14/02/2018
A multitude of example projects clarify the current state of the technology, and problem cases are discussed along with innovative solutions and special equipment. The close collaboration of expert ...
13/02/2018
Sound Transit already is facing rising costs on another project targeted for completion in 2024, the Lynwood Link Extension. The most recent estimations have the now $2.9-billion project $500 ...
13/02/2018
Vietnam is considering a major tunnel construction project that would boost connectivity. The project would be for a 1.3km tunnel running underneath the sea at Vietnam's Cua Luc Bay. This would ...
13/02/2018
The hugeness of oil rigs and tunnel-boring machines blow us away every time. There is something intrinsic and eye-popping about a big, purpose-built thing—something about the ridiculously oversized ...
12/02/2018
The first Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), named Krishna 1, began tunneling from the Nayanagar launching shaft near Dharavi on November 9 and has now bored through 120 metres. Meanwhile, six other TBMs, ...
09/02/2018
Six tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are being used to construct London's £4bn supersewer by three teams of contractors. At 25km long, up to 66 metres deep and more than seven metres in diameter, the ...
09/02/2018
The service tunnel would be constructed first and would be used to gauge the geological conditions for the main bores. Funded by a €1m grant from the EU, the report envisages splitting the project ...
08/02/2018
“Mary”, a 510-tonne, 160m tunnel boring- machine, has started its year-long crossing under the River Humber from Goxhill at a cost of £100m. ... A National Grid spokeswoman said: “The tunnelling ...
08/02/2018
But in the face of funding shortfalls, state Department of Water Resources Director Karla Nemeth announced Wednesday the agency plans to pursue a staged construction approach, building only one ...
08/02/2018
Results of the study show that the region's direct profits from the tunnel, consisting primarily of time saved converted into money, would total more than €5 billion; indirect effects would bring in ...
08/02/2018
Driving work has commenced for Colombia's Toyo Tunnel project. The tunnel will measure 9.8km long and is located in Colombia's Antioquia Department, with the completion expected in 2022. The project ...
08/02/2018
The site has been used for tunnelling the new Elizabeth Line (Crossrail) tunnelling in the borough of Newham, near Canning Town tube station, but is no longer needed. It was Crossrail's primary work ...
