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TUNNELLING JOURNAL DEC 2024/JAN
2025
Dec 2024/Jan 2025
The International Journal for the Tunnelling Industry
www.tunnellingjournal.com
ITA Awards 2024 winner -
Thames Tideway
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10 Blasting beneath
the City
TJ addresses the
challenges faced
by Bouygues in
constructing the
Central Tunnel part
of the new Kowloon
Central Route. 16
Short but Sweet
Toulouse’s metro
system - To mitigate
it’s many challenges,
the contractor made
use of several bespoke
solutions to ensure a
successful excavation.
TJ spok
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CONTENTS Editor’s comment – page 5 07 ITA Tunnell
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EDITOR’S COMMENT Take a bow... Congratulations
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SATISFYING ALL YOUR MICROTUNNELING NEEDS -COMP
Blasting beneath the City How do you drill and bl
Blasting beneath the City between the central
microfine cement for rock fissure grouting. At one
minimum clearance of just 3m above the tunnel.
Faster Blasting Given the density and sensitivity
sections, had to accommodate concrete pours of up
Short but sweet Highly complex soft ground condi
Why be a BSEhVorftirbstutmsowveert?
you have finished the first drive bringing it back
Short but sweet encountered near the end of th
Requirements and options for Hard rock TBM drill
Requirements and options for Hard rock TBM drill
Figure 3. City Link Gripper TBM Ø5.03m - Installa
Requirements and options for Hard rock TBM drill
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Advances in grouting developments could help to
Advances in grouting Andreas Feiersinger
Rascor created
says Ferrero. “We supplied them with a very simil
A new idea from China: Contractors are findin
A model of road tunnel safety Baran Khaksari, of
Queue formation Model Estimates the number of tun
Continuously upgraded Since the publication of th
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A proud heritage of innovative thinking.
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