The VSU team picked up “Tunnelling Project of the Year (up to $500M)” at the NCE International Tunnelling and Underground Space Awards. Following on from our the earlier post below, this weekend we have undertaken our first trial of drone based photogrammetry, 3D colourised point cloud and ‘traditional’ 3D LiDAR point cloud surveys in a disused tunnel. Led by Marco Invernici, the data will be processed this week to see how it can be used to automate condition assessments of…

We are very pleased to be appointed on the Mumbai Metro Line 3, Sahar Rd Crossover cavern to optimise design and delivery of this sprayed concrete lined excavation. We will be working with our partners Endacom and Normet to deliver – for the first time in India – a permanent, fibre reinforced SCL tunnel. The proposed alternative design will significantly reduce complexity, material cost and programme for the cavern by removing a number of shutters and significant quantity of conventional…

The VSU team picked up “Tunnelling Project of the Year (up to $500M)” at the NCE International Tunnelling and Underground Space Awards. The ceremony was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, and celebrated the most innovative and successful projects, companies and individuals from across the global tunnelling industry. Read the full article here.

Dr Anmol Bedi will be presenting at the British Tunnelling Society’s Design and Construction course from 29th June to 3rd July. The course aims to cover all the major aspects of an underground project’s life and contains worked examples and workshop sessions to allow improved interaction between delegates and speaker. It is aimed at the wide range of professional services that support the tunnelling industry, including clients, tunnel operators and members of the financial and insurance sectors that may have…