Formwork Technology

Application of Wall Formwork without Crane

1  Metro stop Überseequartier: 2 shiftable formwork cars serve to concrete the 10.25 m high walls
1  Metro stop Überseequartier: 2 shiftable formwork cars serve to concrete the 10.25 m high walls
2  Metro stop HafenCity Universität: 26 wall panels are produced by the pilgrim step method with a total of 4 one-sided shuttering sets
2  Metro stop HafenCity Universität: 26 wall panels are produced by the pilgrim step method with a total of 4 one-sided shuttering sets
3  The 15 t heavy supporting block units can be shifted without crane with the newly developed heavy-duty wheels possessing a carrying capacity of 9.0 t each(Photos: Doka)
3  The 15 t heavy supporting block units can be shifted without crane with the newly developed heavy-duty wheels possessing a carrying capacity of 9.0 t each(Photos: Doka)

The new “HafenCity” district being built in Hamburg has necessitated the construction of a new underground railway line to link it to the city centre. The U4 line runs from the existing Jungfernstieg Station underground in a southerly direction. Two new stations are being built in the HafenCity: “Übersee-quartier” and “HafenCity Univer-sität”. The Hamburger Hochbahn AG, which operates the existing 3 Metro lines and more than 110 bus lines in the hanseatic city, is the client.

Construction of the U4 involves 3 sections. The first relates to the area at the Jungfernstieg landing point. The second...

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