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Keeping it in the family

Germany-based Prof Walter Wittke is an outspoken critic of rock classification systems and has worked on a wide range of international tunnel projects
Magazine Article 23 Nov 2011 9:57am

Hong Kong's new lines

Eric Chui looks at the construction of two key rail lines in Hong Kong, now a major tunnelling centre in Asia
Magazine Article 23 Nov 2011 9:57am

Evaluating loads for design

Hideto Mashimo, Toshiaki Ishimura & Satoshi Morimoto probe the influence of construction loads on shield tunnel segment design through field measurements
Headline Article 23 Nov 2011 9:57am

Twin NATM tunnels for Kashmir

Putzmeister Sika sprayers are applying shotcrete on drill-and-blasted tunnels
Magazine Article 23 Nov 2011 9:57am

Dominican double act

A Herrenknecht TBM has excavated a 12.4km intake tunnel though changing rock layers for a hydroelectric facility in the Dominican Republic, writes Elena Weidt
Magazine Article 23 Nov 2011 9:57am

Ensuring good form

Pouring a concrete secondary lining need not be complex, especially if the entire tunnel profile can be formed from a single pour
Magazine Article 23 Nov 2011 9:57am

An impressive return

UK-based Ian Morrison looks at some key criteria to be considered when choosing drilling muds
Magazine Article 26 Oct 2011 11:27am

Accounting for uncertainty

Software developed by Prof Herbert Einstein and colleagues at MIT and EPF-Lausanne considers uncertainty in the tunnelling process. George Demetri explains
Magazine Article 26 Oct 2011 11:27am

Mud pumps power Mexico City metro

Larry Trojak describes how the use of powerful mud pumps is helping to maintain good TBM advance rates in the capital
Magazine Article 26 Oct 2011 11:27am

Baku borer begins metro excavation

Desiree Wills looks at the excavation of a new metro line that has been characterised by sticky clay
Magazine Article 26 Oct 2011 11:27am

Advancing the safety culture

With an extensive career focused on health and safety, Dr Donald Lamont outlines some of the lessons he has learnt plus those from other tunnelling projects
Interview Article 26 Oct 2011 11:27am

Copenhagen's new circle line

The Danish capital is adding a new line to its metro network. Rodney Craig investigates what this involves
Magazine Article 26 Oct 2011 11:27am

Shotcreting as a core business

Stuart Manning looks at the development of shotcrete in the UK, and some of the issues concerning training and development
Magazine Article 26 Oct 2011 11:27am

Swedish trials probe wagons' safety limits

Sweden’s SP Technical Research Institute recently undertook full-scale fire tests in a Metro-type environment, which formed the subject of a recent two-day conference
Magazine Article 26 Oct 2011 11:27am

Grouting practice in Norway

The Norwegian Tunnelling Society has developed and applied pre-excavation rock-mass grouting to deal with groundwater inflows in rock tunnelling
Magazine Article 26 Oct 2011 11:27am

Executive decisions

Olivier Vion has a packed schedule as executive director of the International Tunnelling Association. He spoke to George Demetri
Magazine Article 06 Oct 2011 4:26pm

Mega projects draw to a close

Dave Kristy and Melanie Kwee look at two sewer schemes in Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, which are designed to satisfy its rapid growth
Magazine Article 06 Oct 2011 4:25pm

Work begins on India's longest road tunnel

Critical aspects in the design of the Chenani-Nashri Tunnel are discussed by L Facibeni, M Palomba, G Carrieri, G Russo and AH Güvenc
Magazine Article 06 Oct 2011 4:25pm

Looking in good shape

Hitachi Zosen makes TBMs for soft to hard ground, but its range includes special-shaped varieties such as rectangular and side-docking machines, writes Yasuharu Hanaoka
Magazine Article 06 Oct 2011 4:25pm

Conveying Bogotá’s waste water

Gilles Broll and Guillaume Roux look at two recent projects in Colombia
Magazine Article 06 Oct 2011 4:25pm

Rock future secured

Norway has been the home of much progress with rockbolts in recent years. Below are three companies that have contributed to this development
Magazine Article 06 Oct 2011 4:25pm

False claims, unjustified denials

Peter Tarkoy looks at the potential problems and legal wranglings caused by boulders
Magazine Article 06 Oct 2011 4:25pm

Breath of fresh air at Gotthard

Alwin Larcher and Andreas Kuhn report on the design and development of the world’s most powerful tunnel-ventilation system
Magazine Article 06 Oct 2011 4:25pm

A measured response

In a letter addressed to the editor, Nick Barton outlines the discrepancies and inaccuracies that he sees in the paper ‘Designs in Jointed Rock’, by Walter Wittke and René Sommer, published last month in World Tunnelling
Magazine Article 18 Aug 2011 2:34pm

Cautiously optimistic

Daniel Ruckstuhl, an engineer and vice-president of MEYCO Global Underground Construction (unit of BASF’s Construction Chemicals Division) spoke to George Demetri
Magazine Article 18 Aug 2011 2:34pm

Maximising resources

The construction of new feeder tunnels is revitalising a decommissioned power station in Norway and maximising natural resources. George Demetri reports
Magazine Article 18 Aug 2011 2:34pm

Smooth, seamless, spotless

Mike Harper outlines the development of sprayed, waterproof membranes for use in excavated tunnels, highlighting a recent example in South America
Magazine Article 18 Aug 2011 2:34pm

Longer tunnel gains

Canada is seeing an increasing number of long tunnels being used to access ore deposits. Garry Stevenson reports on two examples from British Columbia
Magazine Article 18 Aug 2011 2:34pm

Team TBM going for gold

Desiree Willis reports on the double shield TBMs pushing through difficult ground to create rail tunnels in time for Sochi’s Winter Olympics
Magazine Article 18 Aug 2011 2:34pm

