Search Results: 'Systra'

Delving Deep: Rethinking Underground Use
27 February, 2024
Rethinking Our Cities using the Underground Space’ was the important theme of a dedicated collaborative event hosted in Porto, Portugal, by the Portuguese tunnelling society (CPT), in Nov 2023, and moderated by ITACUS Co-chair Antonia Cornaro, Expert Underground Space with Amberg Engineering as well as lecturer on Planning of Underground Space at ETH Zurich. In this article, she describes and summarises the key points of the interesting discussion.

Packed schedule in Boston
28 June, 2023
TTNA previews the packed program for RETC 2023, in Boston, MA, in June

A good dose of fibre
11 June, 2020
Steel fibre-reinforced concrete and its historic use in metro tunnels was the subject of discussion at a seminar hosted by steel-fibre maker Bekaert. Paola De Pascali reports

Keeping up the Pressure
14 November, 2019
A cut-and-cover tunnel in Italy will make use of high pressure compressed air in what engineers are claiming is a first for the Mediterranean country. Paola De Pascali spoke with Andrea Pigorini, the head of infrastructure engineering at Italferr, and a spokesperson for Salini Impregilo, to find out more

Northern exposure
27 September, 2019
A round-up of tunnel work in the Nordic Forum

Eastern promise
26 August, 2014
Previously driven by the oil and gas sector, tunnelling in the Middle East is enjoying a new boom as metro systems and new sewer networks are developed throughout the region. Bernadette Ballantyne reports

Valley Girl
26 March, 2014
The Lyon Turin high speed rail connection calls for a base tunnel under Mount Ambin. Personnel from site manager Systra, and client Lyon Turin Ferroviaire discuss plans for La Maddalena exploratory tunnel, the organisational structure of the stretches of line, and problems that have dogged the project since before site handover

Copenhagen copes
28 February, 2013
Alex Conacher speaks to Guy Taylor, project director of client Metroselskabet, and Soren Eskesen, head of Cityringen tunnelling for the client, and chair of the Danish Tunnel and Underground Works Association for this update from site, and a new project offshoot, as the first machine arrives in port and site preparations draw to a close

Copenhagen cut
13 April, 2011
Detailed planning is underway for major excavations and tunnelling works on the Cityringen metro line in Copenhagen. Report by Patrick Reynolds

Planning ahead in Cairo
18 January, 2011
Construction on Line 3 of Cairo metro is seeing Phase One handover to Phase Two works while detailed planning is underway for the next two phases, reports Patrick Reynolds

Excavating Cairo’s Metro Line 3
08 July, 2010
Cairo's rapidly growing population will have its transport problems eased by a new line for its metro system, reports Adrian Greeman

Danish dash
18 May, 2010
More metro for Copenhagen and a possible undersea link to Germany are the new major plans involving tunnels in Denmark. Report by Patrick Reynolds

The Dubai Metro tunnels
30 January, 2009
Dubai’s metro scheme was presented to the October BTS meeting by Paul Groves, Atkins, Junichiro Nakayama, project manager bored tunnels JTM JV and Vijay Singh, tunnels resident engineer for Systra/Parsons JV and covered the Red and Green Lines construction.

Copenhagen plans Cityringen
11 August, 2008
Cityringen is the next, entirely underground, phase of Copenhagen’s metro. With tenders due to be called next year, contributing editor, Patrick Reynolds, recently caught up with the project team

London's segmental lining development
01 October, 2004
Tunnel engineering technology evolves and improves with every project. Several projects in the UK that illustrate some recent developments in segmental tunnel lining technology include Section 2 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), and Crossrail's Moorhouse Shaft, in London. Technical journalist, Chris Webb, discusses some of London's modern and traditional segmental lining methods

Fire considerations on the CTRL Tunnels
01 May, 2004
The UK's Channel Tunnel Rail Link Section 2 features long stretches of twin bore rail tunnel under London. Eddie Woods, RLE London Tunnels Area project engineer, and Arup director, and Paul Scott, Arup associate, describe the cross passage design and fire considerations for the lining

Multiple TBM action on Turin's metro
01 April, 2003
Tunnelling on Turin's first metro line is well underway, with three TBMs seeing action on the 9.3km long Phase 1. Client, the Turin Transport Group, explains the line's design and construction

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

Progress on CTRL's North Downs Tunnel
25 January, 2000
The 3.2km long North Downs tunnel in Kent, south east England, is now well under way using NATM.