Microtunnelling has become more and more important in recent decades and is now indispensable, especially in urban areas. The photo shows an Iseki machine of the type TCS Unclemole Super, combined...
On 15 December 2019, the final measures for the commissioning of the Ceneri Base Tunnel were agreed at the station in Lugano by the government president of Tessin, Christian Vitta, and the head of...
He was one of the most outstanding personalities in international tunnel construction in recent decades and a true humanist. On 16 February 2020 Baurat h.c. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. mont. Georg-Michael...
On 15 January 2020, Christian Rhein, M. Sc. was awarded the InfraTech Young Talent Award 2020 for students. The prize, donated by the Institute for Underground Infrastructure (IKT) and endowed with...
Evaluation and Advancement of Safety Concepts for Railway Tunnels
It is half time for the SIKET research project on evaluation and advancement of safety concepts for railway tunnels. It has been running since September 2018, and thus it was time for an interim...
Much has been made of the difference in performance between new and rebuilt TBMs. Worldwide, a bias exists that seems to favor new machines, but is the bias warranted? The reuse of machines can, if...
A Hochtief joint venture has been awarded with a 460 million euros contract to deliver the second phase of the London Power Tunnels (LPT2) project.A 32.5 Kilometres Tunnel for the Energy Supply of...
The STUVA Research Association for Tunnels and Transportation Facilities in Germany has carried out a study commissioned by and with the assistance of James Hardie Europe GmbH into the use of fire...
On 15 December 2019, the final measures for the commissioning of the Ceneri Base Tunnel were agreed at the station in Lugano by the government president of Tessin, Christian Vitta, and the head of...
