Search Results: 'Southern Water'

Amtrak awards first major contract for Frederick Douglass Tunnel
12 September, 2023
Amtrak has awarded the first of three major contracts for the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program.

Buenos Aires water project continues to make progress
28 July, 2023
The second of two EPBMs has been launched for the Río Subterráneo a Lomas tunnel in Buenos Aires.

Geopolymer concrete in tunnelling
24 July, 2023
At the monthly BTS meeting at the Institution of Civil Engineers, in London, in March 2023, John Day, Chief Technical Officer of Wagners EFC Pty Ltd, Charles Allen, Director of OTB Concrete, and Richard Sutherden, Engineering Director with Murphy for the HMJV (Hochtief- Murphy Joint Venture) provided perspectives on the use and future potential of geopolymer concretes, and the Earth Friendly Concrete in particular, in underground applications

Toronto spotlights
28 June, 2023
TTNA spotlights a recent few milestones and interesting project developments in Toronto that have among them presented a variety of engineering challenges

Rod Young – Interview
13 June, 2023
Rod Young is the Chair of the British Tunnelling Society (BTS). Unlike many of his predecessors, his speciality is in microtunnelling. He talks to Julian Champkin about the importance of small-bore, and his hopes for the post-Covid BTS

Government launches National Underground Asset Register
11 April, 2023
The Geospatial Commission, part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), has launched a digital map – built by Atkins – that promises to revolutionise the installation, maintenance, operation and repair of underground pipes and cables.

Challenges and successes
27 March, 2023
A brief snapshot sample of large and small utility tunnelling challenges and successes across the globe over recent months

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

MWD for rock mass grouting at Stockholm Bypass
21 February, 2023
Research during tunnelling on Stockholm Bypass showed the utility of the Measurement While Drilling (MWD) fracturing index for determining rock mass quality and grout consumption, explains Jeroen van Eldert PhD, formerly of Lulea University of Technology and Trafikverket, in Sweden, and currently with Aeris Resources in Australia as a drill and blast engineer

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