Working in high-pressure compressed air

Dr Donald Lamont, a civil engineer with decades of experience in health and safety, describes some of the issues associated with the use of HPCA
Magazine Article 20 Jul 2011 11:57am

Soundings on segments

Dr Robert Sturk outlines a breakthrough in using impact echo measurement for the non-destructive quality control of backfill material in segmentally lined tunnels
Magazine Article 20 Jul 2011 11:57am

Designs in jointed rock

Dr Walter Wittke and Dr René Sommer compare rock mechanical models and classification systems, and ask whether their application involves any risk
Magazine Article 20 Jul 2011 11:57am

Risk management on track

Dr Rupert Lieb & Heinz Ehrbar outline the risk management system used on the Gotthard Base Tunnel in which the geology assumes critical importance
Magazine Article 20 Jul 2011 11:57am

Greek tunnelling still going strong

Dr George Dounias, vice-president of the Greek Tunnelling Society, outlines the feverish tunnelling activity that has taken place in the country recently
Magazine Article 20 Jul 2011 11:56am

Antwerp banks on tunnels

Twin TBM-bored tunnels excavated under difficult geological conditions will facilitate the rail infrastructure of the Belgian port, reports George Demetri
Magazine Article 20 Jul 2011 11:56am

Let's go to San Francisco

RETC is one of North America's major tunnelling shows. Here is a selective list of exhibitors
Magazine Article 31 May 2011 12:38pm

Tunnels for renewable energy

Jan-Niklas Franzius and Norbert Pralle discuss the first application of geothermal energy systems to segmentally lined tunnels
Magazine Article 31 May 2011 12:38pm

Jumbos join cavern job

Fourteen Sandvik rigs are at work in India to help with the excavation of 25km of tunnels and oil-storage caverns
Magazine Article 31 May 2011 12:38pm

Putting the pressure on

Philip Walker discusses some of the principles involved in designing a tunnel ventilation strategy
Magazine Article 31 May 2011 12:38pm

Tunnel beats bridge for Germany-Denmark link

Rodney Craig looks at the reasons behind the choice of an immersed tunnel for the Fehmarn Belt crossing
Magazine Article 31 May 2011 12:38pm

City with tunnel pedigree

Michael Burton looks at the rich tunnelling history of the Canadian city of Edmonton
Magazine Article 31 May 2011 12:38pm

Avoiding crossed lines

Andy Mitchell and Ailie MacAdam are key leaders of the Crossrail delivery team. They talk to George Demetri about their careers and current roles
Magazine Article 31 May 2011 12:38pm

Finland hosts ITA-AITES event

Preview of the World Tunnel Congress and General Assembly in Helsinki on May 20-26
Magazine Article 04 May 2011 2:50pm

Safety in the mist

Pasi Vuolle of Marioff outlines the principles of water-mist systems with some recent examples
Magazine Article 04 May 2011 2:50pm

Probing the effect of auto sprinklers

Ying Zhen Li and Haukur Ingason of Sweden’s SP Technical Research Institute discuss their latest research project on the effects of ventilation on automatic sprinkler systems during a tunnel fire
Magazine Article 04 May 2011 2:50pm

Euro innovations

World Tunnelling presents some noteworthy technological developments in north European tunnelling
Magazine Article 04 May 2011 2:50pm

A universal tunneller

Parsons Brinckerhoff’s Dr Jim Monsees has had a distinguished career, venturing into unusual areas for a tunneller.
Magazine Article 04 May 2011 2:50pm

Foam injects pace to tough Austrian job

Manfred Köpf and Roland Mayr discuss the use of foam injection to stabilise unstable rock mass around a TBM tunnel in Austria
Magazine Article 04 May 2011 2:50pm

Boom time

Wilhelm Kogelmann discusses roadheader technology and looks at some recent projects
Magazine Article 04 May 2011 2:50pm

Excavating Mexico City

Proving to be one of the Americas’ tunnelling hotspots, Desiree Willis looks at two TBM projects in the city
Magazine Article 25 Mar 2011 10:31am

Corrective compensation in sand

A Bezuijen and JW Bosch investigate the influence of soil disturbance on long-term settlement behaviour, compared with undisturbed examples
Magazine Article 25 Mar 2011 10:31am

The nuts and bolts of the job

Barbara Stack looks at the various types of rock bolt and some of the development history
Magazine Article 25 Mar 2011 10:30am

Hallandsås sees the light

Rodney Craig outlines the Hallandsås project’s history, some of the problems along the way and its progress to date
Magazine Article 25 Mar 2011 10:30am

When a tunnel collapses

Kjetil Moen outlines the measures taken to stabilise the collapsed face of a road tunnel in Norway
Magazine Article 25 Mar 2011 10:30am

Taking cover at Huauchinango

Jorge Colonia Albornoz and Sergio dos Anjos Lopes look at the construction of twin road tunnels in Mexico that made extensive use of pipe umbrellas
Headline Article 25 Mar 2011 10:30am

Hauling deep underground

Bill Law of Volvo looks at the use of articulated haulers in a new, twin-track railway tunnel that will run into Oslo, Norway
Magazine Article 02 Mar 2011 9:47am

Belt and brace conveying

Barbara Stack looks at the development of conveyors for spoil removal
Magazine Article 02 Mar 2011 9:47am

Belting along

Marco Sonnenschein, Ronny Lesniak and Martin Koch look at horizontal and vertical conveyors for inner city tunnel projects
Magazine Article 02 Mar 2011 9:47am

The future is Brightwater

Jack Burke reports on the Brightwater wastewater conveyance tunnel which, despite initial setbacks and technical issues, is now back on track
Magazine Article 02 Mar 2011 9:47am

Chengdu on track

Desiree Willis of The Robbins Company reports on the progress of the metro in Chengdu, China, where a recent record TBM breakthrough occurred
Magazine Article 02 Mar 2011 9:47am

On-target guidance

Colin Bent of ZED Tunnel Guidance reports on how TBMs are tracked
Magazine Article 02 Mar 2011 9:47am

