The Deutsche Bahn operates a 4-stage safety concept for all its tunnels embracing the measures prevention, incident reduction, self-rescue and third-party rescue. At present, the DB maintains 6...
The Albula Tunnel is located on the Chur-Thusis-St.Moritz/Chur-Thusis-Pontresina-Tirano route. Since 2008, it has been part of the UNESCO world heritage “Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina...
Fermacell Aestuver will present concepts for preventive fire protection in underground transportation facilities at the STUVA Expo from November 27 to 28 in Stuttgart (Hall 2, Stand A112). Aestuver...
Marti IAV Solbakk DA, part of Marti Group of Switzerland, chose Sandvik DTi jumbos for the excavation of Solbakktunnel, a part of the Ryfast Project in Norway. With its length of 14.3 kilometers, the...
Almost 30,000 vehicles pass through the 6.7 km long Pfänder Tunnel each day, making it one of the busiest tunnels in Austria. Extensive redevelopment measures were undertaken during the course of the...
The Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) are extending the U5 Metro from Alexanderplatz passing the Berlin Rathaus directly through Berlin’s historic centre to reach the Brandenburg Gate. It will link up...
The 32.8 km long Koralm Tunnel in Kärnten and Styria will be the longest rail tunnel in Austria, representing the core of the 130 km long, twin-track Koralmbahn Graz-Klagenfurt, currently under...
The MK-A35 dump truck is the ideal solution for all applications in tunnelling and mining when a high volume of material has to be tackled economically according to the manufacturers GHH Fahrzeuge...
Modern surveying often relies on data from satellite-based GNSS systems, as do modern navigation systems, too. But what if there is no satellite reception? This could be the case underground, in...
The 2013 STUVA Conference, the get-together for everything and everyone involved in underground construction, will take place from November 27 to 29 in Stuttgart. With the Conference and its...
