The history of rock engineering dates back some 6,000 years. It has since progressed in a number of waves, the first of which was prehistoric Man’s search for shelter from the elements and refuge...
1 Overview of complete Project
The Hamburg Hochbahn AG as the future operator of the line commissioned the U4 HafenCity JV, consisting of Hochtief Solutions AG, Ed. Züblin AG, Aug. Prien...
1 Introduction
With reference to the first publication about this project in tunnel 7/2009 an update of status of the works on this infrastructure project is given after a little bit more than 2...
Protective Objectives and Fire-Scenarios
Fire-safety in tunnels has always posed special challenges to planners and tunnel operators. Depending on the length of the tunnel section, it is, as in so...
A time horizon extending from 2020 to 2025 is planned for this work, which will include, on the one hand, refurbishing and structural renewal and, on the other hand, provisions to assure conformity...
Amendments and modifications to DIN 1045 Parts 1/3 and DIN EN 206-1, Guideline of the German Steel Reinforced Con-crete Committee (DAfStb), March 2010 edition, 47 pages, A4, with 23...
The fourth TBM Conference organised by MEYCO Global Underground Construction and tailored specifically to the needs of tunnel-boring machines returned, following the extremely successful event held in...
Europe’s largest artificial lake landscape and a new tourist region are being created where formerly excavators won brown coal by opencast mining: the Lausitz Lake District. Ten lakes in its core...
Safe fire protection is essential in underground transportation facilities. Underground railway tunnels require a balanced concept of technical measures for fire protection on account of the...
1 Introduction
Through the gap closure between the Essen-East junction (A40) and the Essen-North hub (A42), which is at the pre-planning stage, a new continuous north-south link is to be established...
