Search Results: 'Hong Kong Drainage Services Department'

Long distance pipe jacking in Asia
01 July, 2004
Jim Broomfield discusses the importance of automatic bentonite pipeline lubrication systems in achieving a low friction coefficient during pipejacking, using recent Asian project successes as examples

Kai Tak turnaround – angles and adversity
01 May, 2004
The 1.4km long Kai Tak Transfer Scheme employed the first use of a Mixshield TBM in Hong Kong, delivering excellent settlement control in the most difficult conditions. David Hake, John Holland's project manager for the China Harbour/ Transfield JV, describes this technically and logistically challenging mixed ground TBM project

West Rail tunnel threads the needle
01 March, 2004
West Rail, Hong Kong's latest new railway, opened to passengers in December 2003. The tunnelled Sham Shui Po section of the railway, on the Kowloon Peninsula, has highlighted the challenges of tunnel construction in densely populated urban areas. James Penny, principal engineer with designer Hyder Consulting, explains