The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has developed a ten-by-five-metre inflatable structure that could be quickly deployed to isolate sections of transit or rail tunnels in the event of ...
Taller than a double-decker bus, the “Resilient Tunnel Plug” can stop future flood waters from destroying the subways. Its first installation is happening now. The Superstorm known as Sandy caused an ...
As ferocious winds and a record 14ft wall of water slammed into New York City on Monday night, the place that never sleeps was ground to a halt. Sandy, one of the biggest storms in New York's history, ...
A giant inflatable plug that can be filled with 35,000 gallons of water at a moment’s notice could have prevented some of the flooding that crippled New York City’s transit in the wake of Sandy, ...
After Hurricane Sandy decimated the subway system last year, officials pledged to install new devices to help halt the rising tides—including flood gates and, more ...
The Resilient Tunnel Plug is demonstrated to show it can quickly fill a subway or tunnel and prevent or limit flooding and damages. To take part in the Machine Design infrastructure survey, click here ...
WEST MELBOURNE, Fla. — Large Inflatable Rubber Plugs have been in use in large-scale infrastructure projects since at least the early 1920’s, when they were used in large cities to isolate and empty ...
The Department of Homeland Security is working to develop a giant plug for a giant subway tunnel. via NewsFeed Contact us at [email protected] ...
As climate change escalates, cities around the world become increasingly at risk for flooding. By 2100, sea levels are expected to rise three to four feet — and are now rising faster than they have in ...