Search Results: 'Jacobs'

Amtrak appoints delivery partner for Baltimore tunnel
04 April, 2024
Amtrak has selected Advance, a joint venture led by Aecom and Jacobs, as delivery partner for the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program.

Design automation of Kalvebod tunnel settlement assessment
29 December, 2023
Design automation is evolving to include the integration of discipline specific software and the use of scripting tools to create workflows that allow the design to start earlier when input parameters are less refined. This means design changes can be easily accommodated, which gives increased value to the client, output quality, consistency, time, and cost savings

ITA Tunnelling Awards winners revealed
27 November, 2023
The winners of this year’s ITA Tunnelling Awards were revealed on Friday.

Inspired outreach to youth
27 November, 2023
BTSYM’s collaboration with two training bodies recently gave school students some insight into working in the underground space sector. Report by Sandeep Singh Nirmal

TAC Awards recognise industry achievements
12 October, 2023
Professor KY Lo, a former director of the Geotechnical Research Centre for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Western University in Ontario, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Tunnelling Association of Canada (TAC).

Tunnelling reaches halfway mark on Auckland water project
04 September, 2023
Tunnelling on Watercare’s Central Interceptor project in New Zealand has reached the halfway mark.

BTS James Clark Medal Award: Andy Alder
21 August, 2023
Andy Alder has been awarded the James Clark Medal by the British Tunnelling Society for his service and leadership in the industry.

Jacobs UK Ltd
15 July, 2023
At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. We offer technical, professional and construction services, as well as scientific and specialty consulting across all areas of tunnelling .

Packed schedule in Boston
28 June, 2023
TTNA previews the packed program for RETC 2023, in Boston, MA, in June

Andy Alder awarded James Clark Medal
21 June, 2023
Andy Alder, Thames Tideway programme director and Jacobs vice-president and head of major programmes, UK and Europe, has been awarded this year’s James Clark Medal.

Jacobs completes underground infrastructure engineering for US wave energy test facility
12 June, 2023
Jacobs has completed the underground infrastructure engineering for the PacWave South commercial-scale, ocean wave energy testing facility in Oregon.

Boring completed on West Gate Tunnel
09 May, 2023
CPB Contractors and John Holland Joint Venture has completed tunnelling on Australia’s West Gate Tunnel.

BTSYM workshop focuses on sustainability and waterproofing
24 March, 2023
The British Tunnelling Society Young Members (BTSYM) is holding a workshop on sustainability and waterproofing in underground projects in Leeds on April 3.

HS2 reveals design for last key structure for Chiltern Tunnel
23 March, 2023
HS2 has revealed the final designs for the North Portal of the Chiltern Tunnel – the last of seven key structures for the high-speed rail project’s underground stretch.

Vital tunnels for utilities
22 February, 2023
Utility tunnels are among key underground investments in two major Canadian cities – Toronto and Vancouver

Vital tunnels for utilities
16 February, 2023
Utility tunnels are among key underground investments in two major Canadian cities – Toronto and Vancouver

Why did that happen – failures below ground
23 January, 2023
Mike King of MK Tunnelling Limited provided the Harding Memorial Lecture to the British Tunnelling Society in November 2022. This meeting report was prepared by Mike King and a longer version of the paper will soon be made available on the British Tunnelling Society web site

McMillen Jacobs Associates rebrands
13 January, 2023
McMillen Jacobs Associates has rebranded as Delve Underground.

Ken Spiby awarded James Clark Medal
27 December, 2022
The British Tunnelling Society has chosen Ken Spiby as recipient of the James Clark Medal for his major contributions to the industry

Thames Tideway Tunnel Update – 2022
02 December, 2022
This 2022 update from Thames Tideway Tunnel’s Client, Project Manager and Main Works Contractor teams will provide an overview of specific challenges across project areas (West, Central and East), and the solutions implemented for their resolution.