Search Results: 'Robbins'

Driller Mike breaks through on Bellwood tunnel
29 October, 2018
USA – The TBM excavating a new water supply tunnel in Atlanta, Georgia has broken through. The 3.8m Robbins hard rock machine named Driller Mike after local rapper Killer Mike finished excavation of the 8km tunnel on 3 October.

Crushing it
05 October, 2018
In extremely hard rock, finely-tuned TBM operation is the key, finds Desiree Willis

TBM launches in Hiroshima
26 September, 2018
Japan – A 13.7m diameter slurry TBM made its first cut into hard rock on September 18 in Hiroshima, manufacturer Robbins announced today.

Progress of Nepal’s first TBM
30 July, 2018
Nepal – The TBM in use on the Bheri Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project (BBDMP) achieved an advance rate of 1,000m in a month and has averaged 800m since the start of work in summer 2017.

Mumbai Metro machine arrives on site
27 July, 2018
India – One of two TBMs headed for Lot 3 of the Mumbai Metro arrived in port last month. The 6.65m Robbins XRE machine (hard rock single shield to EPB mode) will bore contract UGC-01 for Larsen & Toubro, which is in JV with Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co.

Northside Excavation
26 July, 2018
Paola De Pascali speaks with City of Chicago engineers about the challenges of working in a dense residential area to build the Albany Park Stormwater diversion tunnel

Obras Subterráneas
24 July, 2018

Turnaround
04 July, 2018
Crews complete Montreal’s Rue Jarry tunnel on time after severe flooding, Desiree Willis of Robbins reports

Jilin breakthrough
03 July, 2018
China – The TBM mining the tunnel for the Jilin Yinsong Water Supply Project Lot 3 broke through in mid-May. The 24.3km tunnel forms a key part of the 736km scheme to divert water from a reservoir in the upper Di’er Songhua River to the drier regions of central Jilin Province in northeast China.

Uncharted territory
25 April, 2018
Desiree Willis from TBM manufacturer Robbins asks if TBM tunneling in mixed face conditions ever be consistent?

Continuing education
26 March, 2018
For those seeking CEUs or to learn something new short course programs are on offer

TBM passes halfway point at Jilin
02 March, 2018
China - The TBM boring lot three of the Jilin Yinsong Water Supply Project has excavated more than 50% of the tunnel. The tunnel will be 24.3km long when complete and contractor Beijing Vibroflotation Engineering had excavated 14 km of the tunnel as of January 2018.

School’s in
22 January, 2018
Paola De Pascali looks at an array of the education and training programmes for underground construction that are on offer around the world