Search Results: 'Docklands Light Railway'

Connaught phoenix for Crossrail
15 June, 2011
Crossrail has been revealing the Connaught Tunnel in London’s Docklands to representatives of the media and stakeholders prior to work beginning on its modification. The project design involves some unusual refurbishment methods to enlarge the existing tunnel and preserve some Victorian features as Maurice Jones reports

From the ground up - to project control
14 March, 2011
What happens when underground construction practice doesn’t follow design theory? How can engineers find out what is actually happening with accuracy to reduce risk? The principles of structural monitoring have been known for many years but technical developments in instruments to test ground conditions in situ have increased reliability and reduced cost to such an extent that the wealth of information available has required new thinking in data handling, analysis and presentation. Maurice Jones checks with some leading participants on how data is now collected handled and used, plus how improvements might come about

Crossrail appointments
25 February, 2011