TBM bores NZ outfall tunnel

M Dowler, J Cooper, T Ireland and M Frenke report on a flexible TBM that successfully took on challenging ground conditions
Magazine Article 02 Mar 2011 9:47am

Cue Nick Barton

'Leaders' interview: Nick Barton is an internationally acclaimed tunnel engineer, known for devising the Q-system of rock classification
Magazine Article 02 Mar 2011 9:47am

Eastern promise

Professor In-Mo Lee, recently elected president of the International Tunnelling Association (ITA-AITES), talks to George Demetri about his hopes and aspirations
Magazine Article 01 Feb 2011 11:27am

Underlining fire protection

Albert Benhamou of IFS has some tips on optimal fire protection for tunnel linings
Magazine Article 01 Feb 2011 11:27am

Driving Chengdu's metros

Yang Hong Qiang, Zhao Bin and Bai Kun discuss the construction of Lines 1 and 2, identifying the tunnelling techniques and issues that are crucial to TBM selection
Magazine Article 01 Feb 2011 11:27am

Supporting role in Chinese caverns

Ming Lu looks at the support design for the caverns on the Qinling Zhongnanshan tunnel, the world’s longest twin-tube road tunnel
Magazine Article 01 Feb 2011 11:27am

Fibres for safety

Benoit de Rivaz reports on the use of steel fibre-reinforced shotcrete to facilitate site safety in France
Magazine Article 01 Feb 2011 11:27am

Final breakthrough for Shiraz metro

Hamed Jamshidi and Hamed Moammeri detail the construction methods used on the Shiraz metro
Magazine Article 01 Feb 2011 11:27am

One more tunnel for Helsinki

George Demetri visited new construction projects that will boost the city’s rail services and could mark the start of a Finnish tunnelling boom
Magazine Article 01 Feb 2011 11:26am

Reaching new heights

A hydro-electric project carving out a new powerhouse inside a Swiss mountain features a maze of drill and blasted tunnels
Magazine Article 01 Feb 2011 11:26am

A dyed-in-the-wool tunneller

World Tunnelling contributor Jack Burke is a well-known figure in US tunnelling. Here he shares details of an eventful career
Magazine Article 06 Dec 2010 5:05pm

Connecting one-pass precast segmental linings

Christophe Delus, Bruno Jeanroy and David R. Klug give a short history of precast linings, the associated connectors used and review lining practices generally
Magazine Article 06 Dec 2010 5:05pm

A dream come true

Jack Burke reports on the progress of the East Side Access project in New York, which is finally nearing a successful conclusion
Magazine Article 06 Dec 2010 5:05pm

Malaysian water overhaul

A trio of Robbins TBMs will help bore one of Malaysia’s most crucial infrastructure projects through hard rock and high overburden. Desiree Willis reports
Magazine Article 06 Dec 2010 5:05pm

Taking abrasive action

Hamed Moammeri and Sadegh Tarigh Azali look at the abrasive effects on TBMs used to bore current or recently completed projects in Iran
Magazine Article 06 Dec 2010 5:05pm

Flameproof research

Fires during construction can have serious results and demand adequate information for their prevention. A Swedish research project aims to fill the gaps in our knowledge, reports Haukur Ingason
Magazine Article 06 Dec 2010 5:05pm

A steady advance

Barbara Stack looks at some of the developments that have helped to make drills more efficient
Magazine Article 06 Dec 2010 5:04pm

Shotcreting up on high

Groundwater and deformation are just two of the problems on this twin-bore tunnel in mountainous west China
Magazine Article 08 Nov 2010 3:17pm

State-of-the-art concrete

Edwin Brady outlines some historic developments that have occurred in shotcrete application, with reference to two recent projects
Magazine Article 08 Nov 2010 3:17pm

Sandvik MT520 heads for the road

Spain was the setting for the launch of Sandvik’s latest roadheader, which is being put to good use on Line 3 of the Bilbao metro.
Magazine Article 08 Nov 2010 3:17pm

Setting an example

F Nilsen and RG Haug suggest the performance, safety and quality of Norwegian tunnelling could prove a good model for other countries to follow
Magazine Article 08 Nov 2010 3:17pm

Industry Leaders' Round Table

Some of the top players in the drill and blast sector took part in World Tunnelling's recent Drill and Blast Tele-conference. Read the edited transcript
Magazine Article 08 Nov 2010 3:17pm

Go forth young man

Mark Johnson, vice-president of Halcrow (North America), has scaled the heights of the tunnel consultancy world at a relatively young age. Here he describes his experiences and the lessons he has learnt
Magazine Article 08 Nov 2010 3:16pm

Designs on sustainability

Derek Penrice and Bradford Townsend advocate greater use of cement replacement material, grey water and recycled aggregates in part two of this article on economic tunnel design
Magazine Article 05 Oct 2010 3:00pm

Norwegian lessons travel to China

With excavation now complete, east China’s Qingdao tunnel is well on the way to its official opening, having drawn heavily on Norwegian experience of subsea tunnels. By SM Zhou and M Lu
Magazine Article 05 Oct 2010 3:00pm

Clem7 excavation and support

M Funkhouser, J Stabler, L McQueen and N Boultbee discuss the geotechnical aspects of conventional tunnelling on Brisbane’s recently completed road tunnel
Magazine Article 05 Oct 2010 3:00pm

Indian tunnel a safe option

Leighton India’s first tunnel in India is a challenging project in the Himalayas, comprising two 9km-long tunnels, excavated using drill and blast across multiple workfaces. By Douglas McPherson
Magazine Article 05 Oct 2010 2:59pm

Mixed bag for Robbins in India

A Robbins hybrid TBM will be used to excavate mixed ground in the arid central region of India for a new hydration scheme.Desiree Willis reports
Magazine Article 05 Oct 2010 2:59pm

