Hong Kong flies into the future
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Hong Kong's airport project which includes the construction of Chek Lap Kok airport, a suspension bridge, Western Harbor crossing tunnel, and road and rail links, is scheduled to be completed by 1997 when Hong Kong will become Chinese special administration region. The project is the central feature of negotiations between China and the UK over Hong Kong. The construction work is monitored by the New Airport Projects Coordination Organization.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 1995
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Boston Blockbuster
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The construction of tunnels at the complex Fort Point Channel I-90 portion of Boston's Central Artery Project involves tunnel jacking, deep soil mixing and outsized immersed tube tunnels by the engineers and contractors. Contacts worth over a billion dollars have been awarded for the purpose. The design and construction of Fort Point Channel faces challenges regarding the use of new techniques and weak clay soils
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 1996
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Dredging up the past
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Engineers are evolving innovative strategies to clear waterways of industrial pollutants such as contaminated sediments. Methods under quality assessment include proposals for collecting such toxic sediments in geosynthetic tubes and curing them, through bioremediation, into construction materials.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 1995
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