tunnels

Lasers, Software and the Devil's Slide

harminka — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:28:25 -0500

New system lets engineers safely excavate roadway tunnel beneath landslide-prone stretch of California's Highway 1

Siemens equips tunnel for high-speed tramcar in Krakow

harminka — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:36:57 -0500

The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order from Zakłady Usług Energetycznych i Komunikacyjnych grupa ZUE S.A. (Energy Services and Road Transport Services Company, ZUE Group, a public limited company), Krakow, to equip a tunnel for a high-speed tramcar with a control system and safety equipment. The system will be used to control and monitor the safety systems.

Holland Tunnel Closed Due To A Suspicious Package

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:56:13 -0500

The traffic into the Holland Tunnel is being diverted Friday morning, as Hazmat crews and a significant police presence are on the New York City side.

Switzerland opens world's longest tunnel under Alps

Dinka — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 05:18:32 -0500

Swiss officials Friday inaugurated the world's longest overland tunnel, a 34.6-kilometer-long (21-mile-long) rail link under the Alps meant to ease highway traffic jams in the mountainous country.

World's largest particle accelerator has been completed

harminka — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 03:49:53 -0500

The last quadripolar magnet was brought down into the tunnel of the world's largest particle accelerator; the CERN's1 LHC, or Large Hadron Collidor. This magnet is part of a series of 392 units which will ensure that the beams are kept on track all along their trajectory through the tunnel.