Search Results: 'VMT'

Weser tube holethrough
01 December, 2001

Powering bends in BangkoK
22 September, 2001
A project to link two electricity substations via an 8km tunnel under Bangkok saw Skanska Lundby develop a new hydraulic method for sinking large shafts and find the right lubricant to let it pipejack relatively easily around obstacles. Mats Alexanderson of the contractor reported to the Bauma Microtunnelling Symposium in April this year

Small Bore and Pipe Jacking
20 August, 2001

Microtunnelling manufacturers
09 June, 2001
T&TI reviews the major suppliers of small bore, remote controlled tunnelling equipment.

Soft ground pipe jack for Bogota interceptor
07 April, 2001
Bernard Théron, chief engineer, CSM Bessac (Soletanche Bachy Group) reports on how the first soft-ground tunnel jacking in Colombia has been saving time and trenching.

In at the deep end - Part two
01 February, 2001
Continuing from the January issue, Maurice Jones reports on the tunnel boring progress, lining, cross-passage construction and surface facilities for the Westerscheldetunnel project.

In at the deep end
05 January, 2001
The Netherlands has adopted large-diameter TBM work for soft ground tunnels with great enthusiasm. No where is this more evident than in the Westerschelde tunnel project where modern technology is set to open the relatively isolated Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen province. However, such a challenging project has not been without its snags.