Academic and practical

A leading light in Norwegian tunnelling, Emeritus Professor Einar Broch has advised and lectured extensively around the world
Magazine Article 05 Oct 2010 2:59pm

Designing sustainable and economic tunnels

Reduce cement consumption and increase the use of recycled materials, say Derek Penrice and Bradford Townsend of Hatch Mott MacDonald, in this article on tunnel sustainability
Magazine Article 25 Aug 2010 4:13pm

Membranes act structurally

The use of new generation sprayed membranes in sprayed concrete linings can have surprising structural benefits, argues Mike Harper
Magazine Article 25 Aug 2010 4:13pm

Quick job in Quebec

Clair H Murdock and Ron W Glowe discuss the excavation of the Rupert Transfer Tunnel at James Bay, Québec, Canada, finished well ahead of schedule using top heading and bench excavation
Magazine Article 25 Aug 2010 4:13pm

Tunnelling through Flysch: some practical experience

V Vesely and O Jandejsek of Arcadis Geotechnika outline their experience of the geotechnical risks encountered in the project phases of survey, data evaluation, design and construction
Magazine Article 25 Aug 2010 4:13pm

Playing a defining role

Rick Staples, president of the Tunnelling Association of Canada, has played a defining part in organising the successful World Tunnel Congress in Vancouver last May. Here he reveals more about his career and other topical tunnel themes.
Magazine Article 25 Aug 2010 4:13pm

Gotthard closing, Ceneri advancing

The Gotthard and Ceneri Base tunnels in Switzerland will create a 'flat' route through the Alps. Dr Renzo Simoni, CEO of Alp Transit Gotthard, reports
Magazine Article 05 Aug 2010 5:26pm

Safer subterranean Singapore

LJ Pakianathan (Mott MacDonald Singapore), S McChesney (Land Transport Authority) and M Mannot-Russell (CH2M) report on recent safety legislation in Singapore
Magazine Article 05 Aug 2010 5:26pm

Workloads looking mostly healthy

George Demetri asks tunnel consultancies about workload, the economic downturn, recruitment and growth
Magazine Article 05 Aug 2010 5:26pm

Fibre-rich tunnel

Benoit de Rivaz reports on the steel-fibre technology used in a high-stress access tunnel on a major rail line
Magazine Article 05 Aug 2010 5:26pm

The rail revival

The resurgence of the long-tunnel market is bringing new life to the rail-mounted equipment sector. John Hooper of GIA explains
Magazine Article 05 Aug 2010 5:26pm

Better, not bigger, is better

Randall J Essex is executive vice-president and director of tunnelling at Hatch Mott MacDonald in Maryland, US. He talked to George Demetri about his career, recruitment and the thorny issue of risk
Interview Article 05 Aug 2010 5:25pm

Plenty of work, plenty to come?

Vancouver provided the dramatic venue for the 2010 World Tunnel Congress. George Demetri reports on some of the developments
Magazine Article 05 Aug 2010 5:25pm

Learning from Hindhead

Tony Rock and Simon Stephenson of UK-based Mott MacDonald share some experiences gained during the construction of the Hindhead Tunnel in Surrey, UK
Magazine Article 03 Jun 2010 3:16pm

In perfect alignment

San Francisco-based Dr Glenn Boyce of Jacobs Associates outlines some of the considerations required to achieve successful segment design
Magazine Article 03 Jun 2010 3:16pm

Subway to the future

Jack Burke and Jim Rostek of S3II Tunnel Constructors report on the extension to New York’s 7 Subway Line
Magazine Article 03 Jun 2010 3:16pm

A career rich in variety

Toronto-based Boro Lukajic has contributed extensively to both Canadian and international tunnelling. He was president of the Tunnelling Association of Canada from 1993-98
Magazine Article 03 Jun 2010 3:16pm

All booked up

The North American Tunnelling 2010 (NAT) conference and exhibition arrives in Portland, US, on June 20-23. WT looks at some of the exhibitors
Magazine Article 03 Jun 2010 3:16pm

EPBs cover more ground

Desiree Willis and Shinichi Konda of The Robbins Company detail the latest improvements in EPB TBM design, highlighting recent examples of their use
Magazine Article 29 Apr 2010 10:57am

Tunnel boom in Toronto

Brian Garrod gives a rundown of the diverse range of tunnels currently planned or under construction in Greater Toronto.
Magazine Article 29 Apr 2010 10:57am

Herrenknecht's hard bore

The recently opened Clem Jones tunnel is Brisbane’s first major road tunnel and links a complex system of motorways north and south of the city. It has been bored through hard rock. Herrenknecht’s Dr Karin Bäppler reports
Magazine Article 29 Apr 2010 10:57am

WTC on track again

The annual World Tunnel Congress (WTC) opens its doors this year in Vancouver, Canada, on May 14-20. Here follows a selection of the companies exhibiting
Magazine Article 29 Apr 2010 10:57am

Roadheaders looking up

Roadheaders are experiencing a renaissance. Wilhelm J Kogelmann, of US-based roadheader manufacturer Alpine Equipment, rounds-up the latest developments
Magazine Article 29 Apr 2010 10:57am

Ontario sewer tackles rocky ground

Murray Malott and Chris Banks of Canada-based McNally Construction describe the construction of a sewer tunnel involving numerous shafts and boulder-laden ground
Magazine Article 29 Apr 2010 10:57am

Weathering the storm

Odd-Björn Kleven was recently appointed director of tunnelling and special projects at underground construction equipment manufacturer Normet International. He talks to George Demetri about developments at the firm and in technology.
Magazine Article 29 Apr 2010 10:57am

More to the point

In a letter to World Tunnelling, US-based specialist underground construction writer Barbara Stack raises some interesting points related to the recent WT roundtable.
Magazine Article 25 Mar 2010 2:47pm

Latin crossings

South America is seeing a tunnelling boom, including metro, road, stormwater, hydro and mining tunnels, writes Dean Brox
Magazine Article 25 Mar 2010 2:47pm

