The Real Deal on Rapid Excavation: It’s About Logistics, Communication & Planning
Tunnel boring machine excavation rates have been a hot button issue in our industry recently…
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Tunneling Asia 2019 Conference Held in Mumbai
The Tunneling Asia 2019 Conference, organized by Tunneling Association of India in conjunction with the…
The Link: A Belgian design-build firm integrates a new class of surveying instrument into tram-link tunnel construction
Like many cities, Antwerp, Belgium, has a long-term initiative underway to greatly reduce vehicular traffic…
Pushing the Boundaries
Tualatin River Project Extends the Capabilities of Microtunneling Michels Corp.’s microtunneling team extended the limits…
Geotechnical Risk Assessment for Tunneling Projects
The flow chart shown below represents what the author believes is the nine-step process that…
Tunnel Protects Chicago Neighborhood from Flooding
A Chicago storm water diversion tunnel designed to correct a chronic flooding problem that has…
Towards Automated Concrete Spraying
Operating a concrete sprayer is one of the most demanding tasks in underground mining and…
Subsurface Conditions and Design Adequacy Risk Allocation in Design Build: Dynamics, Interactions and Interdependencies
Achieving effective and balanced risk allocation in design-build (“DB”) subsurface projects has proven to be…
Understanding the New Austrian Tunnel Method (NATM)
We all know that tunnels are essential to modern infrastructure, but what is the best…
Digging Montreal: A Renewed Focus on Upgrading Aging Utilities Has Led to a Tunneling Uptick
As one of Canada’s oldest cities, Montreal is looking to get an underground upgrade. In…