Search Results: 'Robbins'

Carlo Grandori
21 October, 2002
6 June 1911 - 17 September 2002 By Dick Robbins, friend and collaborator

Long distance grouting in Arizona
01 July, 2002
Raymond Henn and William Leech of Hayley & Aldrich, Patrick Stephens of Pacific International Grouting and Mark Rybak of Affholder explain the long distance pumping of backfill material and contact grout carried out for the South Mountain Tunnel Project in the US

All change on Upper Diamond Fork
05 May, 2002

T&T North America goes global
05 May, 2002

Expert advice for Taiwan's PinGlin
01 May, 2002
Taiwan's Pinglin tunnel saga continues as contractors battle with faults, fractures and floods. Adrian Greeman describes the new measures taken in a project re-think, that is the result of recommendations given by a panel of expert tunnelling professionals

Seattle steals the show - NAT 2002
01 April, 2002
The bi-annual North American Tunneling Conference and Exhibition is due to be held this year on 18-22 May. With more projects planned or under construction in the US than ever before, it promises to be well worth a visit. Susan Nelson of the American Underground Construction Association reviews some of the main attractions

Policies and projects - Swiss style
01 April, 2002
Informative presentations on two quite different tunnelling projects in Switzerland demonstrate the differences in approach between the contracting arrangements and construction of tunnels in Switzerland and elsewhere in Europe. The presenters were Martin Knights, director of Infrastructure, Halliburton KBR and Paul Hoyland, Technical Manager for Balfour Beatty Major Projects

Downunder 2002 on track
01 February, 2002
As reported in the January edition of T&TI, the ITA World Tunnel Congress will be hosted by the Australian Underground Construction and Tunnelling Association (AUCTA), a founder member of the ITA, in Sydney from 2-8 March 2002. Garry Ash of Walter Construction, president of the AUCTA, explains why the timing of this event is particularly relevant

Italy's Pont Ventoux Power Complex
14 January, 2002
Numerical analysis proved invaluable in the choice of cavern shape to be constructed in complex geology on northern Italy's Pont Ventoux Hydroelectric Plant. Guido Peri, managing and technical director of the project's consulting engineer Alpina S.p.A reviews the scheme in this report