Reply on topic: Tunneling Memorobilia: Swiss postal stamp for the Gotthard Tunnel
Nice. People who travel everyday in subways, train tunnels, highway tunnels take things so granted. They do not really thinks much about how much effort and sacrifice tunnellers put to build these things. Nice to see some appreciation in whatever form. Thanks Swiss postal services, Thanks.Reply on topic: 5 dead after a subway tunnel (under construction) collapses in east China
Article does not say much about the circumstances of the accident. One wonders whether the safety precautions are taken during the boring...Reply on topic: Hitting unexpected caverns when your TBM is happily boring away!
Matt said it all. We've read the book, we've seen the video, we've hit the dust, we've pumped the mortar. We've all have been there. Obviously the...will never catch every single cavern, unless you do them every 5 meters or so. I ha...Reply on topic: WTC2019 Napoli makes it into the mainstream news! With....tunnel boring on the moon!
Jamal did good marketing job for the Colorado School of Mines, albeit indirectly.Reply on topic: Tunneling Memorobilia: Swiss postal stamp for the Gotthard Tunnel
It is a long stamp, as tunnels are. Beuatiful stamp. Hey.. I collect stamps but I never before think of tunnel stamps. I will look for tunnel stampsReply on topic: Hitting unexpected caverns when your TBM is happily boring away!
It is resembling the problems we had at Nurdağı train tunnel in Gaziantep (south east of Turkey). It was tunnelling from cavern to cavern. Very troublesome.Reply on topic: Readlist: The Science Behind Tunnel Boring Machines
Thank you it is good information.
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