Professor Alfred Haack turns 70 In October 2010, Professor Alfred Haack celebrated his 70th birthday. His name is inseparably linked with STUVA, the...
Prof. Heinz Wind died, after a severe illness, on August 20, 2010, shortly before his 80th birthday. During his thirty-seven years in the construction...
For underground construction in tunnelling and mining, Putzmeister develops equipment particularly for shotcreting, but as well for material transport...
At around 50 km, the Channel Tunnel between Co-quelles, in France, and Folke-stone, England, is currently the world‘s longest rail tunnel. It is used...
In tunnelling, geological ground conditions with high-pressure areas caused by weak rock conditions or high layers of loose rock continue to present a...
Productivity forecasts are an essential basis for determination of costs and operational planning in construction projects. In tunnel-ling, tunnelling...
The passage under the Schnecktal valley (the Finne Tunnel), a key element of the new „VDE“ (German Reunification Transport Infrastructure Project) 8.2...
Fire-safety in tunnels has always posed special challenges to planners and tunnel operators. Depending on the length of the tunnel section, it is, as...
Condat started its lubricants activity for underground works in 1989 when it was awarded by international tender to supply the tail seal grease WR 89...
