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    • Jorrit Reinders

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      Absolutely right. TBM tunnelling is one of the techniques but it is not the only tunnelling technique. It is not one size fits all solution.

      • Jørn Madsen

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        Drill & Blast tunnelling is far more harmful to the workers' lungs compared to the TBM tunnelling.

        • Coert Klomp

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          As usual, New Civil Engineer is has a more sober header than daily newspapers. Progress revealed on HS2 tunnel boring machines https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/progress-revealed-on-hs2-tunnel-boring-machines-27-05-2020/  

          • Robin McAuley

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            Sorry I replied at the wrong place. I repeat here: You are right. Cost is not the only reason why you may want to go for non-TBM tunnelling. As you have pointed out there are some other important considerations in favour of conventional tunnelling.

            • Martin Sirzo

              Comment on "World Tunnel Congress 2020 Kuala Lumpur - WTC2020"

                Not Only Do Major Players In Tunnelling Race To Be A Sponsor For The World's Premier Event For Tunnelling Community, but World Tunnel C...on of Engineers, Malaysia and the International Tunnelli...

              • Martin Sirzo

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                In professional #networking, nothing beats the face to face contact, not eve...demic and technological developments in tunnelling, but it is also the best networking event in the tunnelling world! Do not let this opp...gineers, Malaysia and the International Tunnelli...

                • Paolo Kerguel

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                  Elon Musk was not a rocket scientist either. I am sure those rockets are more complicated than tunnel boring machines.

                  • Martin Sirzo

                    Comment on "A Great Moment of Tunnelling from way back: 1 December 1990 EUROTUNNEL Breakthrough!"

                    Dear @Ansh, channel tunnel geology may have been a dream geology for tunnellers but nevert...it does not change the fact that, it was a great tunnelling achievement. It is int...wed the chalk layer all the way. It was a grea tunnelli...

                    • Martin Sirzo

                      Comment on "World Tunnel Congress 2020 Kuala Lumpur - WTC2020"

                      In professional #networking, nothing beats the face to face contact, not eve...demic and technological developments in tunnelling, but it is also the best networking event in the tunnelling world! Do not let this opp...gineers, Malaysia and the International Tunnelli...

                      • Martin Sirzo

                        Comment on "World Tunnel Congress 2020 Kuala Lumpur - WTC2020"

                        In professional #networking, nothing beats the face to face contact, not eve...demic and technological developments in tunnelling, but it is also the best networking event in the tunnelling world! Do not let this opp...gineers, Malaysia and the International Tunnelli...