Whether you live in the U.S. or not you will find the following tunnels that are currently being built in U.S., fascinating. Find out which are some of the largest tunnels across the country. First of...
Read MoreThe construction of the first phase of the Chennai Metro project in India is scheduled to be completed by spring 2015. During the construction cracks were detected in more than 200 buildings in Chenna...
Read MoreAttempts have already been made to identify this object of mystery that forced Bertha, the world's largest TBM in Seattle, to halt suddenly on December 6. High groundwater pressure though is preventin...
Read MoreFoundation works for a new basement and a pedestrian tunnel at Wimbledon tennis courts in southwest London, are expected to be completed in December. The project that started in September 20...
Read MoreRecent discoveries such as the network of tunnels beneath the Roman Emperor Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, Italy, confirm the existence of a labyrinth of underground passageways in the area. Although thes...
Read MoreThe Bertha Tunnel Boring Machine, at 57.5 feet (17.5 m) in diameter, is the world's largest TBM. On July 30, Bertha began digging a tunnel beneath downtown Seattle to replace the SR 99 Alaskan Way Via...
Read MoreA new robot called Robinspect (ROBotic System with Intelligent Vision and Control for Tunnel Structural INSPECTion and Evaluation) is placed at the end of a truck crane to search for cracks, fissures...
Read MoreThe Resilient Tunnel Plug (RTP) seems to be the solution against tunnel flooding, eliminating all the disastrous consequences that have been observed in the past. The plug is being developed by th...
Read MoreThe Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) examined a steel structure’s failure in the roof of the Balcombe tunnel in UK, which happened on September 23, 2011. The structure, one of six within t...
Read MoreIn recent years, tunnel design and construction have progressed significantly worldwide and particularly, in the United States. The new technologies, the populations’ growth in the country and the...
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