Breakthroughs While Breaking Ground: The First TBM Conveyor
Posted by The Robbins Company | Jan 16, 2018 | Hidden Underfoot
Modern Achievements
The 100th conveyor system has been refurbished ...
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The three major cities of Helsinki, Turku and Tampere form a
triangle of economic growth and expansion. The Finnish Transport Agency has
studied the prospects of passenger train traffic on the ...
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The 2018
George Fox Conference ...
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The twin tube road tunnels of South Port Said and North
Ismailia under Suez Canal have been completed. The tunnels, designed to link
the Sinai Peninsula more closely to the Egyptian heartland ...
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In Jilin, one of the three provinces of Northeast China, a
7.9 m (26 ft) Robbins Hard Rock Main Beam TBM has achieved another national
record for 7 to 8 meter (23 to 26 ft) machines! The machine ...
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The Alaskan
Way Viaduct Replacement Program is making great progress. The
contractor, Seattle Tunnel Partners, is finishing up construction of the
double-deck road along with ...
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RISE Research Institutes of Sweden and Efectis Group has
signed a mutual Memorandum of Understanding in order to jointly support
sustainable fire safety and fire research in society contributing ...
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At the border between the two provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan in China, the worlds largest underground hydroelectric power project is under construction. The Baihetan HEP will generate 16.000 MW ...
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Two 4.74m diameter hard rock double shield TBMs will
complete more than 15km of complex tunnelling for the Mae Tang-Mae
Ngad water diversion project, in Thailand.
Australian-based TBM ...
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The Zojila tunnel with a parallel escape tunnel has been approved
by the The Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The approval has
been ...
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On the 4th January 2018 the first works started
on the Rogfast project . This will be
the first tunnel built to replace the ferry service. The road tunnel will be long. The EUR1.73 ...
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In Oslo, true pioneers are working all out on one of the
next hard rock milestones in Scandinavia – the Follo Line. They are cracking
the Norwegian hard rock with massive high-tech TBMs from ...
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The contracts to build the biggest public transport project
in Victoria’s history and equip it with next-generation, high-capacity
signalling have been signed.
Contracts to deliver the $6 ...
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Over the next several weeks parts of the Purple Line
extension TBMs, built by Herrenknecht (Germany), will begin arriving by
Palabora and Integrity cargos from Rotterdam and Antwerp, at the ports ...
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The TBM Angeli being used for the Regional Connector
resurfaced on the 08 Dec 2017 at the future Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill
Station. The TBM began digging the second tunnel on the project in ...
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CIFA have released their latest newsletter to read it please click https://www.cifa.com/static/nl/madeincifa/16/offline/download.pdf
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Join us on January 23, 2018 at the Graduate Center on the campus of City University in New York, NY. With its rich history of program excellence and ability to bring together some of the largest ...
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FCC has been recognised for the Geotechnical Specialist Innovation of the Year at the New Civil Engineer Tunnelling Awards 2017 for its work on the Bolaños tunnel on the Madrid-Galicia ...
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New Civil Engineer’s hugely popular Tunnelling Awards
returned for their eighth year today. Showcasing the very best in tunnelling
expertise the Tunnelling Awards are now firmly established ...
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MST Global
has recently acquired MISOM Technologies, based in Tucson, Arizona, for an
undisclosed fee. The move is a significant step in the progression of MST's
global digital transformation ...
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Posted by Desiree Willis | Nov 22, 2017 | From the Field
At any given time, Robbins TBMs are operating at dozens of
jobsites around the world. Our dedicated Field Service personnel ...
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In August 2017 the Victorian Government launched a campaign inviting naming suggestions for the five new underground stations being built as part of the Metro Tunnel Project. By the time the public ...
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On 26th November, a new record was set by a CREG TBM by
boring 1318.7 m/month, The Gripper TBM with 8.03 m boring diameter has reached
this new record while working on the Yinsong water supply ...
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MST Global (Mine Site Technologies; “MST”) provides fit
for purpose hardware combined with smart software solutions to support
productivity and safety processes in ...
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Since 2015, the international competition "the ITA
Tunnelling Awards" seeks and rewards the most ground-breaking
international innovation and outstanding projects in tunnelling and ...
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The Association of British Mining
Equipment Companies hosted its 7th Annual Conference with record numbers at the
Tankersley Manor near Barnsley on 16 November 2017.
Over 160 high profile ...
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ITACET Presidents address -
It is my great pleasure to announce that the ITACET Foundation and the IRF are joining their expertise to build a comprehensive programme of training sessions on ...
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Call for papers - 2 weeks left – P lease
note that call for papers closes December 1st, if you have not yet submitted
your abstract, now is the time to do so.
The first FIVE ...
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The Land Transport Authority (LTA) in Singapore has invited members of the public to vote for their preferred names for three of the stations of the 4 km Circle Line 6. (CCL6): Keppel, Cantonment ...
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Expansive Metro Project Will Provide Transportation Within Rapidly Developing City.
On Tuesday, October 31, 2017, a 6.65 m (21.8 ft) diameter Robbins EPB TBM broke through at Chennai Metro, making ...
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The first meeting for the discussions for the detailed design
of the Genova By-Pass Gronda di Genoa. began on the 11.10.2017 . The project
includes 72 km of new motorways with 25 tunnels, which ...
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Tunneljobs is looking for Senior Engineers and Senior Project
Managers to work on major projects in the UK. If you need to find out whether
you are eligible to work in the United Kingdom please ...
