What will 2015 hold for the tunneling industry? Tunnel Business Magazine asked a panel of 4 industry experts that question. The panel consisted of a Colorado School of Mines Professor as well as reps from Black and Veatch, AECOM, and Kenall Manufacturing. In general they seem to agree that there are opportunities in the US for large combined sewer outfall (CSO) projects, water distribution projects, and even high-speed rail, particularly in California. [Source: Check out all of the analysis at Tunnel Business Magazine]
Available Resources
Lessons Learned from the SR-99 Highway Tunnel Project in Seattle, Owner’s Perspective
Geotechnical consultant Gregg Korbin served on the Technical Advisory Board for Washington State DOT for the SR-99 Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Tunnel Project. He recently presented to the Vancouver Geotechnical Society on lessons learned from […]
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Gotthard Base Tunnel Achieves Milestone
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SAIDEL Engineering Designs First Residential Building above Subway Tunnels in West Bucharest
How do you design deep foundations above a subway tunnel? Very carefully…and with PLAXIS 3D FEM geotechnical modeling and analysis! […]