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...
BASF has signed a contract with Atlas Copco to sell its MEYCO Equipment business providing concrete spraying machines to the tunnelling and mining industries. The machinery manufacturer, which is...
This issue of tunnel (1/2013) marks the end of my tenure in office as editor-in-chief. After more than 11 exciting and interesting years with tunnel that never lacked variety, I am handing over the...
The urgently needed upgrading of the Rhine Valley rail route is forging ahead. The Federal Ministry for Transport, Building and Urban Development and the Deutsche Bahn AG have reached agreement on...
For the time being no station will be built below Sedrun in the Gotthard Base Tunnel. The Sedrun Multi-Function Station, where an emergency halt with air-conditioned premises is located for emergency...