Doing the tunnel walk

With a long, wide-ranging career, New York-based engineer and practice leader David Caiden now has numerous major US tunnel projects on his hands
Magazine Article 25 Mar 2010 2:47pm

A new station for Sao Paulo

Marco Aurélio A. Peixoto da Silva, Hugo Cássio Rocha and Francisco Ribeiro Neto on the design and construction of the Alto do Ipiranga station in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Magazine Article 25 Mar 2010 2:47pm

Cooling the tube

Installing fans in old, deep ventilation shafts on London’s Underground is tricky when access is restricted, says Philip Walker of UK firm Fläkt Woods
Magazine Article 25 Mar 2010 2:47pm

Bogong hydro scheme goes online

Paul Thomas and Jimmy Molea of McConnell Dowell highlight the tunnelling components of Australia’s largest hydropower project for 25 years
Magazine Article 25 Mar 2010 2:47pm

Mexican TBMs roll off global assembly line

TBM manufacturing is becoming a truly global affair. George Demetri reports on a project in Texas which brings together a world-wide manufacturing and shipping effort
Magazine Article 18 Feb 2010 3:56pm

Your ITA needs you

The recent WT Roundtable raised serious questions about the function of the International Tunnelling Association (ITA). Here is an edited transcript of the debate
Magazine Article 18 Feb 2010 3:56pm

Where are we with slurries?

Barry L Sorteberg, president of Clean Slurry Technologies, looks at the current state of play in slurry technologies
Magazine Article 18 Feb 2010 3:56pm

From the ground down

Innovative and patented ground-consolidation technologies were used for a series of structural and waterproofing measures on this tunnel project in Austria
Magazine Article 18 Feb 2010 3:56pm

The big fair with the best ware

With Bauma just around the corner on April 19-25 at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre in Munich, Germany, we take a look at selected exhibitors from the tunnelling sector
Magazine Article 18 Feb 2010 3:56pm

Free as a bird

A geologist and civil engineer by training, Boston area-based geoconsultant Dr Peter J Tarkoy is a controversial and self-styled visionary in the tunnelling industry. He talks to George Demetri
Magazine Article 18 Feb 2010 3:56pm

Water caverns a first for Hong Kong

Providing underground salt-water caverns for the University of Hong Kong proved an environmental and engineering challenge. TH Chan, Derek Arnold, Edwin KF Chung and Chris CW Chan report
Magazine Article 08 Feb 2010 4:27pm

Master of all he surveys

For more than a decade, Manfred Messing has headed-up tunnel guidance and surveying instrumentation company VMT. He talks to George Demetri
Interview Article 08 Feb 2010 4:27pm

Poor rock is tough luck at Dakmi 4

Drill and blast tunnelling on Vietnam’s Dakmi 4 hydropower station is well under way, despite the difficult rock conditions being experienced
Magazine Article 08 Feb 2010 4:27pm

Safeguarding workers in the line of fire

Haukur Ingason and Anders Lönnermark (SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden), Håkan Frantzich (Lund University) and Mia Kumm (Mälardalen University) look at fire considerations during tunnel construction and some current research
Magazine Article 08 Feb 2010 4:27pm

Talking jumbos

Carly Lovejoy spoke to Pekka Nieminen of Sandvik Mining and Construction, Mathias Edhammer of Atlas Copco, and Witold Hnat of MineMaster
Magazine Article 08 Feb 2010 4:27pm

World Tunnelling Industry Leaders' Round Table

Welcome to the second World Tunnelling roundtable. We invited some of the top minds in international tunnelling from engineering consultancy, contractors and equipment manufacturers to meet last year in Hamburg on November 30 – the eve of STUVA – to discuss some of the most talked about issues in tunnelling. It turned out to be a memorable discussion.
Magazine Article 08 Feb 2010 4:26pm

Iranian TBMs continue steady march

Hamed Moammeri (Amberg, Iran) and Reza Ghaffarzadeh (Panah Saz Alvand Engineering) outline some recently completed TBM projects in Iran
Magazine Article 23 Dec 2009 1:49pm

A man for all seasons

San Francisco-based Dr Glenn Boyce, senior associate at Jacobs Associates, is one of few engineers to specialise in tunnelling and trenchlesss. By George Demetri
Magazine Article 23 Dec 2009 1:49pm

Keeping Kentucky clean

Jack Burke looks at a sewage tunnel project in Kentucky, US, designed to improve local water quality and increase storage capacity
Magazine Article 23 Dec 2009 1:49pm

Between a rock and a hard place

The Halcrow-designed Shis-Diftah road tunnel, currently on site in Sharjah and being drilled and blasted through the UAE’s highest mountain range, faces an array of challenges. George Demetri reports
Magazine Article 23 Dec 2009 1:49pm

Making a difference

Born in the Netherlands, Hans Greve is executive vice-president of mining & construction at TBM-maker Aker Wirth. He spoke to George Demetri about his achievements and aspirations
Interview Article 25 Nov 2009 5:31pm

Spray-applied membranes

Dr Wolfgang Aldrian of BASF Construction Chemicals and Robert Giefing of IAT, Vienna, discuss some recent spray-applied waterproof membrane projects
Magazine Article 25 Nov 2009 5:31pm

Carry on tunnelling

Scandinavia is one of the world’s busiest tunnelling regions. George Demetri takes a look at some of the work in progress
Magazine Article 25 Nov 2009 5:31pm

Countdown to immersion

Mikko Inkala (Pöyry Infra Oy) and Ilkka Vähäaho (City of Helsinki – Geotechnics) discuss the preparatory design work for the construction of an immersed-tube tunnel near the heart of the Finnish capital
Magazine Article 25 Nov 2009 5:31pm

Stalling the spalling tendency

Dr Ken Smith and Trevor W Atkinson of Propex Concrete Systems, supplier of fibres for secondary concrete reinforcement, on explosive spalling mechanisms
Magazine Article 25 Nov 2009 5:31pm

