Search Results: 'London Underground'

Fit for purpose
30 October, 2015
An expanded concrete lining was suffering in void-filled, desiccated Lambeth Group geology, before London Underground intervention to re-line the operational tunnel with SGI saved the day. Alex Conacher speaks to LU’s lead tunnel engineer and CDM designer/coordinator Neel Goorvadoo.

Bond street takes on the crowds
25 August, 2015
A GBP 320M (USD 490M) upgrade of Bond Street London Underground station will add much needed capacity prior to Crossrail’s arrival in 2018. Sally Spencer reports

Silvertown constructability
30 June, 2015
Constructability for tunnel designs has become an increasingly important input into project development for schemes like the new Silvertown crossing in east London, journalist Adrian Greeman Reports.

The role of inverse analysis in tunnel design
20 May, 2015
In this paper, Angelos Gakis, Stephen Flynn, Ali Nasekhian, and Panagiotis Spyridis, all of Dr Sauer & Partners look at the use of inverse analysis of finished tunnel structures, and the verification of models in modern tunnel design. this article also uses the underground structures of crossrail’s Farringdon Station in london, UK as a case study to illustrate the process

A tribute to Myles
20 May, 2015
Myles O’Reilly is retiring as chairman of the Tunnels and Tunnelling Editorial Advisory Board (EAB). Holding a seat from the Board’s first meeting, Myles was appointed chairman in 1981. In honour of decades of service to the industry, he was awarded the James Clark Medal in 1998. His longstanding colleague and fellow EAB member Barry New has written a tribute

Are we there yet?
29 January, 2015
Moving materials to a jobsite in the centre of a major city or hauling TBM components up steep mountainous routes has its challenges, which can affect a project’s cost and timescale. Rhian Owen investigates the increasing importance of an effective logistics system from the beginning.