On August 1st, a 9.03 m hard rock TBM named ‘‘Caiyun’’ was unveiled in spring city Kunming. This big machine was designed and manufactured by CREG, and has been integrated ...
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Johnson Controls, a global leader
in building technologies, is pleased to announce the newest addition to its TYCO
line of special application sprinklers with the launch of the MODEL ...
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Irrigation and Hydroelectric Project to Ease Food Crisis in Mid-Western Region of Nepal
Nepal will welcome its first TBM ever this summer, a 5.06 m (16.6 ft) diameter Double Shield machine ...
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On 25.07.2017, the EBITAN ad hoc committee (Entidad Binacional Túnel de Agua Negra) held an important meeting with the Administration Committee in Santiago de Chile. The objective was the ...
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BASF’s Construction Chemicals division offers advanced chemical solutions under the global umbrella brand Master Builders Solutions for the construction, maintenance, repair and renovation of ...
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The Crossrail project team continues to work around the clock to deliver the Elizabeth line, the new railway for London and the South East.
Over the summer the final central station platform was ...
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The world tunnel congress will be held in Dubai from the 20th to the 26th April 2018. For more information please visit their website www.wtc2018.ae and see their video.
The call for ...
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High Speed Two (HS2) Limited today announced that ALIGN, the bidding joint venture (JV) of Bouygues Construction, Sir Robert McAlpine, and VolkerFitzpatrick, with its design partners, Jacobs and ...
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November 13-16 2017 will see leading international specialists in the global tunnelling sector attend the AFTES Congress in Paris which will include a special one-day event: November 15 will be ...
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Applications are now open for the 2018 Graduate Program.
The Graduate Program provides recent graduates the opportunity to work with world-class industry experts on four of the biggest megaprojects ...
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“Har HaMenuchot is the largest cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel. The hilltop burial ground lies at the western edge of the city adjacent to the neighborhood of Givat Shaul, with commanding views ...
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Reserve your trade fair stand for STUVA Expo 2017 now, your business platform for the tunneling industry. Take advantage of this opportunity to make new contacts, strengthen business relationships ...
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Do you know about New Civil Engineer’s Tunnelling Awards, which takes place on 7 December?
Now in its eighth year, the Tunnelling Awards attract entries from the industry’s ...
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Posted by
Dennis Ofiara | From the Field
TBMs have
become well accepted in civil construction tunneling and excavate a high
percentage of civil construction projects each year. But each year in ...
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On 24.10.2017 the 103 m long TBM named Al Wugeisha Expo 2020
was launched at the Discovery Gardens for tunnel drilling works for the Route 2020
Project. The TBM will cross the underground station ...
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tunneljobs.com is on a recruitment drive for tunnelling projects in the UK and Australia if you would like more information please contact s.evans@tunneljobs.com or call +44 (0) 2920 385707
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California WaterFix
On 21.7.2017 the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) certified the
environmental analysis of the California WaterFix project, also known as the Delta ...
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With the first TBM launching soon, the project at Forrestfield-Airport Link has kicked into full swing. Tunnel segment production has commenced at the project’s batching plant facility, and ...
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Bombardier signed a memorandum of understanding with the Egyptian government to develop a plan for the new Cairo Metro Line 6, a project that could cost up to $4 billion. The deal, which was signed ...
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One of TERRATEC’s TR3000 Raise Boring Machines (RBM) has successfully achieved a series impressive inclined raises with a high level of accuracy at the Huanggou Pumped Storage Power ...
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On 17.7.2017 a series of HS2 announcements took place.The contracts to design and construct bridges, tunnels, embankments and viaducts for the London to Birmingham high speed rail line, HS2 Phase 1, ...
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The builders and latest concept plans for the Metro Tunnel have been selected, paving the way for major construction and the creation of thousands of new jobs across Victoria.
The Cross Yarra ...
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The EUR912.53 million (Tk 85 billion) tunnel under the Karnaphuli River in Chittagong will be constructed with the financial and technical assistance of China. The Bridges Division of the Road ...
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From:
Department for Transport, High Speed Two (HS2) Limited, Highways England, and The Rt Hon John Hayes CBE MP
Published:
12 July 2017
Major ...
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There is a brand new tunnelling exhibition in London to learn more please watch the video provided by the Institution of Civil Engineers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5BSBLwRA7c . For more ...
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Custom Robbins Machine finishes on a High Note under Low Cover
On June 8, 2017, a select group of project officials, including Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto, celebrated the ...
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Penetron knows quite simply, the world needs durable concrete. It is not acceptable anymore that concrete structures worldwide crumble before their design life expires. Especially since we ...
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The Environment Effects Statement (EES), EPA Works Approval application and draft Planning Scheme Amendment for the West Gate Tunnel Project are on public exhibition and open to comment. Click ...
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Normet announced today that Himanshu Kapadia has been nominated as head of GCCT (Ground Control and Construction Technologies) Business Line as of 01.07.2017 and Odd-Björn Kleven will move to a ...
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Independent
reviewer role for Tunnel and Stations Public Private Partnership - market
engagement
An Independent
Reviewer for the Metro Tunnel – Tunnel and Stations Public Private ...
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Hyperloop is a new transportation mode which had been
proposed by Elon Musk in 2013. The concept is that having capsules levitate
inside of a low-pressure tube (hyperloop), pods will be able to ...
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There's a
reason why more record-breaking tunnels have been constructed since the year
2000 than in the previous 150 years.
By Laurie Winkless
In 1843, it was
called the Eighth Wonder of the ...
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Mapei’s story is synonymous with Italy, the country that witnessed its birth and growth. Day in and day out, construction sites worldwide have counted on Mapei. They have been in the tunneling ...
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The Sydney Metro project is a 66km long standalone fully automated railway system with 31 metro stations between Rouse Hill and Bankstow which has been split into two stages.
Stage 1 – ...
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A Robbins
Crossover (XRE) TBM measuring 9.26 m (30.4 ft) in diameter underwent factory
acceptance on May 30, 2017. The gargantuan machine was initially unveiled at
Robbins’ Solon, ...
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The Norwegian Tunnel Safety Conference will be held from the 7th to 8th September 2017 in Stavanger, Norway. The NTSC’s unique approach brings together tunnel operators and owners, ...
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