Road tunnels in Europe provide a high level of safety. A substantial amount is invested in technical equipment and fire protection measures. However, if a major fire does occur in exceptional cases,...
Reliable fire protection plays a particularly important role in underground stations of Deutsche Bahn (DB). That is why DB InfaGo AG together with TÜV Nord has created an elaborate certification...
In August 2024, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Günter Girnau, lifetime honorary member of the STUVA Executive Board, celebrated his ninetieth birthday. With a remarkably robust physique for his age and...
Managing risks is crucial to the success of a project. One possible risk management strategy is to transfer risks to one or more third parties, such as insurance companies. However, the procurement of...
Construction of the Marienhof station continues at a fast pace. The construction of the diaphragm walls, primary supports and the roof deck had already been completed by the time the JV Marienhof was...
The grid expansion project SuedLink of the two transmission system operators TenneT and TransnetBW will transport electricity over 700 km from Brunsbüttel in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany, to...
Through the past decades, the energy and foresight to lead the management of the ITA International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association has been in the hands of Olivier Vion, a man of...
As of September 2, 2024, the Gotthard Base Tunnel is once again fully open to rail traffic. Almost 13 months after the derailment of a freight train on 10 August 2023, the world‘s longest railroad...
At the end of July 2024, the ceremonial start of tunnelling for the Forbach pumped storage power plant project took place. As part of the conversion of the Rudolf Fettweis plant in Forbach from a...
