Advancements In Monitoring and Instrumentation
Advancements in monitoring and instrumentation have grown rapidly and system providers are offering even more to the tunneling industry....
Using Predictive Modeling for TBM Process Control
Tunneling process control is the feedback between the observed behavior of the tunnel boring machine (TBM) with predictions and observations.....
Artificial intelligence offers exciting opportunities to improve the efficiency and safety of many aspects of tunnelling. Here’s TJ’s peek into a few early ideas...
Monitoring the Changes - Part 2
What trends are emerging in the tunnel monitoring industry in North America? What opportunities lie ahead? North American Tunneling Journal explores.....
Monitoring the Changes - Part 1
What trends are emerging in the tunnel monitoring industry in North America? What opportunities lie ahead? North American Tunneling Journal explores.....
For many years partnering has been a well-established principle for promoting a “best for project” culture within a construction contract. This endeavours to remove the adversarial nature of classical “engineer’s design” contracts by openly discussing issues which may impact on project performance and look to engineer ways to mitigate them within the terms of the contract...
Mission Control; Monitoring Temporary Works in Tunnels
The March presentation to the British Tunnelling Society describes the application of ‘cloud based data’ to real time review of temporary works performance against design within tunnels, illustrated by a number of example projects in the UK and Hong Kong...
The recommendation of the joint code of practice for tunnel works promulgated by the International Tunnelling Societies and Insurers requires that active risk management form an integral part of every tunnel project. Tunnelling hazards and risks should be constantly viewed during the course of a project with effective systems put in place to do so. These systems should ensure effective communication of risk mitigation actions...
A Review of Human and Electronic Systems for the Safe Delivery of Tunnel Projects
The objective of all tunnel projects is to deliver the completed tunnel in time and in budget within acceptable environmental impact guidelines. This requires a complex interaction between a large number of people and between people and machines. Systems make all this work. Good systems can lead a project to its objective whilst poor systems can hinder...
Detecting Adverse Rock Condition ahead of Tunnels by Interpreting Jumbo Percussion Drill Logs
Most often geological site investigation for tunneling projects does not include directional cored bore holes covering the whole future tunnel alignment. In that case a need arises to test the rock mass condition ahead of the tunnel by short probes together with tunnel advance. In Hong Kong tunneling practice this need is recognized particularly in case of undersea tunnels and specified by the Client in conditions of contract...