The 6th Brenner Congress will be held parallel to the Viatec Fair on February 21 and 22, 2013 in Bolzano/I. So far the international symposium has taken place at Innsbruck/A in 2007, 2008. 2010 and...
Congress for Underground Engineering – Colloquium: Tunnel, Gallery and Cavern Construction. Colloquium on June 13 and Congress on June 14, 2012 in Lucerne/CH. Ed. FGU Fachgruppe für Untertagbau...
The KWT is currently being developed into a modern tunnel corresponding with the latest safety requirements. This report examines all project phases whilst concentrating on the extensive history...
The STUVA and the international trade journal tunnel together with 5 partners from industry successfully staged the 2nd German tunnel Forum in Stuttgart and Munich. More than 30 participants in...
It was with great sorrow that we learned of the death of our long-standing good friend Siegmund Babendererde. Born at Gielow near Malchin in Mecklenburg in 1927 he had to serve as a flak auxiliary...
STUVA Staffer Dr.-Ing. Dirk Boenke awarded the 2012 Traffic Safety Prize
Dr.-Ing. Dirk Boenke, head of STUVA’s Traffic + Environment section, was awarded the Traffic Safety Prize presented by the...
1 Introduction
Preliminary geological prospection and constant prospection during construction are of fundamental importance for proper excavation. Using the example of the Brenner Base Tunnel, this...
The Katzenberg is Germany’s third longest rail tunnel. Since December 2012 trains have sped through the almost 9.5 km long rail tunnel at speeds of up to some 250 km/h. For this purpose the high-speed...
Compendium for Tunnel Technology, Planning Aid for Tunnelling. Edited by: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geotechnik (DGGT), Essen. 37th year. 380 pp. DIN A6 with 146 Ill. /Tab. and 192 Sources. ISBN...
The ADAC complains about it, many motorists object to it, it’s an unacceptable situation for fire services – many transport tunnels in Europe fail to comply with the latest state of the art and...
