp Apolo Hotel, Barcelona08004 and is already supported by the Spanish and UK World Road Associations (PIARC) National Committees.
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