Minova UK Unit 19, Redbrook Business Park Wilthorpe Road, Bansley, S751JN Tel: +44 (0)1226 280567 Fax: +44 (0)1226 731563 www.minovaint.com THE EARTH. UNDER CONTROL.TM Case Study Project Farnworth Tunnel Customer Murphy Group Client Network Rail Consultant Buckinghams Product(s) Carbofill, Wilkit ‘T’, Spile Bolts & Accessories Site Located approximately 2 miles south of Bolton in Lancashire 10 miles North of Manchester The Tunnel is to be driven and widened along the existing tunnel line. The Project Minova were called to site to find a solution for the control and stabilisation of the weak sandy strata above the TBM shield, after a roof collapse in which the sand had gone up to the surface the cavity was backfilled with aggregate and cement pumpe

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