Fire-protecting the Bjørvika

Allan Beeston, market manager for Thermal Ceramics, discusses an interesting fire-protective layer that is being used on Norway’s Bjørvika tunnel
Magazine Article 25 Nov 2009 5:31pm

NATM flies to Delhi airport

Johann Brandl of Salzburg-based Geoconsult ZT in Austria checks the progress of NATM tunnelling works to Delhi Airport – only the second time it has been used in India
Magazine Article 25 Nov 2009 5:31pm

Breakthrough at tunnel school

World Tunnelling editor George Demetri blazed a trail to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, US, where he was fortunate to be allowed on to a comprehensive tunnelling short course. Here he reports on the proceedings.
Magazine Article 14 Oct 2009 2:21pm

Tyne and Tyne again

A new tunnel utilising immersed tube and cut and cover technology is being constructed in North East England to augment the existing road tunnel beneath the River Tyne. George Demetri visited the site to assess progress.
Magazine Article 14 Oct 2009 2:21pm

Seven TBMs in 15 months

Geoff Archer, business development manager of Melbourne-based John Holland Tunnelling, reports on current and recently completed water and sewer projects in Melbourne and Sydney
Magazine Article 14 Oct 2009 2:21pm

Rotary drum cutters eat into the Alps

Rotary drum cutters can offer numerous benefits to tunnel excavation and consequently, have become more popular in recent years. Norman Haltof of Erkat describes their capabilities and use on some recent Alpine projects.
Magazine Article 14 Oct 2009 2:21pm

A global perspective

New York-based Dr George Munfakh, senior vice president at Parsons Brinckerhoff, began his professional life as a geotechnical engineer in infrastructure consultancy. He discusses his career and the tunnelling scene generally.
Magazine Article 14 Oct 2009 2:21pm

Detecting hidden tunnels

Boston Area-based geotechnical and tunnelling consultant, Peter J. Tarkoy looks at current methodologies used to detect covert tunnels.
Magazine Article 14 Oct 2009 2:21pm

Testing times

This paper is based on a presentation entitled Drilling Fluids and Recycling Systems given by Baroid’s Tom Tibor at UCT, January 2009. This presentation was aimed primarily at HDD applications, but has relevance to large bore tunnelling, as well.
Feature Article 14 Oct 2009 2:21pm

Tunnellling for Gold

Constructing a dewatering tunnel at one of the world’s largest copper and gold mines saw Papua New Guinea’s first use of a TBM under inhospitable and difficult transport conditions. Desiree Willis of The Robbins Company reports.
Magazine Article 14 Oct 2009 2:21pm

Rock-solid proposition for high-stress environments

Erich Neugebauer outlines the principles behind Atlas Copco’s Roofex – a flexible, supporting and yielding rockbolt aimed at high stress conditions
Magazine Article 14 Oct 2009 2:21pm

Making tracks

Rail mounts can provide a quick and efficient way of transporting loads during tunnelling projects. Carly Lovejoy looks at the equipment on offer
Magazine Article 18 Sep 2009 12:37pm

Rapid drill and blast with fast muck

Stig Eriksson, of Skanska Infrastructure Development, describes a high-speed drill and blast project in Switzerland and details the innovative mucking system used
Magazine Article 18 Sep 2009 12:37pm

A steady progress

Mining engineer Lok Home has progressed from mine development project manager, through field service, international sales and finally to president and owner of TBM-maker The Robbins Company. He spoke to George Demetri about his career, the outlook for tunnelling and TBM developments in general
Magazine Article 18 Sep 2009 12:37pm

All in a year's work

Jack Burke visited the South Cobb Tunnel Project and was impressed by the site’s productivity and safety record
Magazine Article 18 Sep 2009 12:37pm

Full speed below

Tunnelling work on Singapore’s Downtown Line is proceeding at a rapid pace, Alastair Sim of Soletanche Bachy looks at the cut and sections
Magazine Article 18 Sep 2009 12:37pm

Bibra forms key high-speed rail link

Drill and blast from both ends is driving Germany’s horseshoe-shaped, twin-tube Bibra tunnel as part of German and European high speed rail networks. Former World Tunnelling editor Lawrence Williams reports.
Magazine Article 10 Aug 2009 5:00pm

Health and safety underground

Martin Vogel of Suva digests the lessons learnt from the Alp Transit projects in Switzerland and proposes a pragmatic safety management system designed to ensure increased health and safety on tunnel projects.
Magazine Article 10 Aug 2009 4:59pm

A ringside view

Steve Skelhorn and Laura McNally of Canadian contractor McNally Construction look at the evolution and design of segmental lining systems in a technical paper first presented at RETC in June.
Magazine Article 10 Aug 2009 4:59pm

Uetliberg premieres new boring extender

S Maurhofer, overall project manager and director of the tunnelling division at Swiss-based Amberg Engineering, describes the excavation of the recently opened Uetliberg tunnel in Switzerland, which included the use of a tunnel boring extender.
Magazine Article 10 Aug 2009 4:59pm

RETC hits a high in Vegas

World Tunnelling editor George Demetri ‘tunnelled’ down to Las Vegas, US, to attend RETC – one of the tunnelling industry’s most important events. Here he reports on what went down.
Magazine Article 10 Aug 2009 4:59pm

Invest in the future

Martin Knights has been president of the International Tunnelling Association (ITA/AITES) since 2007. A civil engineer by training, he has 37 years’ post graduate experience in international civil infrastructure, predominantly gained in tunnelling and underground space projects. UK-based, he sits on the board of directors of infrastructure specialist Jacobs Ltd.
Interview Article 10 Aug 2009 4:59pm

Staffing in difficult times

A tunnel engineer for over 40 years, Barrie Willis has worked mainly on major international projects, including the UK’s twin Mersey tunnels, before taking up his post managing the tunnel department at Netherlands-based personnel supplier IPS Group.
Magazine Article 10 Aug 2009 4:59pm

