Formwork exactly geared to the construction scheme cuts down on the construction time and minimises costs. This was no different at the Solothurn site, Bypass West in Switzerland during the production...
The Swiss Tunneling Society (FGU) within the Swiss Engineers and Architects Association (SIA) held its 7th congress (June 11th, 2008) in conjunction with the AlpTransit Gotthard AG with reports on the...
The 5th tunnel fair featuring “Innovation underground”/IUT ‘08 [1] (September 17th/18th, 2008) at the Hagerbach Test Gallery (VSH) close to Sargans provided interested trade visitors with a wide...
Traffic Concept
A 3.4 km long mainline tunnel for the 4-track north-south link for long-distance and regional services was built as the core of Berlin’s central area (ZBB) (Fig. 1). Its manner...
The BCE Joint Venture, consisting of Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG, Frankfurt am Main/D, and the Dutch BAM construction company, was commissioned to construct the tunnel in summer 2008. The client...
Selecting the Driving Technology
Optimal harmony between the subsoil and the process technology is essential for a successful excavation. In this connection the driving technology must adapt to the...
The PMKT dumpers made by Paus have proved themselves in mining and tunnelling. The special feature of all PMKTs given high service loads of 15 to 25 t is that the vehicles are no more than 1.9 to 2.3...
The Austrian Tunnel Day 2008 met with great interest with more than 1,000 participants – many of whom were from abroad – which the Austrian National Committee of the International Tunnelling
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1 General
Around 1,000 tunnellers from all over the world assembled in Agra, India, from September 19th to 25th, 2008, for the 34th Annual Meeting of the ITA – International Tunnel-ing and...
Optimal harmonisation between the subsoil and the process technology is of decisive importance in tunnelling. The more frequently changing subsoil conditions can occur, the less their extent can be...
