Search Results: 'British Tunnelling Society'

Forever Young
25 September, 2013
At WTC 2013 in Geneva, the British Tunnelling Society put forward a proposal to work towards the creation of a young members group for the International Tunnelling Association. For those who aren’t aware of what such a group could get up to, Tunnels gives this brief look at some BTSYM activities

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.

Sprayed overbridges
06 June, 2013
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

Iron legacy
09 May, 2013
ONE OF Britain’s most formidable political  gures of the last century died last month. Margaret Thatcher’s legacy to the British tunnelling industry is sure to divide opinion in the same way her entire political career has.

Rock Me Amadeus
28 February, 2013
NATM is a frequently misunderstood approach to tunnelling. Its de¬ nition, its use and its advantages are often the subject of debate. In this issue of Tunnels, Austrian Society for Geomechanics (OeGG) president Wulf Schubert attempts to tackle the issue.