In a meeting of the supervisory board of the Brenner Base Tunnel in Innsbruck, Austria, the final decision was executed on 17 September 2019: Prof. Konrad Bergmeister, Austrian CEO since 2006, and...
As part of the six-lane widening of the German autobahn A 96 between Oberpfaffenhofen and Germering-Süd, two noise protection galleries are being built for the towns of Gilching and Germering. The...
The Red Line is the first line of the Tel Aviv urban railway. 2 x 2.7 km tunnels were driven using two EPB tunnel boring machines from Herrenknecht for the eastern section of the Red Line. It is being...
From 26 to 28 November 2019, the STUVA invites you to Frankfurt for the “Family meeting of the tunnelling industry”. Once again, about 3000 experts from more than 20 countries are expected. For two...
Division of the subsoil into homogenous areas is becoming increasingly important for drives using shield machines in soft ground. Within the scope of this report therefore, geotechnical key parameters...
The use of compressed air is daily practice on many construction sites, whether above or below ground. Modern compressors deliver higher operating pressures than it was usual a few years ago. Dealing...
The proposed new U5 metro line is already regarded as a momentous project for the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Its route alignment is intended to close current gaps in the existing metro...
The article describes the technical solutions and methodology applied to stop the heavy water ingresses in the tunnels of a Metro Line, which have been left incomplete and abandoned since several...
