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TIME, TUNNELLER AND THE ENGINEER
Where did the Engineer go? The question is asked in a guest editorial that discusses what happened after this authoritative role went away, the challenges for time and cost performance that can arise for some projects – but not all, says BTS Chair Alastair Smith – and then offers a few proposals. Time has also demonstrated
the great evolution in safety on projects for tunnellers, such as with compressed air working. This month marks the 30th anniversary of the key regulations being introduced, and the journey up to that point is recalled and the further developments since discussed – plus a few spotlights on the scientific principles of compression, saturation and also the risks. Insights are courtesy of health and safety expert Dr Donald Lamont. In a further feature, time is a key
aspect of engineers’ – and perhaps more so infrastructure owners and operators’ – work in terms of inspecting more regularly. This is the case put forward in seeking more frequent routing checks of shotcrete-lined hydropower tunnels, as explained in a
Technical Note from consultant Dean Brox. Still with energy, this time
nuclear, a feature offers a briefing on the large-scale and fascinating engineering challenge of the design and construction of the marine tunnels for the cooling water system of the Hinkley Point C project, off the coast of south- west England. The task was made greater by the shafts being off- line from the tunnels, as told to a recent BTS meeting. This issue also provides an
overview of ITA guidance using Building Information Modelling (BIM) in mechanised tunnelling and conventional tunnel construction, respectively; and, casts a spotlight on the range of sizes of caverns for underground hydropower projects. We also preview two important
upcoming conferences by the BTS (6–7 October) and BTSYM (23 October). Tickets are on sale.
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