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Tunnelling projects – Major losses 1994–2007
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Date of loss
|
Project
|
Cause
|
Loss
(US$ m)
|
| 1994 |
Great Belt Tunnel, Fünen-Seeland, Denmark |
Fire |
33 |
| 1994 |
Heathrow Express Link, London, UK |
Collapse |
141 |
| 1994 |
Underground, Munich-Trudering, Germany |
Collapse |
4 |
| 1994 |
Underground, Taipei, Taiwan |
Collapse |
12 |
| 1995 |
Underground, Los Angeles, USA |
Collapse |
9 |
| 1995 |
Underground, Taipei, Taiwan |
Collapse |
29 |
| 1999 |
Sewage tunnel, Hull, UK |
Collapse |
55 |
| 1999 |
TAV, Bologna-Florence, Italy |
Collapse |
9 |
| 1999 |
Bolu Tunnel, Gümüsova–Gerede, Turkey |
Earthquake |
115 |
| 2000 |
Underground Taegu, South Korea |
Collapse |
24 |
| 2000 |
TAV, Bologna–Florence, Italy |
Collapse |
12 |
| 2001 |
Underground, Tseung-Kwan-O-Line, Hong Kong |
Typhoon |
— |
| 2002 |
High-speed railway, Taiwan |
Collapse |
30 |
| 2002 |
Socatop Tunnel, Paris, France |
Fire |
8 |
| 2003 |
Underground, Pearl Line, Shanghai, PR China |
Collapse |
80 |
| 2004 |
Underground, Circle Line, Singapore |
Collapse |
— |
| 2005 |
Underground, Orange Line, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
Collapse |
— |
| 2005 |
Underground, Barcelona, Spain |
Collapse |
— |
| 2005 |
Underground, Lausanne, Switzerland |
Collapse |
— |
| 2005 |
Motorway tunnel, Lane Cove, Sydney, Australia |
Collapse |
— |
| 2007 |
Underground, São Paulo, Brazil |
Collapse |
— |
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Total
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|
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> 600
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Source: Knowledge Management Topic Network Construction
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