Search Results: 'BTS'

Bangkok metro extension
17 October, 2014
Complex station works, and tunnel drives constrained by logistical and property issues are needed for the Blue Line metro extension in Thai capital Bangkok. Some of the stations are highly visible near the famous old parts of the city. Report and pictures by Adrian Greeman.

Crossrail Western tunnels: TBM Breakthrough at Bond street station
10 October, 2014
The construction of the Crossrail Western tunnels saw two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) build 13.7km of tunnel below the streets of central London.

Crossrail C310
10 October, 2014
Geotechnical and tunnelling related specifics in urban tunnelling, and a river crossing with low overburden are covered in this BTS presentation on Crossrail contract C310, Thames Tunnel.

East side explosives
26 August, 2014
At February's joint BTS/Minsouth meeting. Andy Thompson of Hatch Mott MacDonald delivered a presentation on the use of explosives for the construction of New York's East side access. Andrew Hindmarch of Mott MacDonald gives this report from the meeting.