Search Results: 'Sika'

Low carbon backfill grout
24 January, 2024
Sika is launching a new reduced carbon backfill grout for TBMs, called Sika® Stabilizer-7100 TBM. Mike A. Sposetti, Global Technical Manager (TBM), Underground Construction with Sika Group AG explains the background and provide details

BTSYM workshop – waterproofing in tunnels
29 December, 2023
Earlier this year, BTSYM held a workshop where young members heard from Sika UK’s Head of Infrastructure, Sarah Langley, on the basics of waterproofing for tunnels. After attended the highly informative event, Avantika Raj, Tunnel Engineer with Dr Sauer & Partners, prepared this report for T&T

Insertable certainty
30 August, 2022
R&D efforts have produced a ‘plug-in’ safety door with made-to-measure fit for tunnel cross passages

Sika to acquire MBCC Group (formerly BASF)
23 November, 2021
Switzerland-based construction and industry chemicals group Sika is to acquire MBCC Group, the former BASF Construction Chemicals.

Monitoring of soil conditioning parameters during EPBM excavation
29 October, 2021
Sika employees Dr Oscar Marazzini, Kanokwan Chuanak, Philippe Doriot and Manfredo Belohuby, look at how lab results can be correlated and applied on site, and how lab trials can give reliable, usable results to improve the success of future projects, avoiding costly errors and delays

Sika launches online knowledge centre
01 July, 2021
Building product manufacturer Sika has launched the Knowledge Centre – an eLearning platform designed to enable construction specialists to expand their skills and keep up to date on the latest developments, innovations and regulatory requirements relating to a wide range of construction materials.

Hagerbach Test Gallery celebration set for June
27 May, 2021
Switzerland-based underground research facility Hagerbach Test Gallery (VSH) is to hold a special event on 18 June to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

Connecting HS2 at Euston
22 September, 2020
Work on the UK’s new HS2 high-speed rail line is on track. Emma Hale and Christoph Eberle of Mott MacDonald describe one of the line’s first underground structures to be built in London

Sika macro fibre obtains service report for use in concrete
14 August, 2019
International – Sika announced this month that its SikaFiber Enduro Prime had obtained an International Code Council (ICC) Evaluation Services Report for Acceptance Criteria (AC) 383.

Deepest and Longest
07 May, 2019
Yves Boissonnas, head of tunnelling at Sika Europe Management, the guest speaker at the January BTS lecture, provided a presentation on the Gotthard Base Tunnel

Sika to acquire King
12 March, 2019

Bonding well
06 September, 2017
To repair a limestone block tunnel more than 120 years old, a local watershed agency and its engineering consultant devised a solution using shotcrete to create a tunnel in a tunnel. Nicole Robinson reports on the Trout Brook Storm Sewer Interceptor’s rehabilitation

Bonding well
29 August, 2017
To repair a limestone block tunnel more than 120 years old, a local watershed agency and its engineering consultant devised a solution using shotcrete to create a tunnel in a tunnel. Nicole Robinson reports on the Trout Brook Storm Sewer Interceptor’s rehabilitation

The expanse macabre
29 May, 2017
Rolzur Eternal Green Solutions is constructing an underground mausoleum in Israel to meetthe growing demand for burial space. Alex Conacher reports

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.

Sika announces growth in all regions
21 August, 2015
SWITZERLAND – Speciality chemicals company Sika announced growth and profit improvements in its half-year report, although the strength of the Swiss Franc resulted in a negative sales result.

Finishing India’s longest
18 June, 2012
Following tunnel excavation breakthrough last September, and the final blast in April this year, work is continuing on the long and notoriously difficult Panjal railway tunnel in India to complete support lining including some necessary ground reinforcement work. Maurice Jones reports on the latest progress

Sany of China to buy Putzmeister
02 February, 2012

Sika acquires Axim
15 December, 2011

Membranes in the mix
22 July, 2011
There are many approaches to trying to keep a tunnel permanently dry, and as many factors in whether a method is a success. Maurice Jones enters the battle between competing membrane systems