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Namma Metro
25 November, 2016
Bangalore’s metro construction was never supposed to be so complex, but after years of difficult tunnelling and unexpectedly harsh ground conditions, it had proven itself otherwise. With multiple tBMs boring in the north-south and east-west directions, the critical path lay through Majestic Station, a crossroads for both lines. Robbins field service were called to the job, Robbins technical writer Desiree Willis reports

Up to speed
03 November, 2016
TAC's regional directors provide their annual reports with project updates and other chapter information.

Siphon Tunnel activated
01 November, 2016
US - A new water tunnel in New York connecting Brooklyn to Staten Island is now activated following a ceremony October 29. The tunnel saw years of delay following the devastation of Super Storm Sandy in 2012.

Heritage brand
31 October, 2016
A buoyed tunnelling industry and a number of domestic political gestures are restoring confidence in uK manufacturing. Davy Markham is one brand looking to increase its showing in the tunnelling industry. Alex Conacher reports

Venerable TBM launches on White River Tunnel project
30 September, 2016
USA - A 6.2m-diameter Robbins TBM was launched by the Shea-Kiewit JV on the White River Tunnel project. The 8.5km drive through limestone and dolomitic rock is part of the DigIndy wastewater tunnels complex being constructed below Indianapolis. The parent project comprises 28km of tunnelling.

Explosion prevention in coal mine TBM drifts
21 September, 2016
Since the first record of a colliery explosion in Belgium, nearly 300 years ago, significant improvements have been achieved in the prevention of explosions in mines. However, gas explosion hazards are not unique to coal mines but also occur in TBM projects with 48 explosion fatalities recorded worldwide calling for continued diligence and improvements in explosion risk management. Success of TBMs in civil engineering infrastructure in poor ground conditions resulted in consideration of its application to a coal mine in Queensland

Big city move
18 August, 2016
TBMs are being built on an ever larger scale, pushing the limits our congested cities can accommate. Rhian Owen speaks with two freight forwarding companies about the obstacles they face when machines through large cities

Bend and breakthrough
13 July, 2016
A short drive in Oregon could revolutionize how small bores are advanced through congested ground. Jon Young looks at how removing the driver from SBUs could cuts costs and make impossible projects routine

TBM components arrive in Atlanta for quarry tunnel project
07 July, 2016
USA—The main beam of a Robbins TBM arrived in Atlanta on June 29 for assembly at the Bellwood Quarry, where a USD 270M project will build a 5-mile- (8km-) long tunnel connecting the Chattahoochee River and flooding the former rock quarry.

TBM manufacturers to merge
01 July, 2016
INTERNATIONAL - Robbins and Northern Heavy Industries (NHI) agreed to a three-phase merger plan on 28 June. Initially the Shenyang based heavy machinery giant will take a minority interest in Robbins. Following this, probably in July 2016, NHI will take a 61 per cent stake in the American TBM manufacturer.

Robbins appoints Lechner
24 June, 2016
USA – Manufacturer Robbins has appointed Joe Lechner as its new Small Boring Unit (SBU) manager.

Chinese Diversions
16 May, 2016
Desiree Willis, technical writer for TBM manufacturer Robbins gives a run down of some of the design and operational requirements for machinery supplied to the tunnel projects making up Shanxi Province's Great Hydro Network (GHN)

The way ahead
16 May, 2016
Excavation of the tunnel access to the new Grosvenor longwall coal mine in Queensland, Australia was achieved via TBM methodology - a first for the state’s mining industry. Sally Spencer reports

Tunnelling Down Under
16 May, 2016
Transport infrastructure is providing ample opportunity for Australia’s tunnelling industry. Keren Fallwell reports

Intermediate TBM breakthrough on TEP II
12 May, 2016
MEXCIO – The TBM mining the 5.8km-long Túnel Emisor Poniente (TEP) II project broke through to an intermediate shaft on 29 March. The machine then began maintenance, ongoing as Tunnels and Tunnelling went to press, before continuing to bore the final 3.2km of tunnel.

Milestone in Montreal
28 April, 2016
The TBM mining on the Rosemont Reservoir Project made its historic breakthrough last fall, Desiree Willis, technical writer for The Robbins Company reports

Water works in Quebec
28 April, 2016
Infrastructure development in Montreal and wider Québec is seeing tunnelling for various end sectors. André Rancourt, TAC's regional director for Québec and Maritimes, provides an overview

Women In Tunneling seeks RSVPs for WTC event
21 April, 2016
Global--During RETC 2015 in New Orleans 16 women met for breakfast and created a contact list. From there, plans for a meeting in 2016 quickly grew with the use of the Women In Tunnelling Linked In group. "It's becoming bigger than what we expected," said organizer Elisa Comis, project engineer with The Robbins Company.

WTC 2016
01 April, 2016
Registration is open for the worldwide tunnelling event of the year, with as many as 600 unique technical presentations, short courses and breakout sessions, and more than 200 exhibitors from around the world. Here’s a look at the highlights planned for this year’s conference and be sure to visit Tunnels & Tunnelling at Booth 1215 at this year’s WTC in San Francisco.

Conversion rate
14 March, 2016
Adding capacity to the over-tasked wastewater system in Mexico City, an alignment through changing ground conditions is a likely candidate for Robbins’ Crossover TBM, Nicole Robinson reports.