ZERNA Planen und Prüfen

Underground route alignments for developing road and rail networks represent a decisive prerequisite for solving transportation problems. They enable traffic to flow directing it to where it is required. Tunnels cater for relief that makes itself evident on a daily basis in built-up areas and regarding surface traffic.

The need for intelligent and future-oriented concepts for supply and disposal is growing in cities and built-up areas. Whether it’s a new building, a conversion or a redevelopment: underground structures place high demands on construction technology, which we counter with...

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Issue 03/2009 ITA-AITES World Tunnel Congress 2009 in Budapest

Tunnelling and Underground Works in Hungary

Welcome dear participants to the ITA-AITES World Tunnel Congress 2009, dear professional readers and colleagues. Part of it entails paying a visit to the Hungarian Republic, which is situated in...

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Issue 01/2025

Underground Infrastructure for the Energy Transition With Tunnelling and Trenchless Installation

Introduction According to a forecast by the International Energy Agency (IEA), renewables are likely to replace coal as the world‘s leading energy source for electricity production in 2025...

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Issue 02/2019 Interview

Prof. Jenny Yan about Tunnelling in China

China is one of the biggest tunnelling markets in the world. Could you describe briefly the tunnelling in China in general? By the end of 2017, China built and put into service 127 000 km railways,...

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Issue 05/2025 Serbia

ITA Tunnelling Awards 2025 – The Results

The accolade honours the legacy of Marc and Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The building of their first soft ground subaqueous tunnel under the River Thames in the UK is still in operation today as an...

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Issue 04/2016 Germany

5th Munich Tunnelling Symposium: BIM and Sustainability in Tunnelling

The 5th Munich Tunnelling Symposium was organised on 3 June 2016 by the development association for structural engineering of the University of the Bundeswehr (UniBW) Munich together with the Research...

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