The annual Geomechanics Colloquium in Salzburg has developed as an important meeting point for experts in Central Europe. The event with the associated exhibition usually attracts over 900...
In Italy, the largest tunnel boring machine ever used in Europe successfully completed its drive at the Santa Lucia Tunnel on June 8, 2020. The supersize borer (Earth Pressure Balance Shield, diameter...
During construction of the approx. 600 m long Bertolds-hofen road tunnel in the Allgäu, Bavaria, the mined tunnel including excavation and support measures was represented using the Building...
During construction of the Stuttgart 21 railway tunnels leading to Bad Cannstatt a shaft and a 2-m-diameter jacking pipe of the long distance heat supply were unexpectedly encountered. At first, the...
The German Research Association for Tunnels and Transportation Facilities (STUVA – Studiengesellschaft für Tunnel und Verkehrsanlagen e. V.) has the same problems as many, celebrating a birthday in...
The following companies joined the STUVA during the first half of 2020:EJ Deutschland GmbH, Boppard (Germany)Feldhaus Bergbau GmbH & Co. KG, Schmallenberg (Germany)iC Consulten GmbH, Freilassing...
If a tunnel is driven by a TBM, the so-called annular gap remains between the ground and the tunnel lining, which must be filled during the tunnel drive. The essential process for the grouting...
Darda GmbH – a German subsidiary of Brokk AB, the world’s leading manufacturer of remote controlled demolition robots from Sweden – manufactures the C20 rock splitter, a carrier-operated attachment...
With the increasing length of tunnel projects, it is increasingly necessary for tunnel boring machines (TBM) to be capable of working in different geologies along the intended alignment. Modern hybrid...
