The worldwide unique underground fair – the IUT ’2011 – will take place from September 14 to 15, 2011 – for the 6th time – at the Hagerbach Test Gallery/VSH) near Sargans in eastern...
The control systems of the PPS GmbH, which keep tunnel boring machines on course, use robust Panel PCs from the Puchheimer Penta GmbH as hardware platforms. These are distinguished by their extremely...
The Brenner Base Tunnel was at the centre of the 2010 BrennerCongress, which took place from Feb. 25 to 27, 2010 in Innsbruck/A. More than 300 congress participants were informed about the stage...
The ADAC and its 15 partner clubs in 14 European countries undertake tunnel tests within the scope of the EuroTAP (European Tunnel Assessment Programme) [1]. Currently there is more building forging...
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Tunnels are often produced in accordance with the shotcrete construction method. Following the completion of the outer shell using a temporary support made of shotcrete generally speaking...
Shotcrete is a high-performance product, which is placed through spraying at high speed and compacted by the impact: By adding shotcrete accelerator (accelerator) at the nozzle the shotcrete sets...
At the latest since the terrible fire in the Mont Blanc Tunnel in 1999 resulting in 39 dead and the Tauern Tunnel fire in the same year with 12 fatalities the topic “removing smoke from tunnels”...
Friedrich Krüger
turns 65
The head of the group for environmental protection, noise and oscillation technology at the STUVA Inc., Dr.-Ing. Friedrich Krüger (Photo) celebrated his 65th birthday at...
On the occasion of the 2009 STUVA Conference the Hilti Deutschland GmbH presented a new multiple drilling system to the public for producing drill holes for anchors and subsequent reinforcement...
STUVA turns 50
“Past meets Future” was the theme from June 17 to 18, 2010 in Düsseldorf’s Tonhalle. The STUVA held a special con-
ference there to celebrate its 50th anniversary. With this...