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Stones Consult, a World leader in highly
qualified Tunnelling Manpower is announcing the opening of a new branch in
India. The new branch will be based in Delhi and dedicated to follow ...
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At the beginning of November the Joint Venture between Ghella/Acciona
reached an important milestone on the Follo Line Project. The 4 TBMs involved have
now excavated 50 percent of the tunnels. ...
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The tunnel-way, dubbed the “Vegas loop”, is a nearly $52.5 million ... Reporters and various Las Vegas media entities were shown the project on ...
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THE TRANSPORTATION department has started seeking bidders for the tunneling works contract connecting the South Commuter Railway Project to ...
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After construction crews spent months drilling, digging, mucking, paving, lining and electrifying tunnels, representatives of Las Vegas media were ...
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Construction of Australia’s biggest road infrastructure project has reached another major milestone, with Rozelle Interchange tunnelling passing the half way mark...
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Western Isles to mainland Scotland tunnel to be considered
07 APR, 2021 BY CATHERINE KENNEDY
A 27km tunnel linking the Western Isles and mainland ...
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Construction begins on Snøhetta's entrance for the mile-long ship tunnel which will introduce a safe passage for large vessels along the turbulent ...
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Egis has successfully signed the Contract Agreement with Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) for the design of the Dhaka Metro Line 5 South. Egis, leader of the consortium will work ...
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It is part of the Changzhou-Wuxi Highway which has a total length of 43.9 km. Construction of the underwater tunnel began in January 2018 in east ...
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The La Paz tunnel is located in the La Paz mountain range in Lebrija, a municipality in the department of Santander (Colombia). This region has a warm climate with two annual periods of ...
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“Sir Digs-A-Lot” is one of five finalists out of 1,200 community suggestions for the name of Seattle’s next big underground tunnel boring machine...
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(CNN) — Norway has got the go-ahead to construct what's being billed as the world's first ship tunnel, designed to help vessels navigate the treacherous Stadhavet Sea...
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Cross River Rail will have 5.9 kilometres of twin tunnels running deep under Brisbane.
Giant underground factories...
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Ferrovial Agroman and Laing O’Rourke joint venture has just completed excavation of the ninth and final shaft of the central section of the super sewer project...
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Fugro delivered the ground investigation for Femern Link Contractors, a consortium formed by Vinci Construction Grands Projets, Per Aarsleff, Wayss ...
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For his long and distinguished career in tunnelling, dedication to the BTS and commitment to developing young tunnel engineers...
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The tunnel, originally announced in 2017, will bore through just over a mile of the peninsula at its narrowest, southern end and allow ships to avoid the ...
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Two Iseki 1200 tunnel boring machines (TBMs) named after two deities – the Norse goddess Freya and the Greek goddess Artemis – will complete ...
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The scope of work in the project includes the construction of a 10.5km highway, plus five tunnels with a combined length of 4km. The longest of these ...
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The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) recognized nine WSP USA projects for Engineering Excellence..
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Vehicles travel through the Saigon River Tunnel that links District 1 and Thu Duc City, 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Nguyen...
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The Australasian Tunnelling Conference (ATS2020+1), our premier industry event, will be held in Melbourne on the 10th – 13th May 2021 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre ...
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Tracking devices have been clamped on two 165-metre long boring machines digging the first rail tunnels beneath the Brisbane River. The two giant ...
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Tunnel construction as a climate-friendly source of energy. The Brenner Base Tunnel will relieve transit traffic between Italy and Austria and, incidentally, ...
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More than 20 tunnel boring machines have been put to work to date to build lines 15, 16, 17 and 18 as part of a Grand Paris Express metro expansion ...
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For the first time, LTA will use a large-diameter tunnel boring machine to construct a single tunnel with two tracks in it. CRL1 is slated to commence ...
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True to its dedication to strive for innovation and sustainability, Normet has continued to develop and optimise its Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) ...
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... two major planning approvals in readiness for the tunnel boring machines to start ... The first tunnelling contracts are likely to be issued in mid-2021.
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Watch the trailer for episode 2 of Tideway’s brand new web series - Tunnel Vision...
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HS2 Ltd has set a construction start date of Spring 2024 for Phase 2a of the project.
The target date for the start of earthworks is revealed in board minutes from December but just ...
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They will build their tunnelling machine and test it against competitors to get top spot.Caption: A render of the Warwick Boring Team's tunnelling device ...
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The M4-M5 Link Tunnels is the first stage of the M4-M5 Link which is being delivered in two stages...
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The Yokohama Loop Northwest Route is a 7.1km-long motorway that connects the Tomei Expressway and the Daisan Keihin Road...
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Tunnel Vision is a new web series from Tideway that will take a closer-then-ever look at the two dozen construction sites that make up the project, its amazing engineering and the people ...
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The NSW Government expects the first of four large tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to be in the ground by mid-2023. For more information visit the ...
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Uninterrupted connection was provided in the first tunnel of the Fahrettin Altay-Narlıdere metro line, which is under construction by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality...
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Two former ICE presidents have been brought in to carry out an official feasibility study of a possible Irish Sea crossing...
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Upgrades on the London Underground continue to gather pace, with work progressing on the capacity upgrade at Bank station and the Northern Line Extension programme...
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... LOT main tunnel will consist of approximately 17,000 feet of 144-inch hand-mined diameter tunnel and will be mined with a tunnel boring machine ...
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