Microtunnelling

From the magazine, Microtunnelling, Tunnelling

Frankston Drainage Improvement Project

As a low lying area, Frankston on Melbourne's Peninsula is subject to serious flooding during severe wet weather. Tunnelling works are currently underway as part of the $A41 million Frankston Drainage Improvement Project, which is one of Melbourne Water's biggest projects and will provide increased protection from flooding and improve drainage in the area.
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Down and dirty with Lucy Loo

At this very moment, "÷Lucy Loo' the tunnel boring machine and her team are working on the Melbourne Main Replacement Sewer Replacement. Trenchless Australasia visited the site in Port Melbourne, and learnt about the technological complexities of the project and met the people responsible for improving the city's sewer network. Kate Pemberton reports.
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From the magazine, Microtunnelling, Rehabilitation, Tunnelling

CMS shaft construction

The trenchless industry is technologically advanced and consistently innovative. Cutter soil mixing technology is one such example that has been developed to construct shafts for microtunnelling projects. Norman Joyal told delegates at Trenchless Australasia 2009 about one of the first projects in the United States using this technology to build microtunnelling shafts.
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From the magazine, HDD, Markets, Microtunnelling, Rehabilitation, Tunnelling, Utility location, Wastewater

Navigating the Northern Sewerage Project

The Northern Sewerage Project will increase the capacity of the sewerage system for Melbourne's northern suburbs. The NSP Project Director Rob Muley spoke to Trenchless Australasia, providing a project update and status report on the three tunnel boring machines - Gemma, Victoria and Julia - named by a local primary school.
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From the magazine, Microtunnelling, Tunnelling

Tunnelling around the world

China

In a country of 1.6 billion people, The People's Republic of China is experiencing an unprecedented amount of economic growth, industrialisation and urbanisation. In order to ensure quality of life, it is necessary for infrastructure to continue to develop at the same pace as the population and development of China's megacities. As such, the extension and modernisation of traffic tunnels and efficient supply and disposal systems are a top priority in the People's Republic of China.
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