Projektbericht | Project Report

Ibbenbüren Mine Water Drainage Tunnel – Project Presentation and Experience After 24 Months

In October 2021, construction work began on the new mine water drainage tunnel (MWDT) in the area of Germany’s northernmost coal mine in Ibbenbüren, which was closed in 2018. The costly pumps of the mine water drainage system have now been switched off and the mine water is to rise to a height of +63 m NHN (= meters above standard zero) and then be discharged via the new drainage tunnel to the mine water treatment plant at the Gravenhorst site, which is also to be newly constructed. This article presents the project task and reports on the status of the planning and construction work after a construction period of 24 months.

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Nachrichten | News Sweden

Call for Papers: WTC 2025 in Stockholm

On March 1, 2024, the World Tunnel Congress 2025 has stared the Call for Papers for its upcoming congress to be held in Stockholm from 9 to 15 May, 2025. The WTC 2025 is themed “Tunnelling Into a Sustainable Future”.

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Nachrichten | News Italy

Final Mont Cenis Tunnelling Contract Awarded

On 31 August 2023, the Board of Directors of TELT (Tunnel Euralpin Lyon Turin) signed the contract for the construction of the Italian section of the Mont Cenis Base Tunnel. This completes the awarding of all works for the excavation of the 57.5 km railway tunnel under the Alps from Lyon to Turin, co-financed by Europe, France, and Italy.

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STUVA Expo 2023 – Exhibitor Advertorials

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a global leading supplier of equipment and tools, parts, service, digital solutions and sustainability-driving...
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Söndgerath Pumpen GmbH – SPT Pumpen

Each and every day they stand in the dirt, withstand mud and stones and still run around the clock - even for several weeks at a time. Endless cubic metres of soiled water have already flowed through...
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SMT Scharf GmbH

Tunnel construction places high demands on reliability and availability. Geologically demanding conditions meet confined space in combination with large and heavy transport goods. All of this is a...
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Felsmechanik | Rock Mechanics

TBM Headings in Jointed Rock

Germany’s national railway company “Deutsche Bahn” plans for new railway lines with a number of long tunnels in jointed rock. In view of their length, these are suitable for TBM heading. In the past, TBM heading in jointed rock have often been connected with difficulties, which have led to exceeding of the planned construction times and costs.

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