Issue 07/2012

At present the roughly 6 km long Liefkenshoek Tunnel with 2 single-track bores to connect the 2 banks of the Schelde is being produced so that as from...

The Liefkenshoek rail tunnel is being constructed in Antwerp. Ground freezing for 15 cross-passages represents part of the scheme. The altogether 16.5...

Baku did not simply come into the news on account of the European Song Contest. It was making the headlines before that on account of the impressive...

Four Terex hydraulic cutting units had a central role to play in renovating the Michaelstunnel, a 2.5 km long road tunnel in Baden-Baden/D. A total of...

Copenhagen is increasing the size of its existing Metro system by two-thirds through the con-struction of the new “Cityringen” Metro ring in order to...

The Rohtang Pass Highway Tunnel is being built under difficult conditions using the conventional sectional heading method. Geological as well as deadline challenges necessitate sectional headings and...

The following article shows how Advances of Quality and Configuration for Cutting Tools may reduce the Cutterhead Wear at EPB Tunnel Boring Machines.

The Citytunnel Waidhofen is located in Lower Austria and runs straight through the densely populated community of Waidhofen with its 11,000...

Carl-Rappert-Grundbaupreis awarded to STUVA Staffer Dr.-Ing. Christian Thienert Dr.-Ing. Christian Thienert, STUVA, was awarded the highest...