RETC to rendezvous in Vegas

Held bi-annually in North America, the Rapid Excavation and Tunnelling Conference (RETC) will be held in Las Vegas this month, covering every aspect of tunnel design and construction. George Demetri takes a selective look at what will be on offer.
Magazine Article 04 Jun 2009 4:30pm

Hindhead A3 tunnels update

Early contractor involvement and leading edge design and construction thinking have delivered flexibility and programme wins, says Tony Rock of consulting engineer Mott MacDonald.
Magazine Article 04 Jun 2009 4:30pm

A high-altitude smoke challenge

In this abridged paper, Richard Lau and Nai Chin, both of Hyder Consulting Pty, Sydney, discuss the challenges and strategies for smoke control design in long road tunnels at high altitude.
Magazine Article 04 Jun 2009 4:30pm

Roadheaders lead Olympic line-up

Sochi is building a spate of tunnels as part of new infrastructure that will have to be in place before the flame is lit for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Roadheaders are playing a significant role in this process.
Magazine Article 04 Jun 2009 4:30pm

Optimal plant design

Ben Clark of Derrick Equipment Company (Civil & Underground Construction) looks at some of the factors to be considered when designing slurry separation plants.
Magazine Article 04 Jun 2009 4:30pm

Victory in sight

Jack Burke reports from Colorado, US, on the Arrowhead East and West tunnels, a part of the Inland Feeder conveyance system which will have a 28.3m3/sec water capacity when completed in 2010.
Magazine Article 04 Jun 2009 4:30pm

Multi-modal magic

David Bernardi, David Crouthamel and Erin S. Hohenshelt discuss a unique tunnel rehabilitation scheme, combining both railway line and pedestrian pathway, which has been hailed as a paradigm of partnering and risk sharing
Magazine Article 04 Jun 2009 4:30pm

Leading on risk

Professor Arnold Dix of Queensland University of Technology and an independent consultant, is a technical/legal expert advisor and world authority on managing the risks associated with tunnels and underground infrastructures. He also specialises in operational safety, as well as in contractual, political and insurance issues for complex tunnel projects.
Magazine Article 04 Jun 2009 4:30pm

Sealing the Dobrovskeho tunnels

Minova's Bohemia Geotech Division and Minova International Tunnelling Division outline the grouting used to stabilise the Dobrovskeho tunnels in the Czech Republic
Magazine Article 04 Jun 2009 4:30pm

Instant tunnel gallery

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Magazine Article 30 Apr 2009 3:13pm

Classy tunnel offering

Mining engineer Pekka Nieminen is global product line manager of tunnelling and underground civil engineering at Sandvik, Finland. He joined Tampella Tamrock, now Sandvik, in 1987 and has been with the company ever since. With ten years’ tunnelling experience, Pekka has headed Sandvik’s tunnel division since 2006
Interview Article 30 Apr 2009 2:06pm

Paving the way for a talc mine

MAIN contractor Skanska BS is using drill and blast to excavate a 4.2km access tunnel for the development of a talc mine in Slovakia.
Magazine Article 30 Apr 2009 2:06pm

Rehabilitating the Chekka Road Tunnel

A completely new, steel-reinforced, cast-in-place concrete lining with PVC sheet membrane was what was originally intended to waterproof the Chekka Road Tunnels in Lebanon.
Magazine Article 30 Apr 2009 2:06pm

Back in business

With the Channel Tunnel now fully re-opened, Carly Lovejoy reviews the damage and subsequent repair work that followed the fire in September 2008
Magazine Article 30 Apr 2009 2:06pm

Testing times for bentonite

Ian Morrison takes an altogether more critical view on the use of bentonite as a TBM slurry
Magazine Article 30 Apr 2009 2:06pm

The art of drill plan design

DRILL plan design and drilling equipment accuracy play a significant role in the overall control and productiveness of a tunnelling construction site.
Magazine Article 30 Apr 2009 2:06pm

Designs for Mixshields

In this abridged paper, Dr Martin Herrenknecht and Dr Karin Bappler review the progress of mechanised tunnelling technology, focusing on current design approaches to soft-ground TBMs.
Feature Article 20 Apr 2009 4:14pm

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Feature Article 20 Apr 2009 4:14pm

Preparing for Attack

In this second article for WT, Dr George Munfakh of infrastructure specialist Parsons Brinckerhoff, reviews the potential threats to tunnels and outlines the measures that could be included at the design stage to mitigate their impact.
Feature Article 20 Apr 2009 4:14pm

The Final Link

The Upper Northwest Interceptor System is an ambitious sewer program in California, divided into nine sections for efficient build and management. Jack Burke outlines the work on Sections 1 and 2.
Feature Article 20 Apr 2009 4:14pm

Dizzy heights for drill and blast

Motivated, skilled and experienced crews plus the application of new mucking equipment suited to small tunnel cross-sections is credited with achieving a record drill-and-blast performance in Norway. Shani Wallis reports.
Feature Article 20 Apr 2009 4:14pm

Successful in the extreme

The difficulties of tunnelling are exacerbated by extreme environmental conditions, such as those in the mountains of northwest India where work is ongoing on the Chutak hydro-electric project.
Feature Article 20 Apr 2009 4:14pm

On track with Hong Kong rail extensions

With billions of dollars worth of contracts up for grabs in Hong Kong, tunnelling contractors will be interested in the latest updates. By Russell Black of MTR Corp.
Feature Article 20 Apr 2009 4:14pm

Robbins trio dig deep in Mexico

Mexico City’s wastewater problem will be eased by a TBM-bored tunnel through unique geology, reports Desiree Willis of The Robbins Company.
Magazine Article 20 Apr 2009 4:14pm

In Charge and Upbeat

Marek Grocholewski trained as a civil engineer in his native Poland and now heads Minova’s tunnelling division. Based in Germany, he has experience of both the tunnelling and mining sectors. Here, he speaks to George Demetri about his current role and some of the issues facing the industry.
Interview Article 20 Apr 2009 4:14pm

