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Crossrail in practice
10 October, 2013
As Crossrail, Europe’s largest civil engineering project, reaches the advanced point of construction, Simon Pugh, lead engineer in the route Control Centre for Crossrail presents to the BTS and Minsouth audience about how it is built and how it will be run

London swings
10 October, 2013
Tunnellers are coming to London this autumn. The excitement of major tunnel projects in the city has caught the attention of conference organisers and the speculation of further major projects in and around London is making the rest of the world take note.

Getting the graduates
25 September, 2013
The summer is exam results season. Universities and colleges compete for the best students. Faculties have a last ditch attempt to persuade prospective students to sign up to their courses. The decision the students make is an important one, the qualifications will be the overriding factor in getting their first job. Choosing the right course is analogous with choosing the right career.

Harding Prize 2013
19 July, 2013
This year’s BTS Harding Prize was awarded to David Clayton of Morgan Sindall for his paper on the TBM crossing at the Lee Tunnel conection shaft. This is part one of his paper.

Norra Laenken’s novel lining
17 May, 2013
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

Ultra rapid under pass
18 April, 2013
URUP is a shaftless shield technology. The TBM is launched and arrives at ground level and drives under shallow cover without ground treatment. The result is significant cost savings, reduced construction time and reduced environmental impact. The technology was presented at the September 2012 BTS meeting by Makoto Kanai and Akihiro Nishimori of Obayashi.

Under fire under work
13 March, 2013
The risk of fire in tunnels under construction can be reduced in several ways. At the November 2012 BTS meeting Barry O’Donoghue, Mott MacDonald site contract manager; Francois Pogu, Vinci's Lee Tunnel project director; Dave Bulbrook, London Fire Brigade group manager; and Donald Lamont of Hyperbaric & Tunnel Safety reviewed the Storbelt and A86 Socatop tunnel fires, protocol for working with fire brigade and current legislation required for contractors.

Segment Moulds specified
06 March, 2013
In this technical review, engineers on the Sparvo tunnel project take us through the complete process of segment design and casting on-site to handling and finally installation. Alex Conacher speaks to Alain Préaut, sales director for segment mould and system manufacturer CBE to get the other side of the coin