Search Results: 'crossrail'

Innovation & technological advances in the design of segmental lining
18 November, 2015
A report on the September 2015 meeting of the British Tunnelling Society, where engineers from CH 2M and Ozengi spoke on the future of segmental lining. For the full paper, please see Tunnels and Tunnelling September 2015, page 31. Paul Perry, newly appointed to the BTS Committee, and in charge of meetings, reports

Third Crossrail 2 consultation opens
04 November, 2015
GREAT BRITAIN – A third Crossrail 2 consultation was launched in late October. This one aims to flesh out more detailed plans for the project. The closing date for comments is 8 January. Responses will be considered to shape proposals for the scheme as they develop. A report will be published in spring 2016.

Another hurdle
29 October, 2015
In a trip to China, the UK’s chancellor George Osborne has been trying to spark interest in High Speed Two (HS2) investment opportunities. Some GBP 24bn (USD 36.5bn) was laid out for the consideration of potential spenders at an event in Chengdu, the capital of Southwest China’s Sichuan province. Osborne tweeted from the event: “Today we open bidding process for HS2 construction with contracts worth 11.8bn. A milestone in a project key to Britain's future.”

Fortune telling
13 October, 2015
In the Tunnels and Tunnelling Offices we keep heavy, hardback copies of every issue going back to the first edition in 1969. And it's interesting to look back and see how the tunnelling industry, as well as the wider world, has changed through the decades. One Editor's Comment from the 1980s prophesises that manufacturing in the US is finished because of a strong dollar; another from the late 1990s asks how long the West can continue to financeAsia. And earlier than that there's a lot of ink spent in fearful speculation about the fate of the Channel Tunnel.

Former ITA president highlights Crossrail technical and PR successes
24 September, 2015
POLAND - Speaking at a conference in Krawkow, former International Tunnelling Association (ITA) president and CH2M tunnelling MD Martin Knights saluted the achievements of London’s Crossrail project, and made particular mention of the importance of public awareness of tunnelling activities.

Bond street takes on the crowds
25 August, 2015
A GBP 320M (USD 490M) upgrade of Bond Street London Underground station will add much needed capacity prior to Crossrail’s arrival in 2018. Sally Spencer reports

Crossrail publishes 2015 Sustainability Report
14 August, 2015
GREAT BRITAIN – Crossrail has released a new sustainability report. The report outlines the project’s economic, environmental and social successes since construction began in 2009, and looks forwards to full operation in 2019.

Record breaking year for BTS D&C course
27 July, 2015
GREAT BRITAIN - 88 people attended this year’s Tunnel Design and Construction (D&C) Course, in June - July at the University of Warwick. The five day course aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of tunnelling.

Silvertown constructability
30 June, 2015
Constructability for tunnel designs has become an increasingly important input into project development for schemes like the new Silvertown crossing in east London, journalist Adrian Greeman Reports.

Give a voice to future tech
25 June, 2015
In a previous comment I wrote about ITA president Soren Eskesen's progress with bringing tunnelling to the attention of the UN bodies studying ways to mitigate the effects of flooding and other natural disasters caused by climate change. He has had some success in this, but talking about innovations and actually putting them in place are sometimes a world apart.

Closing the gender gap
24 June, 2015
Last December, the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering hosted a very well-attended family fair showcasing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Children as young as two years old built bridges out of marshmallows and toothpicks, as part of the civil engineering exhibit, and wide range of other activities designed by student across the various departments captivated the attention of of children of all ages.

Bond Street awarded environmental award
05 June, 2015
GREAT BRITAIN - The Costain Skanska joint venture (CSJV) team working on the new Bond Street Station project (C412) has won a Green Line environmental award from Crossrail.

The role of inverse analysis in tunnel design
20 May, 2015
In this paper, Angelos Gakis, Stephen Flynn, Ali Nasekhian, and Panagiotis Spyridis, all of Dr Sauer & Partners look at the use of inverse analysis of finished tunnel structures, and the verification of models in modern tunnel design. this article also uses the underground structures of crossrail’s Farringdon Station in london, UK as a case study to illustrate the process

Ruling on Crossrail tragedy
05 March, 2015
GREAT BRITAIN – The inquest into the death of a Crossrail worker has ended with the jury ruling that the death was accidental with contributory factors. No one will face prosecution.

Frontline experience inspires award-winning apps
09 February, 2015
GREAT BRITAIN - A team member on a Costain Skanska joint venture (CSJV) project in London has had success in an international competition to find the best idea for construction-related apps. Costain's Andrew Irwin was the developer of five of the top 10 apps chosen by an international panel of experts.