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Dewatering London
Dr Toby Roberts, chairman of WJ Group, gave the BTS lecture online in September 2021 on the range of dewatering strategies used to manage groundwater for underground construction in the London Basin. Reported by Mehdi Hosseini of London Bridge Associates.
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Underground in Moscow
Moscow is constructing new metro lines at a rapid pace to better accommodate the city’s seven million passengers daily who use it. Julian Champkin spoke with Anna Merkulova, engineer and CEO of the Mosproekt-3 group of companies about the expansion programme.
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Tunnels facilitate water flow
Water system upgrades are keeping the North American tunnelling industry busy. Keren Fallwell reports.
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Snowy 2.0 project reaches new milestone
A second tunnel boring machine has been commissioned for Australia’s Snowy 2.0 pumped storage power plant following the conclusion of a special ceremony in the Snowy Mountains attended by the Prime Minister and other politicians.
A second tunnel boring machine has been commissioned for Australia’s Snowy 2.0 pumped storage power plant following the conclusion of a special ceremony in the Snowy Mountains attended by the Prime Minister and other politicians.
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Eight winners announced for 2021 ITA Awards
The International Tunnelling Association (ITA) has announced the winners of the seventh edition of the ITA Tunnelling Awards.
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HS2 launches first TBM on Midlands stretch of high-speed line
Having pushed the big red start button, HS2 CEO Mark Thurston initiated the launch of the first tunnel boring machine to dig the Midlands stretch of the UK’s high-speed railway.
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Traylor Bros and Strata partner in Boraid global distribution tie-up
Underground construction specialist Traylor Bros has selected Strata Worldwide as its exclusive distribution partner to bring the Boraid line of TBM products to the wider tunnelling community.
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Hudson Tunnel gets green light for construction
With the US Army Corps Of Engineers having issued the Section 404/10 permit to NJ Transit and Amtrak, the US$12.3bn Hudson Tunnel Project has cleared its final bureaucratic hurdle and is allowed to proceed to full construction.
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BTS launches Harding prize for 2022
Young tunnel engineers can raise their profile and make their work visible to the civil engineering community by entering the Harding Prize, named after the founder chairman of the Society, Sir Harold Harding
Young tunnel engineers can raise their profile and make their work visible to the civil engineering community by entering the Harding Prize, named after the founder chairman of the Society, Sir Harold Harding
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Dewatering London
Dr Toby Roberts, chairman of WJ Group, gave the BTS lecture online in September 2021 on the range of dewatering strategies used to manage groundwater for underground construction in the London Basin. Reported by Mehdi Hosseini of London Bridge Associates
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Underground in Moscow
Moscow is constructing new metro lines at a rapid pace to better accommodate the city’s seven million passengers daily who use it. Julian Champkin spoke with Anna Merkulova, engineer and CEO of the Mosproekt-3 group of companies about the expansion programme
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Tunnels facilitate water flow
Water system upgrades are keeping the North American tunnelling industry busy. Keren Fallwell reports
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Low carbon concrete for shaft and tunnel linings
Low-carbon concretes are a welcome development but should be carefully used as some cases could see longer setting times, slower strength development and even increased embodied carbon, writes Charles Allen of OTB Concrete
