Search Results: 'Lovat'

TBM recovery after shaft seal failures
01 December, 2003
Polyurethane resins can be strategically applied in the recovery of inundations, flooded shafts and similar disastrous situations below ground. In this article, Peter Town, managing director of Oxford Hydrotechnics, discusses two different shaft seal failure case histories and explores the methodology adopted in each situation

Flying ahead at Terminal 5
01 September, 2003
As part of Heathrow Airport's new Terminal 5 project, numerous underground works are required, including a Storm Water Outfall Tunnel, a service tunnel under the A3044, and extensions to the Piccadilly Line and Heathrow Express. Peter Clarke, planning manager, and Selby Thacker, production leader, for the Morgan Vinci JV, and Ian Williams, BAA project leader, describe the bored tunnel works currently in progress

London boom sets the scene for UC'03
01 September, 2003
Underground Construction 2003 is due to be held on the 24-25 September at the ExCeL conference and exhibition centre in London's docklands. At a time when tunnelling activity in London is at its peak, this year's event is set to outstrip the success of its predecessors

Small Bore & Pipejacking Products
01 August, 2003
The latest small bore and pipejacking products

Excavation Products - continued
01 August, 2003
The latest excavation products - continued

Excavation Products
01 August, 2003
The latest excavation products

Multiple TBM action on Turin's metro
01 April, 2003
Tunnelling on Turin's first metro line is well underway, with three TBMs seeing action on the 9.3km long Phase 1. Client, the Turin Transport Group, explains the line's design and construction