Search Results: 'Rail Link Engineering'

CTRL contract 320 TBM finishes first
01 November, 2003

The evil staircase – Kakia Skala
01 October, 2003
Karstic voids, fractures, limited access and steep slopes have posed serious construction challenges on an 8km set of tunnels for a new railway line and the new Athens-Corinth motorway. Technical journalist, Adrian Greeman, recently visited the project

KCRC Tsim Sha Tsui Extension Tunnels
01 October, 2003
Cut and cover construction of the Tsim Sha Tsui extension tunnel in Hong Kong has pushed the engineering limits of working in confined spaces. Ir Patrick Ng, project engineer for the client, the Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation, describes one of the city's most challenging underground projects to date

RAVP consortia whittled down
01 October, 2003

6-month results open mixed bag
03 September, 2003

Complexity rules on London's Crossrail
01 September, 2003
Since 1989, a scheme to link the British rail network via the centre of London, has been on the drawing board. The recent announcement of support for the project by the UK's government means that the US$16bn rail project finally looks set to get off the ground. T&TI's news editor, Nathan Bushell, examines the history and future of Crossrail

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

Excavation Products
01 August, 2003
The latest excavation products

Tunnelling effects on piled foundations
01 June, 2003
BTS Harding Prize finalist, SW Jacobsz of Rail Link Engineering, describes his investigations into tunnelling effects on piled foundations in dense dry sand. Changes in the load distributions on piles with increasing volume loss are presented, as well as recommendations for the estimation of tunnelling-induced pile settlements in sand

Thameslink 2000 tunnels shape up
01 June, 2003

UK first on CTRL breakthrough
02 April, 2003

Complex redesign for London link
01 April, 2003
A packed audience at the BTS meeting this February, saw a most interesting presentation on the tunnelling work currently in hand at King's Cross St Pancras Station, London, UK. The presenters were Mike Crabtree of London Underground Ltd, Roger Cox of Infraco SSL (Sub-Surface Ltd), Chris Dulake of Arup and Colin Eddie of Morgan Tunnelling

Ground collapse above CTRL
01 March, 2003

North Downs Tunnel technical overview
01 March, 2003
Value engineering on the North Downs Tunnel, a 3.2km long high-speed rail tunnel on Section 1 of the UK's Channel Tunnel Rail Link, allowed estimated savings of US$14M and contributed towards completion five months ahead of schedule. Here, Colin Warren (Halcrow), lead engineering geologist for Rail Link Engineering, describes the technical innovation, value engineering and integrated observational approach adopted throughout construction

HK contracts up for grabs
20 February, 2003

New Zealand link
20 February, 2003

130km of tunnels on US rail link
20 February, 2003

CTRL hole swallows garden
10 February, 2003
with photos