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Why geotechnical investigations define the success of pipejacking TBM projects

The expansion of renewable energy systems and the need to modernise urban infrastructure are driving a rapid increase in small-diameter tunnelling projects worldwide. These tunnels are widely used fo...

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LTA begins wtrengthening of circle line tunnels to counter ground deformation

Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has initiated a targeted strengthening programme for two Circle Line tunnels where progressive ground deformation, known as tunnel squatting, has been iden...

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Artificial Ground Freezing as a Tool in Urban Tunnelling

The construction of cross passages along High Speed 2’s (HS2) London tunnels represents the most extensive application of artificial ground freezing (AGF) in the UK. These cross passages, typically 5...

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Building Tunnels Responsibly: A Dual Approach to Risk

As we live in an era where tunnelling and underground technologies are rapidly gaining traction worldwide, it becomes increasingly essential to address the environmental and geo-structural challenges...

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Indian Railways’ longest electrified tunnel to change the freight transportation

Indian Railways’ longest electrified tunnel has proven to be a major game changer in the country’s freight transportation. The tunnel located between South Central Railways’ Cherlopalli and Rapuru st...

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150 French public personalities to stop the construction of the new cross-border Lyon-Turin railway tunnel

Over 150 French public personalities have signed a letter asking to stop the construction of the Turin-Lyon railway tunnel and redirect the investments toward exiting trains and routes. The letter wa...

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Banihal-Katra rail link: India's longest escape tunnel completed

India’s longest escape tunnel, which is 12.89 km long constructed on the 111km under-construction Banihal-Katra railway line in Jammu and Kashmir was completed by the Indian Railways. The longest tun...

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The longest railway tunnel in Nordics handed over

The 20km long Blix tunnel is the longest railway tunnel in Scandinavia and the first Norwegian railway tunnel with two separate tunnel tubes. It has been completed by joint venture Acciona Ghella (AG...

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An underground structure built entirely by robots

A British technology company, hyperTunnel, innovating underground construction, has revealed the world’s first entirely robot-constructed underground structure, built at its R&D facility in the N...

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Maharashtra's longest road tunnel to be completed soon

Maharashtra's longest road tunnel between Igatpuri and Kasara is nearing completion. It is built as part of the Nagpur Mumbai Super Communication Expressway (NMSCE), also known as Samruddhi Mahamarg....

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