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Picking favourites
26 December, 2017
Sandvik’s vice-president for tunnelling drills Pekka Nieminen shares his career highlights, from complex rock in Switzerland to computerised drilling jumbos in South Korea

TAC Awards 2016
10 January, 2017
The Tunnelling Association of Canada (TAC) presents its annual awards each fall to recognise the deserving individuals and projects in the Canadian tunnelling sectors. The 2016 awards were presented on October 17 in OTtawa. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners

Face lift
25 June, 2015
Manitoba Hydro embarked on a programme to construct a new seven bay, gated spillway to replace its existing facilities. Boro Lukajic, an independent consultant, and Brian Peter of KGS Group Consulting Engineers, describe the project, now successfully completed.

Romaine Diversion
18 December, 2014
To build a dam for the La Romaine project in Quebec, a joint venture of EBC-Neilson needed to build a river. Donald Proulx, vice president of heavy civil works and mines, business development proposals, for EBC Inc, based in Quebec reports

Forming a Solution
27 June, 2014
Ben Roberds and Eric Gemin of Redpath describe the top heading and bench excavation method for the Waneta Expansion Project, and the challenges and benefits of using a self-advancing tunnel form on a 17 per cent slope.

The Italian jobs
11 February, 2011
Tunnelling is booming in Italy, with four major projects under construction and a further eight at the tender, design or financing stage. John McKenna reports

Deep down and squeezed tight at Sedrun
06 December, 2010
South African gold mine shafts, German coal seams, World War U-boat construction and Swiss mountain railways all helped on the difficult Sedrun section

Devil’s Slide diversion drive
23 March, 2010
A bypass tunnel on the scenic California coast is well advanced to avoid the Devil’s Slide landslide area on the famous scenic Highway One route, reports Adrian Greeman

Hindhead hit
27 October, 2008
The A3 Hindhead twin bore tunnels, under construction in England, are taking forward the development of permanent SCL. Report and photos by contributing editor Patrick Reynolds

Bribane’s quiet achiever nears end
23 September, 2008
Tunnelling successfully under a heritage-listed jail was one of several interesting challenges for Brisbane’s Boggo Road Busway Alliance (BRBA). Gavin Bradford, project manager for Stage Two of the Alliance, describes the project to date

Servicing Helsinki’s ‘Underground City’
08 April, 2008
A long-term strategy for the future development of Helsinki’s ‘Underground City’ includes a new service tunnel network, which is currently being constructed to remove commercial supply traffic from the surface of the historic city centre. Deputy editor, Amanda Foley, recently visited one of the contracts on the project

Fast work in tough Iceland bores
31 August, 2007

Nygard nears completion
07 August, 2007

A Matter of Stability
26 July, 2007
There is a vast array of methods and materials now available to control ground stability, or to combat instability and collapses. Technical journalist Maurice Jones looks at some of the latest approaches

San Cristóbal reaches final lining stage
25 July, 2007

Waiting for go on Diftah-Shis drives
03 July, 2007

Monster tunnelling at Glendoe
16 April, 2007
At the March British Tunnelling Society meeting, members from the client, consultant and contractor gave an exhaustive presentation on one of the UK’s largest tunnelling projects

Drilling through the Fujeirah highlands
20 December, 2006

Breakthrough on Eagle's Nest in HK
01 January, 2006

Court finds Atlas Copco did not infringe patent
17 November, 2005