Search Results: 'CMC'

Manila Aqueduct
31 October, 2019
At the June 2019 meeting of the British Tunnelling Society, GHD’s practice leader for tunnels, Brendan Henry spoke about the NBAQ 4 project to deliver water to seven million residents in the Manila metropolitan area. Alex Conacher reports

Code red
30 September, 2019
Following the World Tunnel Congress in Naples, Paola de Pascali looks at Italy’s political and economic crisis, which is shared by the construction sector, itself struggling to stay afloat as large amounts of money are being lost

Northern exposure
27 September, 2019
A round-up of tunnel work in the Nordic Forum

Moncalieri extension
08 March, 2019
Paola De Pascali talked with Lombardi Ingegneria technical director, Alessandro Damiani and CMC project manager Lorenzo Fiorentino about the challenges met during excavation of the Metro Line 1 extension in Turin, Italy

A war against etna
26 July, 2018
Paola De Pascali visited worksites of the Nesima-Misterbianco and Stesicoro metro, which form part of the Circumetnea railway in Catania, Sicily

Squared up
25 April, 2018
Paola De Pascali speaks to engineers working to improve the highway network in central Italy

Andean Potential
06 September, 2017
From hydropower and metro systems to mining and road tunnels, Chile’s tunnelling market remains buoyant and some major projects are on the horizon

Valley Girl
26 March, 2014
The Lyon Turin high speed rail connection calls for a base tunnel under Mount Ambin. Personnel from site manager Systra, and client Lyon Turin Ferroviaire discuss plans for La Maddalena exploratory tunnel, the organisational structure of the stretches of line, and problems that have dogged the project since before site handover

Crossrail planning dock breakout
16 July, 2012
When Crossrail took over the ancient Connaught Tunnel as part of its route through east London, it was envisaged that it would be brought up to standard with a fill and re-excavate procedure, but further site investigations led to concerns that will now be tackled by open excavation through the Royal Docks

Ingula slant
09 July, 2012
Ingula pumped storage scheme is one of Africa’s larger tunnelling projects and underground works are in their final stages, reports technical journalist Patrick Reynolds

Hard and soft for NFM
14 March, 2011
NFM Technologies/NHI’s shields on Yintao water tunnel and Tianjin-Tanggu rail link are facing quite different challenges. Report by Patrick Reynolds

Finishing Gotthard
14 March, 2011
Work is getting into full swing on the 15.4km long Ceneri tunnel that completes the Gotthard high-speed railway axis in Switzerland. Adrian Greeman visited the site

Under pressure in the Philippines
01 May, 2003
Unfavourable geological conditions on the Casecnan Multipurpose Project, in the Philippines, led to the abandonment of TBM excavation in favour of drill and blast. Roger Bremen, head of hydraulic structures, and Fabio Tognola, junior engineer, for Lombardi Engineering Ltd, Switzerland, describe the implications of this decision

Winning in China
01 November, 2002
While foreign construction companies have widely been able to work in China since 1994, the country's recent membership to the World Trade Organisation coupled with a new national tendering law, is making the process far easier. Keith Wallis examines the current state of the Chinese tunnelling industry and explores recent contract awards and future opportunities for international tunnelling companies

High speed segments for Yellow River diversion
01 July, 2000
The Wanjiazhai Yellow River diversion project will provide the Province's main cities of Taiyuan, Datong and Pingshuo with water through free flowing tunnels to specially constructed reservoirs. Italian contractor Impregilo sends this report.

Construction of hydraulic tunnels and underground power houses
03 March, 2000