Opinion - Page 5
Stay up to date with the latest opinion features from the global tunnelling industryA two way street... Last month saw the launch of the 'The Joint Code of Practice for Risk Management of Tunnel Works in the UK' prepared by The British Tunnelling...
Strengthening the case Welcome to September's issue of T&TI. We've certainly got a mammoth issue for you this month. Not only does the main issue include our regular North American supplement (taking the issue size to...
Good show! Welcome to T&TI's annual 'Machinery, Plant & Equipment Review'. Once again we have received an overwhelming response to our call for entries from international tunnelling equipment manufacturers....
Is it an option? There is little doubt that the vast costs associated with constructing large scale tunnelling projects, particularly under an urban environment, can prove too much for the generally pennywise...
Creating a 'safety culture' Compared to 10 years ago, safety issues are now, without question, more at the forefront of the decision process during the planning, building and operation of underground construction projects....
Two birds with one stone There has been a lot of talk recently in UK tunnelling circles about Kuala Lumpur's ambitious 9.7km long single-tube, Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel, planned for a construction start mid...
Raising the Standard In T&TI this month is an important article by tunnel fire specialist, Gabriel Alexander Khoury, that describes the efforts being made under the European Union's 5th Framework agreement to address...
Long-term game plan Promoting the long-term benefits of tunnelling has become, now possibly more than ever, a critical issue. Unfortunately the headlines have recently been dominated by the ground collapses associated...
Two heads are better than one… Welcome to T&TI's annual February "World Profile of Contractors & Consulting Engineers". Now a long running yearly institution, the issue is a comprehensive listing of who's who and who's doing...
Not to be missed This year's International Tunnelling Association's (ITA) World Tunnelling Congress, to be held in Amsterdam from the 12th – 17th April, promises to...
Broadening horizons It's always a good time, as the year draws to an end, to reflect on what the previous 12 months has brought, both good and bad. All in all, 2002 seems to have been an encouraging year for the...
A parliamentary forum for underground space
October 29th marked what could prove a landmark day for the British tunnelling industry. After a tremendous effort, spearheaded by Peter South, immediate past president of the
The show goes on… and on… and on….
Even the most cynical of visitors to last month's IUT 2002 show at Sargans in Switzerland would be hard pressed to leave unimpressed by the scale of the exhibition and uniqueness of the underground...
Engineering global solutions
The World Summit on Sustainable Development, held last month in Johannesburg, highlighted some startling statistics on 'world health', with the international water crisis being the focus of...
Powering on...
Welcome to T&TI's annual 'Machinery, Plant & Equipment Review'. This definitive guide is subdivided into easy to navigate sections, giving the reader an exhaustive catalogue of the major...
Giving reassurance...
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, it does seem realistic to say that compared to recent years, the opportunities for large and small scale tunnelling works across the globe are picking...
Self promotion...
At last month's excellently attended NAT conference in Seattle, the closing session threw up a somewhat sobering but nonetheless fascinating discussion that could easily have been titled 'How do...
T&T North America goes global
This edition of T&T North America introduces readers to the publication's new format. Incorporating T&T North America as a bound in section of the main monthly T&T International parent magazine in...
Few can remember exactly when or how the great divide between design and construction management/site supervision on publicly funded projects in the US came about. The reason why is more easily...
The way forward...
Tunnelling must be the only civil construction discipline that takes out more than it leaves behind. When building a skyscraper or bridge, the area to be used is in free space and the materials for...
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