Graffiti artists love to leave their supposed works of art all over the place on large areas, the fronts of buildings, bridges, underpasses as well as transport tunnels. Their graffiti are annoying...
Fire services often have to counter the view that they are incapable of doing anything at all when confronted with a tunnel fire. This expectation relates to extreme major fires, in the case of which...
2014 marks a key year for underground works in Qatar, with projects such as the Doha Metro, Sharq Crossing and IDRIS (Inner Doha Re-sewerage Implementation Strategy) entering critical stages. Click for further information.
The metro system, nearly entirely underground, involves the use of dozens of mixed ground EPB TBMs: the largest simultaneous construction by TBM that has ever taken place in the city. The compact...
Three significant factors diminish the bearing capacity of the structure and hamper stability in the event of a tunnel fire:
Explosion-like spalling caused by immense heat development and the...
The drainage system of Mexcico City's metropolitan region is no longer sufficient to maintain an adequate water discharge, especially due to the increasingly unfavourable gradient of the Emisor Central wastewater tunnel, caused by the sinking process. To back up the old drainage system the construction of the Tunel Emisor Oriente (TEO), with a length of 62 km and an average diameter of 7 m began in 2008. The work schedule for the tunnel has a final completion date of June 2015.
The German company HydroWork GmbH has developed the novel mobile automation system CAIS (Compress Air Intervention System). It uses digital recording technology to record precise data required in...
An increasing number of clients are calling on contractors to carry out cover measurements in concrete for reinforced concrete elements and engineering structures. At the same time, clients too are...
From May 9th to May 15th 2014, Brazil will be the focus of the international tunnelling community. The country and the whole Latin American region have already called the world‘s attention due to the expansion in infrastructure and the number of ongoing projects involving tunnels.
The STUVA team would like to wish Prof. Martin Ziegler all the best on the occasion of his 60th birthday at the end of February. We take avail of this opportunity to thank our board chairman for the...
