Introduction
As a relatively mature industry, the world of machine tunneling is more conservative than it once was. While there is a place for standardized machinery and design elements on many...
The 2013 STUVA Conference, the get-together for everything and everyone involved in underground construction, will take place from November 27 – 29 in Stuttgart. With the Conference and its...
1 General
More than 1,800 tunnellers from 58 countries got together in Geneva, Switzerland from May 31 to June 5, 2013. The occasion was the 39th General Assembly of the ITA – International...
In March 2013, after eight years of tireless work, the largest hydroelectric project in Ontario in the past 50 years came to completion to the cheers of hundreds of onlookers. The new 10 km long...
Back in the 1970s, my father always said – I can’t remember any further back: “whatever fails the test of time over 50 years isn’t included in the DIN standards”. I found this statement...
The Baden company founder and Chairman of the Management Board Dr.-Ing. E.h. Martin Herrenknecht has been awarded the Deutscher Gründerpreis 2013 in the category of Life‘s Work. He received the...
Strengthen the Infrastructure – Secure the Future!
April 11 + 12, 2013 in Hamburg
Published by: German Society for Concrete and Construction Technology Inc. (DBV) 2013, Volume 23, 168 pp. with 250...
One of the world’s longest tunnels is being produced: the Koralm Tunnel in the south-east of Austria will link Styria and Kärnten and reduce the travel time between Graz and Klagenfurt from 3 hours...
Strategic Importance of the Punta Olimpica Tunnel
Peru has an imbalance in population distribution in that 54.6 % of the population is concentrated in the areas along the Pacific Ocean, while only...
Whereas other metropolises display concern that their commuter transportation systems might suddenly come to a halt, this situation is a daily one in Istanbul. Even on normal weekdays, it is advisable...
