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News on tunneling
Watch now our new short video of Ralph B. Peck explaining the relationship of ground surface settlement and the Chicago subway construction!
- Oct, 14, 2024
- Tunneling Settlements Other Geotechnical Geology Highlights Other News
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Our latest geo-short video can now be found on YouTube, featuring Ralph B. Peck explaining the relationship between ground surface settlement and the Chicago subway construction! Watch it here, or t...
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One of the world’s largest tunnel boring machines is ready for delivery
- Jun, 04, 2024
- Tunneling Other Geotechnical News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry Other News
- China, Jinan
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
It was announced on June 4 by German tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer, Herrenknecht AG, that one of the world’s largest TBMs is currently being dismantled for delivery. The TBM, called Shanh...
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Drilling for the 5.63-kilometer-long Učka Tunnel in Croatia has been completed
- Sep, 18, 2023
- Tunneling Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical Underground Structures News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Croatia, Mala Učka
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
It was announced that drilling for the new 5.63-kilometer-long Učka Tunnel in Croatia has been completed on Monday, September 18. The new Učka Tunnel will be the second road tunnel under the Učka mou...
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HS2’s Florence and Cecilia TBMs reach Little Missenden
- Aug, 08, 2023
- Tunneling News On Projects / Industry Other News Railway Geotechnics Underground Structures Other Geotechnical
- United Kingdom, Little Missenden
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
HS2 announced on Tuesday, August 8, that Florence and Cecilia, the two 2,000-ton tunnel boring machines (TBMs) had reached the Little Missenden ventilation shaft. This event marks a significant mile...
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Vancouver’s Broadway Subway Project TBM breaks through Broadway City Hall Station
- Apr, 14, 2023
- Tunneling Transportation Geotechnics Underground Structures Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Canada, Vancouver
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
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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