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New tunnel in Swiss Alps changes railway transport in Europe
- Sep, 04, 2020
- Railway Geotechnics Tunneling In Rock News On Projects / Industry
- Switzerland, Sant'Antonino
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A significant step has been made for the completion of a great railway project in Europe. The Ceneri Base Tunnel (CBT), a twin-tube tunnel that passes under Monte Ceneri, was completed on September...
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Flooded tunnel blocked a railway in Scotland
- Aug, 07, 2019
- Tunneling News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United Kingdom, Winchburgh
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Extreme weather conditions in Scotland flooded a 340-meter tunnel blocking a major railway network near Edinburgh. The Winchburgh Tunnel is located west of Scotland's capital. The tunnel was flooded...
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Landslide forces an entire railway line in UK to close
A railway that connects the town of Hastings and London was forced to stop operating after a landslide occurred earlier this week. Due to the 400-tons landslide, part of track near Barnehurst was c...
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Tunnel becomes safe with the usage of Polystyrene blocks
- May, 31, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Tunneling Railway Geotechnics
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
An old and non-operational railway tunnel that lies underneath the approach roads north of the Forth Road Bridge has been made safe by stuffing it with expanded polystyrene blocks. The 420m tu...
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Soil conditions challenge HSR in Singapore
- May, 15, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry Underground Structures Railway Geotechnics
- Singapore
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Building the underground Singapore - Kuala Lumpur high speed rail (HSR) terminus is likely to be challenging, time-consuming and costly, mainly due to the soft soil conditions prevailing in the area,...
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