Search Results: 'BTS'

BTS D&C course
30 December, 2015
Alex Conacher attended the BTS Tunnel Design and Construction Course in June this year for a weeklong crash course in tunnelling

Underground space group formed in the UK
11 December, 2015
GREAT BRITAIN – A new group for the intelligent use of underground space has been formed in London. Billing itself as the ‘Multi-disciplinary Activity Group for the Use of Underground Space’ (Mag2us), it has held two meetings since its formation in September.

Tunnel dreams
25 November, 2015
IT'S A HOT Sunday evening in late June. I've got an assignment overdue for work; lectures starting early the following morning, and instead of thinking about either I'm heading to the Warwick University Campus Bar. It's good to be back in further education.

Harding Prize 2016 submissions invited
20 November, 2015
GREAT BRITAIN - 2016 Harding Prize. Entries are now being accepted, with entry open to those aged 33 or younger on 1st January 2016. The entry is to consist of an original paper relating to any aspect of tunnelling which the entrant considers to be of interest to others in the tunnelling industry, with this submitted to the BTS Secretary by 31st January 2016.

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

Road Tunnel Association to be formed
30 October, 2015
GREAT BRITAIN – The Road Tunnel Operator Association (RTOA) is set to become the Road Tunnel Association (RTA). Mouchel’s technical director for tunnels and engineering Peter Bishop has returned to the association as chairman to manage the transition.

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.”

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.

Arup director leads BTS Young Member workshop in the Midlands
27 July, 2015
GREAT BRITAIN - David Twine, director at Arup, has led a contract management and procurement workshop in Birmingham for the BTS Young Members. The workshop, which took place in June this year, was aimed at soon-to-be or newly chartered engineers.

Predicting settlements from conventional tunneling
25 February, 2015
The Üsküdar – Ümraniye – Çekmeköy (UUc) project in istanbul, turkey is an extension to the metro on the asian side of the city, running 17km underneath a dense urban area. Some 8km of tunnels needed to be excavated through weak to medium strong sedimentary rock using conventional methods. In this article based on a paper presented at WTC Brazil, Sara Bech Padrosa and Nicola Della Valle of Tunnelconsult share some of the lessons learned from the settlement prediction methods employed.

We’ve never had it so good
30 January, 2015
Bill Grose reacts to the UK’s National Infrastructure Plan 2014 and chancellor’s autumn statement.

Old dogs teach new tricks
13 January, 2015
BY NOW it's an autumn tradition in the UK. The leaves are turning, the daily commute has the added pleasure of the _ u virus, and a study has warned that we face a critical shortage of engineers.