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GEO5 and Prague Metro line C

  The section IV. C2 has 4.6km of tunnels ; mined tunnels make up a length of 2.36 km (mostly double-track) and contain three cut-and-cover stations, i.e. Střížkov, Prosek and Letňany. The fin...

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Hanford radioactive tunnel under risk of collapse stabilized

A radioactive waste storage tunnel in Harford, California, that was at risk collapse has been stabilized. Back in spring 2017, the older of the 2 radioactive waste disposal tunnels partially collaps...

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Plaxis online Training: Tunneling and Underground Excavations

The second 2019 PLAXIS online training has been scheduled for the 25th of April. This online training will demonstrate the practical use of Plaxis 3D for the analysis of tunnel and underground excava...

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Severe subsidence caused by underground motorway in Sydney

Satellite imagery revealed that the $17 billion WestConnect underground project has caused severe subsidence of the ground above. Satellite data is a beneficial tool that can determine the impact o...

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Norway to achieve "floating tunnel" project

Norway plans to invest in floating tunnel technology in order to facilitate motorists' transportation. Norway's landscape, consisting of glaciers, mountains and fjords, is one of the most impressiv...

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Mumbai subway goes beneath Mithi River

The construction of a 153-meter long metro tunnel below the Mithi River in Mumbai has begun. The project is carried out by Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC), the contractor of Colaba-Bandra-Seep...

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Is tunneling safe in Los Angeles?

Following Elon Musk's attempt to introduce underground transportation systems a question is raised. Is tunneling safe in Los Angeles? Musk founded a construction company (Boring Company)...

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Tunnel in Chicago prevents an area from flooding

A tunnel designed to divert rainfall water has resolved a persistent flooding issue in Chicago's Albany Park.  The diversion tunnel utilizes a network of supplemental tunnels and shafts to car...

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Ground collapse due to tunneling work in Perth railway

A leak in a cross passage between twin-bored tunnels has led to a ground collapse in Perth's Forrestfield Airport railway, Australia. The leak developed about 200m. north of the Forrestfield statio...

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Structure in Stonehenge damaged due to tunnel work

A 6,000-year-old structure located near Stonehenge was damaged due to tunnel works according to archaeologists. Archaeologists state that Highways of England, that were conducting preparatory works...

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