Brijesh Ashokbhai Wala, Engineer, National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), presents the vagaries and challenges in underground construction, with case studies of projects constructed or planned

Anirban Sen, Business Line Manager – Underground Division, Epiroc Mining (India), explores the technologies, methods and benefits of modern intelligent face drilling equipment, the reasoning behind selection of ‘smarter’ face drills

This case study of the Sewa H.E. Project (120MW) in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, covers the planning process and various construction features of a 10.02km long, 3.3m diameter horseshoe shaped concrete lined tunnel

Strabag AG implements complex construction projects, particularly in tunneling and infrastructure development, and is represented in around 30 countries worldwide. It has been active in the fields of building construction, civil

Construction is underway on a tunnel as part of a bypass to relieve traffic for communities in Toggenburg, Switzerland. For Doka’s formwork experts, keeping in view the conditions of this project, their new, rentable tunnel system

On 22nd September 2021, hard rock/slurry TBM Urja (DZ670) manufactured by China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Cooperation Limited (CRCHI) achieved a breakthrough from the Cantonment Station to the Shivaj Nagar Station

Hard Rock Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) is the first choice for the construction of hard rock tunnels because it is a fast, safe, and environmental-friendly construction method. As overburden increases, the ground stress of

The Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway is delayed until 2022 due to Covid-19. In the meantime, a machine with remarkable operational reliability was specially flown in from the supplier in Germany to help speed up the project.

US Tunnel Boring Equipment manufacturer, The Robbins Company, will continue to make owning and operation of its TBMs cost-effective for Indian contractors. It will also explore newer vistas of engagement with

Geo Constech (GCPL), one of the leading solution providers of material and technology, introduces Druc-Svelta, Druc-Si’ment Cap, Druc-Stone, Druc-Colata 41, and Druc-Tyrocrete. With an objective

Trenchless construction is a method of laying services under the ground without disturbing the surface structures. The imported underground horizontal drilling machines are available

The "DEEP SHAFT COAL MINE" consists of essentially two vertical shafts, one to hoist men and materials, and the other for winding coal from deeper seems."MINE SHAFT" surface structures

For the last 20 years, the use of by products of various origins in the production of concrete has become an increasingly widespread practice in the world. The main advantages are all the elimination of scraps

Sub-grade soil stabilization is one of the primary and major processes in the construction of any highway. The aim of this research paper is to formulate a model to predict variation in the values of CBR

Studies on hidden beams have been carried by various researchers. Its use for high rise buildings with raft foundation is of very useful. However, its use for low rise buildings may not be effective to a considerable

The cement industry is one of two primary industrial producers of carbon dioxide (CO2), creating up to 5% of worldwide man-made emissions of this gas, of which 50% is from the chemical process

The failure and collapse of civil engineering structures in general and buildings in particular has become a very common phenomenon in last few years. This paper highlights the new reasons of failure

By the end of the Nineteenth century, the British rulers had imported 'Cement' to India and commenced discouraging the method of using freshly ground lime for masonry construction that was in vogue

Since 1927, traffic safety has always been one of Volvo Trucks' core values and the company is currently well to the fore when it comes to safety development. Tiredness alerts, lane change assistance and help

Cement based construction industry plays a vital role in infrastructure development of a country. Cement concrete is the backbone material of construction industry. Water plays an important role in the production

"No construction project is risk free. Risk can be managed, minimized, shared, transferred or accepted. It cannot be ignored." Risk is a state of uncertainty where some possible outcomes have an undesired effect or significant loss. Uncertainly is meaning that the lack of certainly due to limited knowledge that it is impossible to state the outcome

The prominent building materials used in building and other constructions are cement, steel, sand, stone, concrete, RCC, bricks, timber, plastic & polymers, etc. Occurrence of natural disasters like earthquakes

Normet is a fast growing Finnish Technology firm with operations across the globe providing advanced solutions for selected customer processes in underground mining and tunneling environs. It develops

With a major boom in infrastructure development including transport infrastructure to help with traffic decongestion, the urban development authority is focusing more on the expansion of underground infrastructure. Specifically, the

Normet introduced the most advanced model for concrete spraying in its Spraymec series at bC India. The Spraymec 8100 VC is designed for high performance sprayed concrete applications in tunnels with

The implementation of trenchless technology for laying utility services under the ground in urban areas, the various problems affecting the structures and traffic congestion by using traditional methods

Susumo has launched a totally fresh set of machines for tunnelling jobs. They consist of the whole range from simple Tractor Trolley Loading Bucket to Mucking Machines. Tunnel Excavators is an excavator mounted on tyres. The excavating arm is specially designed