Jot down the date now in your diary: November 6, 2012 in Stuttgart or November 7, 2102 in Munich. On these days the international trade magazine tunnel together with the Research Association for...
The International SOLIT Conference (Safety of Life in Tunnels) was due to be held in Berlin on June 27 + 28, 2012: its topic – “Integration of stationary Fire Suppression Systems in Tunnels”. At...
A special event we would like to recomment for participation is the COSUF Workshop 2012 in Rome/I. A Brochure with detailed information is available as download in English or Italian: Brochure English...
When searching for products or manufacturers the Bauverlag-Einkaufsführer Bau (Buyers’ Guide on Construction) is useful for obtaining suppliers and addresses. It lists more than 3,000 companies and...
With a deafening noise and enormous force the giant tunnel boring machine thrusts its cutterhead through the rock of the Austrian Alps. Water is due to flow through the new pressure tunnel in a short...
1 Stage reached in accomplishing the Kaiser Wilhelm Tunnel
The 2-track Kaiser Wilhelm Tunnel, which opened back in 1879, is located on the Coblenz-Perl Moselle rail route between Ediger-Eller and...
1 Project Overview
1.1 Constructing in an urban Built-up Area
The City Ring project perimeter consists of the Lehnen Viaduct running along the Reuss in the north, the roughly 600 m long Reussport...
1 Background and Aims of the Working Group
The Working Group on “Tunnel Redevelopment” was prompted by the findings obtained from carrying out the first 2 projects concerned with enlarging the...
1 Introduction
Tunnel lining with segmental rings behind TBMs are reinforced concrete elements and must be calculated and designed according to the standards of reinforced concrete constructions....
At the end of December 2011, as foreseen 670 m of the 15.4 km long Ceneri Base Tunnel had been excavated by drill+blast for the north drive started in June 2009 at Vigana (Camorino). At the beginning...
