Search Results: 'International Tunnelling Association'

Modern tunnelling risk
26 December, 2017
As a review of the Tunnel Code of Practice gets underway Tunnels & Tunnelling talksto the insurers behind London’s Crossrail which broke new ground in project insurance

Spending probes
15 November, 2017
Perspectives on the relationship of SI spending and ground risk. Report by Patrick Reynolds

Investigate and implement
17 October, 2017
Toronto is preparing to build 22km of tunnels to improve waterways in the Great Lakes Basin. Mark Bruder of R.V. Anderson Associates Limited, Daniel Cressman of Black & Veatch, and Robert Mayberry with the City of Toronto outline the geotechnical investigation program for the Don River and Central Waterfront Wet Weather Flow System

Just like new
12 October, 2017
In the TBM world, multi-use machines offer time and cost savings

Accidents and diseases assessed
23 August, 2017
M. Tender / J. P. Couto from the University of Minho, Portugal look at the health and safety statistics from Portugal to validate beliefs regarding the most frequent incidents

WTC bergen
21 August, 2017
The World Tunnel Congress was held at the northern extreme of Europe this year as the Norwegian Tunnelling Society (NFF) welcomed 1,550 delegates to the colourful coastal town of Bergen

Uncanny valley
23 May, 2017
The use of digital technology to improve training is growing in the tunnelling sector withinnovations that can improve safety and save money

Value your Signature
29 March, 2017
Martin Knights, an independent consultant and former president of the International Tunnelling Association, asks what lies beneath your signature in this reaction to a comment at the recent Harding Memorial Lecture, hosted by the British Tunnelling Society

Getting there
22 March, 2017
Moving oversized cargo takes coordination and requires extensive research. Tunnels & Tunnelling speaks to three organizations that specialize in taking on this heavy lifting

In the family
30 January, 2017
Paola De Pascali visited Rocksoil’s headquarters in Milan to talk Giuseppe Lunardi about the history and development of Rocksoil. Also included is a Q&A with Lunardi’s father, Pietro Lunardi, in which he notes the emerging potential for underground power plants

TAC Awards 2016
10 January, 2017
The Tunnelling Association of Canada (TAC) presents its annual awards each fall to recognise the deserving individuals and projects in the Canadian tunnelling sectors. The 2016 awards were presented on October 17 in OTtawa. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners