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...
The first tunnel boring machine (TBM) “Sibylle” completed its work in early August 2019. It had been used for driving the Albvorland Tunnel between Kirchheim unter Teck and Wendlingen am Neckar. In...
Some 70 selected papers from the fields of tunnelling and tunnel operation will once again ensure that this year’s STUVA Conference will be an exciting and highly-informative event for our tunnelling...
Classical renovation methods did not turn out to be practical for redeveloping the Rendsburg Canal Tunnel in Germany. But cathodic corrosion protection (CCP) emerged as a long-term solution. This...
Classical renovation methods did not turn out to be practical for redeveloping the Rendsburg Canal Tunnel in Germany. But cathodic corrosion protection (CCP) emerged as a long-term solution. This...
The Austrian Society for Geomechanics (ÖGG) is hosting the 68th Geomechanics Colloquium 2019 on October 10–11, 2019, in Salzburg, Austria. Previous to the Colloquium, three workshops are scheduled on...
On August 12, 2017, construction work at the German Rastatt Tunnel came to a halt due to a displacement of concrete segments in the east bore underneath the Rheintalbahn (Rhine valley line) at...
