Is there a link between underground transportation facilities and the events in April 2010 when relatively unexpected a volcano on Iceland erupted and grounded air traffic throughout Europe and in...
A specially devised dimpled sheeting was installed in the Gotthard Base Tunnel to collect seepage and crack water over large areas.
One of the most important prerequisites for the operational safety...
Concrix® is the first bi-component high-performance fibre for reinforcing concrete. Thanks to the performance range of the macrofibres the technical values are enhanced quite apart from comfort for...
STUVA Conference 2011
Correction regarding early Registration
In the last edition of STUVA News in tunnel 3/2011 (May issue) an error crept into the list of Conference fees. The reduced Conference...
EPB and Slurry TBMs, first developed in the 1960s and refined in the decades following, were designed around very different philosophies. Though both prototypes originated in Japan, EPBs were founded...
1 Island Pioneers
The “Anacaona” Double Shield TBM (4.5 m diameter) (Fig. 1) started its work where Columbus’ first great voyage of discovery ended in 1492. On the Caribbean island of...
1 Introduction
The Russian city of Sochi is the venue selected for the Winter Olympics in 2014. The region extends for 145 km along the north-east coast of the Black Sea, at the foot of the Caucasus...
The tunnelling market in Brazil started to develop in the second half of the 19th century, even before the advent of dynamite for the excavation of tunnels in rock. At that stage, only 3 centuries...
A visit by Brazilian tunnelling experts represents a particular highlight at the IUT ’11. They are visiting the IUT in order to establish contacts, seek advice and above all present tunnelling in...
The Koralm Tunnel represents the core of the new 130 km long Koralmbahn, being set up between Graz and Klagenfurt, a twin-track high-speed line designed for speeds of up to 200 km/h estimated to cost...
