The study of disc cutter wear in tunnel boring machines (TBMs) is fundamental to optimising both the economic and operational performance of subterranean construction projects. Disc cutter wear ...

Recent advancements in rock cutting and tunnel boring machine (TBM) performance have underscored the importance of optimising cutter design, operational parameters and understanding rock fracture ...

Next year, the first modern tunnel-boring machines ever used in New Jersey will arrive in North Bergen to begin drilling the first mile of the $16 billion Gateway Tunnel through the rocky Palisades.

Penn Hyperloop, a student team focused on developing reusable tunnel-boring machines, became officially affiliated with the University following a year of negotiations. Since its inception last year, ...

Workers on the mammoth Gateway tunnel project are getting ready to start drilling through the Palisades in the new year. The Gateway Development Commission — the public authority behind the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Nashville’s new Tesla tunnel has reached another phase, with The Boring Company announcing on social media that tunneling is ready to begin. “Prufrock-MB1 is ready to mine in ...

Work to begin digging a new Hudson Tunnel is set to begin this spring as two tunnel boring machines custom-built for the project are on their way to New Jersey. The new rail tunnel, called the Gateway ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Now that the anchor’s away, expansion work at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is back at full bore. Burrowing of a new tunnel to help carry more vehicles between Virginia Beach and ...

The Boring Company said tunneling beneath Nashville presents new geological challenges compared to its previous projects, according to a new company social media post. Nashville sits upon ...