News tagged TBM
Resources tagged TBM
  • HS2 - HS2’s enormous spoil conveyor begins operation in West London 22112022

    A 2.2km network of conveyors has begun operating in West London and will move over five million tonnes of spoil excavated for the construction of HS2. The use of the conveyor will remove the need for one million lorry movements from roads in West London, reducing traffic congestion in the local area.

  • Stuttgart–Ulm Railway Project - Construction work at its finest, 08052022

    The future Stuttgart main station is the primary structure of the infrastructure project Stuttgart 21. The station's roof, designed by ingenhoven associates, consists of 28 chalice-shaped pillars – a concrete shell design that has never been built before. Up to 350 metric tons of steel and 685 cubic metres of concrete are needed for one chalice pillar with a diameter of 32 metres. Large glass domes on 23 of the chalice pillars provide daylight in the platform hall.

  • CITB - Building the Thames Tunnel, 29112016

    Althoug there is no sound, this animated film is still informative providing good CGI illustration of the proposed building of the Thames Tideway (super sewer) Tunnel, showing the site set up, shaft construction, use of barges for material distribution, tunnelling, removal of soil arisings, concrete segment tunnel lining, connecting overflows to the main tunnel, landscaping of foreshores,

  • Energy Live News - Cleaning Up The Thames For Good, 13032019

    How clean is the River Thames? Well it depends who you ask: We set out along its banks and spoke to sailors, rowers and fisherman who spend large amounts of their time around (& sometimes even in) the water. They told us the river is cleaner than it used to be but noted it still has its issues with sewage and pollution. Does Thames Water have the solution? It's paying for the £4.2bn Tideway Tunnel project which will be built by 'Tideway' to keep sewage from leaking into London's famous waterway

  • Geoff Marshall - Riding The Tideway Tunnel Train, 05122019

    Under London, 45 metres below ground level, London is building a new super sewer system running alongside the River Thames to help keep it clean - and to help build the sewer there are several trains running deeper than tube lines down below

Posts tagged TBM

Get full access to our construction knowledge base, latest news and updates ... Join the discussion.

Create your FREE Account

By signing up, you agree to Construo's Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy

OR

Already on Construo? Let us take you to