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Tunneling Case Study on the Western Coast of Mexico Highway Construction

Dr. Fermín Sanchez and his team was tasked with the construction of a highway from Tepic City to Puerto Vallarta City on the Western Coast of Mexico. In this case study, he encountered a significant...

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Evaluating the Efficiency of Room and Pillar Mining in Greece using RS3

Underground mining of unexploited coal reserves is on the rise in Greece, due to its heavy dependency on lignite resources for electricity. The room and pillar approach for underground mining is a co...

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Third tunnel to connect the European and Asian sides of Istanbul under the Bosporus announced

Updated plans for the construction of the Great Istanbul Tunnel were announced by Turkey’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister, Adil Karaismailoğlu, on Wednesday. The Great Istanbul Tunnel will b...

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TU Delft starts drilling for geothermal project to heat campus and gather data

The large-scale geothermal project that started preliminary drilling on TU Delft campus in December 2022 secured a further €17.9 million funding and is set to drill its 2.5 km deep wells during the s...

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Renault plans to use geothermal energy in its Douai factory in France

Renault has announced plans to use geothermal energy to cover the needs of its Douai factory in a one-of-its-kind project, expected to replace 70% of the plant’s natural gas needs. The geothermal pl...

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Helical pile solution for dense or rocky soil

The wear-resistant, offset carbide tip designed to break through even the toughest soil conditions… and we tested it on the toughest soil on Earth! Whether you are trying to build in the dense rock o...

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China’s Mars rover confirmed dormant on the Red Planet

China’s Mars rover, Zhurong, was confirmed to still be dormant on the Red Planet’s surface, after failing to wake up in December. Zhurong, which was named after a mythical Chinese god of fire, wen...

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Starship’s crater on the launch pad and the purpose of flame trenches

Some footage emerged from the Starship’s launch pad after it took off on April 20, showing a crater left by the fumes of its enormous engines under the Orbital Launch Mount (OLM). Another video sho...

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Vancouver’s Broadway Subway Project TBM breaks through Broadway City Hall Station

Elsie, one of the two tunnel boring machines used in Vancouver’s Broadway Subway Project marked a significant milestone on April 14, when it reached the Broadway City Hall Station. The Broadway Subw...

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Kolkata metro marks historic moment with maiden run in India’s first underwater metro tunnel

The Kolkata metro marked a significant milestone on Wednesday, April 12, with the maiden test run in India’s first underwater metro tunnel, stretching under the Hooghly River. Furthermore, Kolkata...

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