Features from TTi

Supporting Victoria

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The UK’s first use of jet grouting in conjunction with shallow sprayed concrete lined tunnelling and pioneering use of building information modelling are among the many innovations on London Underground’s ultra-challenging Victoria Station...

Crossrail countdown

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

With the first Herrenknecht TBM launching as T&TI goes to press, Alex Conacher takes a look back to site visits in early February as segment production had just begun, and the machines were being assembled in the west London mud

Present and future state of UK tunneling

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Outgoing chair of the BTS Bob Ibell looks at the recent achievements of the UK tunnelling industry and the current state of works

The new face of Caterpillar Tunneling

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In 2008 construction equipment giant Caterpillar bought TBM manufacturer Lovat. For the following few years many in the industry watched and waited to see what might become of the Canadian firm. In his first interview since the takeover...