On November 7 and 8, 2017, Dr.-Ing. Friedrich Krüger, STUVA Inc., will chair and also contribute to the seminar “Noise Prevention in Rail Traffic”, organized by the Esslingen Technical...
Construction of new twin metro rail tunnels will begin deep under Sydney Harbour and theheart of the central business district CBD after a major tunnelling contract was awarded by the New South Wales...
Excavation is complete on both connecting tunnels that link the Innsbruck railway bypass, which has been operational since 1994, with the Brenner Base Tunnel. In mid-May 2017 the breakthrough of the...
Diameter 13.91 m, weight 2000 tonnes, length 75 m – the Single Shield TBM manufactured by Herrenknecht specifically for construction of the Belchen renovation tunnel is the largest of its kind. The...
Almost 400 experts from the field of tunnelling joined the first Southeast Asian Conference and Exhibition in Tunnelling and Underground Space (SEACETUS) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 18th to 19th...
The next STUVA conference will take place from 6 to 8 December 2017 in Stuttgart. At this “family meeting of the tunnelling industry”, more than 1800 high-ranking experts will attend and altogether 65...
A Replacement for the Alaskan Way Viaduct
After the Alaskan Way Viaduct had suffered considerable damage due to a major earthquake in 2001, initial preparations were made for a replacement. Eight...
40 Million Tonnes of Spoil on the Overall Project
Altogether about 20 million tonnes will be produced by the part project Stuttgart 21. The eight million tonnes to be transported through the central...
Geology and Gate Structures
Chandpol gate, one of the seven, is directly above the bore path for the Line 1 extension, and serves as a historical landmark (Fig. 1). Contractor Continental Engineering...
Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire part of Mobilaris MCE AB, a Sweden-based company that provides advanced software that optimizes underground mining operations.
Atlas Copco will acquire 34% of...
