Industry Insight - Page 2
Stay up to date with the latest industry insight features from the global tunnelling industryLeaving a legacy April saw the first breakthrough on the two drives for Brisbane's Legacy tunnel, a new western city motorway link for its Transapex network. Adrian Greeman visited the project
Metal guru For more than 20 years steel bers have been used to reinforce shotcrete, Jeff Novack of Helix looks at a twisted steel micro rebar, a new development in steel reinforcement and its use on tunnelling projects
Massive metros Desiree Willis, technical writer for TBM manufacturer Robbins looks to the logistical changes associated with the rise in grand metro schemes
Prague metro Ermin Stehlik and Vaclav Soukup of Metrostav return with the most recent chapter, and final part of the article, on prague metro’s history. in this portion, epBms fire into action on running tunnels on the V.a. extension
Geneva Convention The international tunnelling community heads to the Lake Geneva shoreline as the World Tunnel Congress enters Switzerland's metropolitan heart
Prague metro Metrostav’s Ermin Stehlik and Vaclav Soukup bring us the second part of their trek through the construction and engineering history of the Prague Metro. This part expands on the period from 1989 with the associated political changes and will be followed in the nal part next month by present and future plans
TBM LIFTS Robbins technical writer Desiree Willis looks at the pivotal role of cranes in TBM assembly
The river crossing At the northern end of the project an immersed tube continues the underground line beneath the Central station and across the river Ij. technical journalist Adrian Greeman reports from site
Deep drives The central element of the North-South line, in engineering terms and literally on the route line, is the bored tunnel section. Adrian Greeman visits the project
A mixed approach to metro construction Engineering innovations, tenacity and skill are finally bearing fruit on the extraordinarily difficult North-South line metro project in the historic city of Amsterdam. Technical writer Adrian Greeman gives this report from Holland
Lake Mead draws deep With ever lowering water levels, tunnels are needed to reach deeper into the largest reservoir in the US to slake the thirst of Las Vegas. Technical journalist Rhian Owen meets the team that will stand the House a drink
