Search Results: 'International Tunnelling Association'

Greetings, anew
28 June, 2023
With the covid pandemic still on the minds on many, and the economic impacts being felt still and set to continue, and with financial wobbles in the markets yet infrastructure investment sorely needed, there is a lot to come together to discuss in the forthcoming large gatherings of the industry.

BIM in tunnelling - past, present & future
26 June, 2023
BIM enables unprecedented collaboration and information sharing in infrastructure development, yet better understanding of what it is, isn’t, and could be is needed, say Kurt Zeidler and Vojtech Ernst Gall, of Gall Zeidler Consultants

Hizray project: A focus of UYAK 2023
19 June, 2023
Hizray is a major metro project of global significance that is planned to be bored mostly by TBM below Istanbul. The project will be a key part of discussions at the rescheduled UYAK 2023 conference, in early June

ITA Tunnelling Awards deadline approaches
30 May, 2023
Entries for this year’s ITA Tunnelling Awards close on June 20.

Programme for WTC 2023
24 April, 2023
Tunnellers will be travelling from across the world to meet in Athens, Greece, this May at the WTC 2023 conference and exhibition

Dramix solution for sustainable concrete lining
24 April, 2023
Benoit de Rivaz, technical director for Bekaert BP Underground Solutions, discusses the group’s positioning in the international construction world and the place for fibre reinforced concrete in sustainable lining solutions for tunnels

Consultation launched for tunnelling machines standards
27 March, 2023
Consultation is underway on revisions to two CEN standards that are vital for the safety of tunnelling machines used in Europe and across the world. Dr Donald Lamont – a UK participant in the work – urges the tunnelling industry to respond by the deadline of mid-May

ASBJV celebrates WestConnex link opening
15 February, 2023
The Acciona Samsung Bouygues Joint Venture (ASBJV) has delivered one of the final major components of Australia’s largest road infrastructure project, WestConnex, which opened last week, two months ahead of schedule.

Two tales of technology
23 January, 2023
Recent technology successes for Robbins include an award-winning conversion of a TBM diameter while underground, and continuing to see the difference the robust McNally support system delivers for excavations in difficult ground

25 years of BTS/ICE specification for tunnelling
16 January, 2023
With all the upheavals of 2022 such as the passing of the late Queen, having the third Prime Minister in a single year at the time of writing and the deeply disturbing ongoing multi crisis it is easy to overlook that we celebrate a successful 25 years of the BTS/ICE Specification for Tunnelling in 2022.

Dr Donald Lamont Interview
29 December, 2022
Highly respected and globally known, Dr Donald Lamont has for decades helped to lead the charge on health and safety in underground environments and working. He talks to Julian Champkin.

ITA Awards winners announced
09 December, 2022
The winners of this year’s ITA Tunnelling and Underground Space Awards have been announced during an online event.

ITA Tunnelling and Underground Space Awards kick off tomorrow
05 December, 2022
The ITA Tunnelling and Underground Space Awards will take place online over the next three days.

Leadership vision for a path toward sustainability
24 November, 2022
Shortly before his recent election as President of International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA-AITES), Prof Arnold Dix, a global expert in tunnel sector contractual arrangements, told T&T about his vision for how the international tunneling industry can accelerate its practical pursuit of sustainability – by being armed with new, tailored-made measurement tools and introducing a ‘non-dispute’ option in contract law

Equipping for the future
24 November, 2022
A fresh array of tools for designers and constructors is coming into play with the rising wave of digitalization. Tools are adding to the potential ways of developing and operating all types of infrastructure and energy assets, including those with tunnels.

25 years of BTS/ICE specification for tunneling
21 November, 2022
The 4th Edition – Collaborating for sustainability

HS2 announces winners of competition to drive best practice
14 November, 2022
HS2 Ltd has announced this year’s winners of a competition to share insight from the UK’s largest construction project with the wider infrastructure industry.

T&T confirms media partnership for WTC2023
10 November, 2022
Tunnels & Tunnelling is pleased to announce it is a media partner for next year’s World Tunnel Congress in Athens.

Exchanges and views
01 November, 2022
Come autumn, come the season of meetings and gatherings and intimate conversations, in huddles as days shorten and darker evenings return, and openly at large events that draw interest from across the industry.

BIM for bored tunnels
31 October, 2022
ITA’s Working Group 22 has published a guide to talk about BIM and its use for bored tunnel projects