On the 26th of January the fifth TBM, made by China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Group, for Moscow’s Big Circle Line was launched in the south-western section. The TBM Mary (6 m ...
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On the 23rd of January 2019 a second TBM broke through in to what will be the future Gelsomini station. This is one of the TBMs driving tunnels in the West section from San Cristoforo to Solari ...
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The deadline for submission of entries for the Harding Prize is usually 31 January, but for 2019 only it has been extended to 14 February.
The Harding Prize is awarded each year in April. Entry is ...
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Following negotiations in Dubai during January 2019 the
Tunnelling and Civil Construction division of iPS have decided to enter into a
partnership with the Hong Kong based Tunnelling company ...
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This conference will be held between the 11th and 12th April 2019 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Partial Topics Covered ...
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The Austroads Road Tunnels Task Force coordinates updates to
the Austroads Guide to Road Tunnels, and coordinates the development of
technical research projects considering all aspects of road ...
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The Purple Line Extension Transit Project in Los Angeles is adding two more
TBMs to its fleet. These TBMs will be part of section 2 and will join Elsie and
Soyeon which are currently digging the ...
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Don't miss out the next WTC2019, submit your registration
before 31.01.2019 and take advantage of substantial discounts!
You will be able to attend conferences and workshops,
discover the latest ...
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Information provided by Skyscrapers & MegaProjects
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The infrastructure plans will cost Norway no less than $47 billion and would ...
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Zitron is a leader in the manufacture of ventilation systems for mining, public works and the naval sector; transport, drilling and lifting equipment.
Zitron, located in large manufacturing ...
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This article has been submitted by Calvin R Barrows it is a different way of looking at the causes of the heat build up in the summer on the London underground. Please read through the article and ...
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Find out how mechanized tunnelling from Herrenknecht shapes
the world of tomorrow.
Has the future at Herrenknecht ever been as exciting as it
is today? I’m sure we will not run out of stuff ...
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The first of 4 TBMs that will build the Melbourne Metro
Tunnel is on its way to its launch site in North Melbourne. The TBMs are being
engineered in Germany and built in China, before they are ...
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Underground construction is high risk; the extensive length
and size of a tunnel build through unknown rock strata poses the continual
threat of fire or rock fall. To manage this risk ...
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GETECH srl can count on consolidated experience, thanks to 30 years of research, development and application in the field of solid/liquid separation with Centrifugal Plant up to more than 150mc/h. ...
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A cause
near and dear to the hearts of the 26th Annual Microtunneling Short
Course organizers is helping the men and women who have served in the United
States military successfully return to ...
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Do you want to find out what will be presented at the World
Tunnelling Conference 2019? Do you want to know which topics will be the focus
of the AAA sessions? Do you want to see an example of an ...
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Just in time for its 20th anniversary PPS has announced the
newly developed guidance system platform PPS-UNP (Universal Navigation
Platform). The UNP can be used for all types of underground ...
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Bella, the first TBM that will build the West Gate Tunnel, has
arrived in Melbourne. The TBM is 90 m long, 15.6 m high and weighs 4,000 t. The
hundreds of pieces that make up Bella will be ...
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At present
IPS are recruiting TBM Fitters and TBM Electricians for a project in the UK. It will be a long term contract on this major infrastructure project.
Please
contact Sam Merrick on ...
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Overnight a TBM made by Herrenknecht (mod.Avnd2000Ab)
started its journey by road toward Melendugno (Le) a tunnelling site in Puglia, Italy. It will be used to drill the Trans
Adriatic ...
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Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) has successfully
commenced signalling & integrated testing trials for the whole North-South
Corridor (Phase-1A). The integrated testing and trials are for ...
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Please consider joining us at the Tunnel and Underground Structures Committee during the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington DC. The committee will meet on January 15, ...
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The early registration deadline for the Underground Construction Prague will be on the 31st of January 2019. With early registration the attendance fees are less so select your registration fee, pay ...
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The Trenchless
Technology Road Show heads to western Canada to provide a platform to educate
municipal, engineering and contractor personnel on the benefits of trenchless
methods.
The ...
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The Gerede Water Transmission Tunnel in central Turkey has
been designated a national priority due to chronic drought conditions in the
capital Ankara. The water supply line is 31.6 km long and ...
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The new year is off to a great start for Robbins their Double
Shield Rockhead, launched in July 2018 has broken through. The TBM broke
through on January 1st 2019 after boring the 640m-long ...
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Four giant Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) are needed to dig
the Metro Tunnel.
Lowered into the ground at North Melbourne and St Kilda Road
in pieces and then assembled, they operate as moving ...
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On the 19.12.2018 the largest TBM currently working in Spain
ended the excavation of the 3048 m tunnel of the new railway to Terminal T1 of
the Barcelona-El Prat airport. The first phase of the ...
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Press release - As of the 21st December 2018, the Germany-based
company Ott GmbH & Co KG, acquired by Datwyler Holding Inc. in September
2016, officially changed its name to Datwyler ...
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For more than 25 years, the Microtunneling Short Course has
trained over 3,500 professionals, ranging from contractors and engineers to
owner agency representatives. The three-day intensive course ...
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Good communication systems are fundamental to all aspects of a tunnelling project, including risk management and emergency response.
Emergency communication systems in tunnelling are used to ...
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The Lower Thames Crossing online consultation, which closed on
the 20.12.2018, has seen over 26,000 replies. The consultation is arguably the
most significant that has ever been held into a UK ...
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The Gulermak, Nurol & Makyol joint venture conduct TBM
testing on-site for the new Ümraniye Ataşehir-Göztepe Metro line, the latest
addition to Istanbul’s transportation ...
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On the 28.12.2018 the Ministry of Transport of Schleswig-Holstein announced that the planned approval for the Fehmarnbelt tunnel is ready to be signed. In accordance with German regulations, Femern ...
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Moscow in 2018 set a record, commissioning 17 underground metro stations, building 33 km of tracks and 3 train maintenance facilities: on 22.03.2018 the 3 new stations (Okruzhnaya, Verkhnye ...
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