Intermat to buck recession woes

Held every three years, Intermat is one of the world’s three-biggest tradeshows dedicated to equipment, machinery and techniques for the construction and building materials industries. It will be held on April 20-25 at the Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre in Paris, France.
Feature Article 09 Apr 2009 2:38pm

Madrid metro branches out

The first line of the Madrid Metro was the central section of Line 1, which opened in 1919, since when many extensions and new lines have been built, but over the last few years it has been extended considerably.
Feature Article 09 Apr 2009 2:38pm

Cutting-edge conveyors

Conveyors are an essential part of any tunnelling project. Advances in TBM technology would be worthless without a conveyor system capable of providing sufficient back-up for the cutting machine and allowing progression as muck is removed. As TBM manufacturers move towards producing faster, more energy-efficient machines capable of providing higher quantities of muck in shorter periods of time, so must the conveying industry.
Feature Article 09 Apr 2009 2:38pm

Common Ground

A civil engineer by training, 45-year-old Patrik Nolaker was born in Vanersborg, Sweden. Having worked with industrial manufacturer ABB for many years, he joined Atlas Copco eight years ago as president of the ground engineering and exploration division. Two years ago he moved to the underground rock-excavation division, of which he is now president.
Interview Article 09 Apr 2009 2:36pm

Freezing the football

Jack Burke reports on the ongoing Harbor Siphons project which, as part of Milwaukee’s sewerage plans, will reduce the possibility of sewer overflows and help maintain a cleaner Lake Michigan
Magazine Article 12 Feb 2009 11:56am

Exceptional Case Study - Heathrow 1994

The client for these works was the British Airports Authority (BAA), and the aim was to provide a dedicated rail link between the Airport and Paddington rail station in central London.
Magazine Article 12 Feb 2009 11:56am

Polishing processes with a new armoury

Karl-Heinz Wennmohs and Gunnar Nord of Atlas Copco Rock Drill AB Sweden outline the latest developments in the drill and blast technique
Magazine Article 12 Feb 2009 11:56am

In the dry dock

Sykes Pumps’ Darren Watson outlines the challenges of evacuating water from the pre­fabricating dry dock at the UK’s Tyne tunnel project
Magazine Article 12 Feb 2009 11:56am

Busan-Geoje immersed tube well under way

South Korea's first-ever immersed tube tunnel is an ambitious project that is taking the technique to new levels. Adrian Greeman reports.
Magazine Article 12 Feb 2009 11:56am

Tabulating safety

Independent consulting civil engineers Guy Lance and John Anderson have been compiling a database of “significant” tunnel construction incidents. This abridged paper looks at the development of such a database and what can be deduced from it
Magazine Article 12 Feb 2009 11:56am

Pumping bedrock for more trains

Kent Bostrom, of Grindex AB, reports on the pumping systems in place to help dewater Sweden’s Ådalsbanan rail project
Magazine Article 12 Feb 2009 11:56am

Extending London’s DLR

The extension to London’s Docklands Light Rail­way comprises twin-tube TBM tunnels bored under the Thames. George Demetri checked out the progress
Feature Article 20 Jan 2009 3:55pm

Metro drives reinforce mass transit for Caracas

Thierry Borca reports on two important mass transit systems in and around Venezuela’s capital, Caracas
Magazine Article 20 Jan 2009 3:47pm

New era dawns as NY’s giant transit work starts

The ARC mass transit tunnel project will double the carrying capacity of rail links between New York city and New Jersey when complete in 2017. Director of public affairs Paul Wyckoff reports
Feature Article 20 Jan 2009 3:47pm

A link in the chain

George Demetri visited a challenging project in Stockholm comprising a complex array of tunnels that will eventually form part of a much-needed ring road around the city
Feature Article 20 Jan 2009 3:47pm

Assessing the risk

The Channel Tunnel fire that occurred on 11 September is the latest in a number of incidents that have put the spotlight on fire safety. Thankfully, in this case, there were no fatalities.
Feature Article 26 Nov 2008 12:36pm

A cost-effective solution

Einar Broch, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and Eivind Grøv of SINTEF, Norway, discuss sectional tunnel construction in Norway and make a few cost comparisons with Swiss tunnels
Feature Article 26 Nov 2008 12:36pm

Fixing a TARIF for security

How do we make tunnels safer in the face of heightened terrorist threats? Dr George A. Munfakh, senior vice-president at Parsons Brinckerhoff’s geotechnical & tunnelling division, outlines recent work on the issue
Feature Article 26 Nov 2008 12:36pm

Another fine mesh

Tunnelling conjures up numerous foreseen and unforeseen difficulties on site, such as inducing settlement to buildings in the vicinity of the tunnel. But, when these are protected heritage buildings, any movement has to be strictly minimised to avoid damage and problems with the municipality.
Feature Article 26 Nov 2008 12:36pm

Hydrodemolishing the Söderled tunnel

High-pressure water jets are being used to remove damaged concrete to restore the Central Bridge and Söderled Tunnel in Stockholm
Feature Article 26 Nov 2008 12:36pm

Passing under Pasila

Multi-utility tunnels can house a host of different services, making digging up the roads a thing of the past. George Demetri visited such a tunnel being driven by drill and blast under the Finnish capital
Feature Article 26 Nov 2008 12:36pm

Fire-suppressing the Silver Forest

Towards the end of 2006, Fogtec, the German-based manufacturer of water-mist fire-suppression systems, was awarded the contract to protect the complete Silver Pine Tree Forest tunnel in the heart of Moscow, Russia. The tunnel design comprises two parallel tubes, each measuring 2.1km long with a diameter of 14.2m and double-deck construction: vehicles will travel along the top deck while the metro will use the lower one.
Feature Article 26 Nov 2008 12:36pm
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