Search Results: 'Rail Link Engineering'

Primary ways to save
19 December, 2001
The value engineered into the North Downs Tunnel allowed savings of $14M and contributed towards completion of the UK Channel Tunnel Rail Link five months ahead of programme. In the first part of his Harding Prize paper, finalist Jon Hurt of Arup, explains

Seattle settles for South Link start
06 November, 2001

The Secondary Lining - an easier process
06 November, 2001
In the second part of their paper 'Self-certification on the North Downs Tunnel', submitted to the BTS Harding Prize Competition 2001, Esther Casson and Rand Selman (both seconded to Miller Civil Engineering Services from Mott MacDonald) take a look at self-certification processes for the secondary lining of the North Downs tunnel for Channel Tunnel Rail Link, UK.

Dividends from a shared interest in quality
01 October, 2001
In this, the first part of their paper 'Self certification on the North Downs Tunnel', submitted to the Harding Prize Competition 2001, Esther Casson and Rand Selman (both seconded to Miller Civil Engineering Services from Mott MacDonald) review how self-certification was developed successfully and brought gains during construction of the North Downs tunnel for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link

Hong Kong opts for tunnel links
21 September, 2001

Ancillary Products
20 August, 2001

Tunnel Support Products
20 August, 2001

New design for HK Route 7
20 August, 2001

Shotcreting developments for German rail tunnels
09 June, 2001
In the second part of his review, Prof Dr-Ing Bernhard Maidl of the Institute of Construction Technology, Tunnelling and Construction Management at the Ruhr University of Bochum discusses the role of screens in creating stability for excavation on major German rail links

Tunnelling contractor sold within the UK
09 June, 2001

Harding Prize success
02 May, 2001

Gammon scores twice in Hong Kong contracts
02 May, 2001

Son of Øresund link?
06 April, 2001

World's set fair
01 March, 2001
Tunnelling machinery and major symposiums on tunnelling and microtunnelling will be prime features of Bauma 2001 to be held in Munich from 2-8 April. Mike Winney and T&TI report on major points of interest for tunnel engineers

Siemens to upgrade Russia's railways
01 March, 2001

In at the deep end - Part two
01 February, 2001
Continuing from the January issue, Maurice Jones reports on the tunnel boring progress, lining, cross-passage construction and surface facilities for the Westerscheldetunnel project.

Stratford passes the acid test
14 January, 2001
Vacuum pumping and acidisation to improve groundwater extraction along the route of the UK's Channel Tunnel Rail Link gave encouraging results, report John Chaytor and Edward Cookson of Foundation & Exploration Services.

Supporting Leopold's legacy
05 January, 2001
Modern rail transport is meeting old at Antwerp and this has resulted in a complex and innovative engineering project, both on the surface and underground.

Christmas bids called for Turkey
05 January, 2001