Safer tunnels

2008-6-13  |     NEWSPAPER EDITION


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A NEW method of ensuring safety in tunnel construction has passed a government-organized quality appraisal, the Shanghai Engineering Administrative Bureau said yesterday.

The technology, developed by Tongji University and the Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel and Bridge Company, incorporates a radar-based system that can detect subsidence during construction.


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