All Tunnelling Articles
CRCHI has produced a Mega Slurry TBM with a maximum excavation diameter of 16.07m
Supersized Herrenknecht boring machine completes 7.5km tunnel in Italy
Tunnel boring machine to be used in Mumbai Coastal Road Project
Katherine Weir looks at advances in tunnelling equipment and techniques to tackle new challenges
The Robbins Company’s tunnel boring machine ‘Big Tex’ can become ‘Little Tex’ partway through tunnelling
Swedish mining and rock technology manufacturer unveils the DS512i rock bolter with new carrier
With over half the world’s population living in cities, what occurs underneath them is as interesting as the work above ground
German tunnelling specialist Herrenknecht promises ‘ground-breaking’ technology innovations in Munich
Work must often be carried out without affecting the public, so CE looks at how to make this possible
With Europe home to many tunnelling projects, Adrian Greeman unearths details on the most interesting
Europe is buzzing with major tunnel works. Adrian Greeman takes a look at some of the most interesting projects
TEP II wastewater project tin Mexico City takes the first rock/EPB tunnel boring machine by Robbins in North America
Bouygues has started excavation work on the 5 km Tuen Mun – Chek Lap Kok tunnel in Hong Kong using a 17.6 m diameter Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine
SK E&C and Yapi Merkezi have launched a 13.6 m diameter Herrenknecht TBM on the scheme to build a tunnel under the Bosphorus.
Tunnelling projects present manufacturers and contractors with technical difficulties that require dedication and innovation to overcome.
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Aker Wirth’s intellectual property for tunnelling and boring equipment to be bought by China Railway Tunnelling Equipment
After two years, manufacturer’s largest tunnel boring machine finishes 2.4km tunnel between Bologna and Florence, Italy
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Robbins TBM achieves impressive advance rates on the Russian capital’s massive 150 km public transport scheme
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Bauma saw several important equipment launches for the tunnelling sector, a branch of the construction industry that is still seeing large and ambitious projects get underway.
French Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) manufacturer NFM secures new contracts, including one for largest TBM ever built in France.