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Mitigation and alternatives: making hand mining better
26 September, 2011
A current trend in tunnelling, as in many other industries, is against manual labour, but in many situations hand mining seems the logical first choice until one considers the hazards involved that are arguably greater then those associated with large-section tunnelling. Maurice Jones checks on the current status of the activity, mitigation to improve hand mining, and the alternatives offered by some equipment manufacturers.

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

A consultant and a gentleman
18 January, 2011

Israel fast link
17 January, 2011
A series of tunnels are to be excavated near Jerusalem as part of the eastern portion of the new fast rail link to Tel Aviv, reports Patrick Reynolds