WT APR 2009
Transcend confirmed for Crossrail project
A further sign that progress is being made on London’s US$21.9bn Crossrail project is the news that Transcend – a joint venture between AECOM, CH2M Hill and Nichols Group – has been confirmed as ‘programme partner’. Full story...
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Robbins TBM sets Delhi Metro record
One of 14 TBMs used on the excavation of the New Delhi Metro in India has surpassed its fellow machines in operational performance by achieving a best weekly advance rate of 202m, which equates to 168 rings. Full story...Lovat breaks through on Auckland sewer tunnel
On January 30, a Lovat RME170SE Series 23700 TBM broke through on the Orakei Main Sewer Hobson Diversion (OMSHD) tunnel project in Auckland, New Zealand – 17 days ahead of schedule. Full story...NFM enters the subcontinent
It looks as if French TBM-maker NFM Technologies is to supply the rapidly expanding Indian underground infrastructure market. Full story...Edison, Einstein, Hawking...and now Robbins
Richard Robbins (pictured), former president and CEO of TBM maker Robbins, has been awarded the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Engineering by the Philadelphia-based Franklin Institute. Full story...Euroform segment order for Laos hydropower project
Herrenknecht subsidiary Euroform has won a contract to supply segment moulds and related carousel equipment for the US$240 million Theun Hinboun hydro project in Laos. Full story...Miami tunnel put on hold for now
It has been years in the making, but the Port of Miami tunnel is once more in the doldrums. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) secretary Stephanie Kopelousos recently recommended abandoning the existing arrangement due to serious questions over the funding provided by Miami Access Tunnel (MAT), the project’s private partner. Full story...Nanjing bore passes Yangtze mid-point
Good progress is being made on Nanjing’s cross-river development – a project seen as representing the pinnacle of Chinese underwater construction technology. Full story...Transcend confirmed for Crossrail project
A further sign that progress is being made on London’s US$21.9bn Crossrail project is the news that Transcend – a joint venture between AECOM, CH2M Hill and Nichols Group – has been confirmed as ‘programme partner’. Full story...Underground corrosion course
West Virginia University in Morgantown, US, will host the 54th annual Appalachian Underground Corrosion Short Course (AUCSC 2009) on May 19-21. Full story...Wayss & Freytag share Silbertunnel contract win
German tunnel specialist Wayss and Freytag Ingenierbau, owned by the Dutch Royal BAM Group, is part of a JV awarded the contract to build the 7.4km-long Silberberg rail tunnel near Grossbreitenbach, Germany. Full story...'Imitate or Innovate' theme for tunnel symposium
Anyone involved in tunnel ventilation may be interested to know that BHR Group is inviting registrations for its 13th International Symposium on tunnel aerodynamics & ventilation, to be held in New Brunswick, US, on May 13-15. Full story...Black & Veatch win award for Charleston
Global engineering consulting and construction company Black & Veatch, in association with consulting engineer/architect Hussey, Gay, Bell and de Young, has received the 2009 Engineering Excellence Honour Award for its work on Charleston Water System’s Sewer Tunnel Replacement Program in Charleston, South Carolina, US. Full story...DLR Extension picks up ICE award
An ICE (Institution of Civil Engineers) London Merit Award for Infrastructure has been awarded to the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Woolwich Arsenal Extension in East London, UK. Full story...Norwegian tunnel scholar dies
Tor Brekke, viewed by many as a leading light in the US tunnelling firmament, died recently, aged 75. Full story...Antonov flies tunnelling equipment into Sochi
An Antonov AN-124-100 freighter belonging to Volga-Dnepr Airlines delivered the first 94t consignment of tunnelling equipment to the Russian city of Sochi on behalf of tunnel-construction specialist OAO Bamtonnelstroy. Full story...RETC in Vegas
RETC (Rapid Excavation and Tunnelling Conference) will be held this year in Las Vegas, US, on June 14-17. Full story...Accolades for Rhode Island CSO scheme
One of the largest civil works projects in the history of Rhode island, US, has been awarded UCA 2009 ‘Project of the Year’ by the Underground Construction Association. Full story...Transcend confirmed for Crossrail
A further sign that progress is being made on London’s US$21.9bn Crossrail project is the news that Transcend – a joint venture between AECOM, CH2M Hill and Nichols Group – has been confirmed as ‘programme partner’. Full story...Wirth completes German bore
Wirth has announced that one of its machines, a 10.24m-diameter TBM, has broken through on the new, parallel tube of the Schlüchterner tunnel in Germany, having bored nearly 4km. Full story...Dix optimistic on stimulus packages
Despite the global economy almost going into free fall, opportunities for tunnelling consultants are better than ever, according to Professor Arnold Dix, chairman of the Contractual Practices Group at the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association. Full story...Features
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. Full story...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. Full story...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. Full story...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. Full story...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. Full story...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. Full story...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. Full story...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. Full story...Innovation
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