For the Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014 the road and rail network between Adler Airport on the Black Sea coast and the Krasnaya Polyana winter sports region in the Caucasus some 50 km away is being...
1 Presentation of the Project
Doha, the capital of Qatar, is a densely populated, lively and fast growing city. One of the world’s most modern Metro and railway systems is to be set up here for the...
Picture this: A mining operation is being expanded on multiple fronts, using TBMs to access ore bodies. Behind the TBMs, concurrent with excavation, modular machines similar to roadheaders bore...
One of the final gaps in the Swiss motorway network is to be closed with the Biel Bypass in the Canton of Berne. The project will link the T6 from Berne with the A16 and A5 and is split into 2...
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...
