The first Forum on Tunnelling (Forum Tunnelbau) took place on 18 November 2016 at the RWTH Aachen University. The occasion for the event was the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel – a mammoth...
On December 9, 2016, the Swiss Federal Council appointed Renzo Simoni, CEO of the AlpTransit Gotthard AG (ATG), to represent the state in the governing board of the partially privatised Swisscom tele-...
Dr.-Ing. E.h. Martin Herrenknecht accepted the Werner von Siemens Ring – one of the most prestigious technical engineering awards – on December 13, 2016 in the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. The Werner von Siemens Ring Foundation highlighted Martin Herrenknecht’s innovative strength in the development of tunnel boring machines and honored his technical pioneering spirit in the realization of groundbreaking engineering projects in mechanized tunnelling.
The ITA Awards from the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association were presented in Singapore on November 11, 2016 for the second time following up 2015 (in the Hagerbach Test...
The following companies joined the STUVA during the second half of 2016:
Rücker und Schindele Beratende Ingenieure GmbH, Munich
(Germany)
StekoX GmbH Abdichtungstechnik, Magstadt (Germany)
CTS...
Dr.-Ing. E.h. Martin Herrenknecht accepted the Werner von Siemens Ring – one of the most prestigious technical engineering awards – on December 13, 2016 in the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of...
On December 9, 2016, the Swiss Federal Council appointed Renzo Simoni, CEO of the AlpTransit Gotthard AG (ATG), to represent the state in the governing board of the partially privatised Swisscom...
The 4 km long “S-Bahn” urban rapid transit link to Gateway Gardens is part of the infrastructure development programme “Frankfurt Rhein Main plus”, which is being implemented by the State of Hesse, the region, the City of Frankfurt am Main, the Rhein-Main transport combine and the DB AG. It comprises the construction of an rapid transit line between Frankfurt-Stadion and the Frankfurt Airport regional station, with about 50 % running underground, as well as the building of a new underground station. Construction on the 2 km long, twin-track rapid transit railway tunnel started on 10 November 2016
In Quito one of the highest metro systems in the world is currently being built. The first line will run over a distance of 22 km through the capital of Ecuador. At an altitude of more than 2800 m above sea level, two recently completed Herrenknecht EPB Shields are set to work their way through the volcanic ground, starting in spring 2017.
