Introduction
Determining the furnishing of a transportation tunnel involves manifold decisions under differing premises during the planning phase. This primarily relates to the regulations drawn up by...
The City Tunnel beneath downtown Leipzig will shortly be opened (Fig. 1). On the occasion of a full-scale fire protection drill, the Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA provided a varied and interesting...
1 Tunnels under Construction
As in previous years, the STUVA also undertook a survey of current tunnelling projects in Germany at the turn of the year 2012/2013. The outcome is compiled in tabular...
A roughly 11.5 km long, 4-lane route runs to close the gap between the A 2 and A 30 motorways – approx. 2 km as federal highway 61 and 9.5 km as the A 30 motorway and serves to relieve the centre of...
The Albaufstieg
The Albaufstieg links the slightly rising Albvorland area with the Alb high plateau. The entire “Albaufstieg” construction section by and large overcomes a height of 326 m in...
Stuttgart is the venue for this year’s STUVA Conference. Outside a circle of experts this event will pass practically unnoticed. Stuttgart and tunnelling are linked by the public at large with the...
Introduction
The Calarcá-Cajamarca Tunnel is part of the 503 km long Bogota-Buenaventura Corridor and is located in central Colombia, connecting the departments of Tolima and Quindio, across the...
The new Citybanan is a 6 km long, 2-track tunnel devised to relieve the S-Bahn transit system (more than 350 trains daily) in the centre of Stockholm and links Tomteboda on the northern fringe of the...
Fairs are numbered among the most important marketing instruments for companies. This applies especially to international front-runners such as the InnoTrans in Berlin. With over 2,500 exhibitors from...
Currently to develop the A1 motorway in Italy, the busy part-section between Bologna and Florence (90,000 vehicles/day) is being augmented by an alternative route – the 2,413 m long Sparvo Tunnel...
