Issue 01/2011

A veteran Double Shield completed one of the world’s longest single-drive TBM tunnels, at 25.4 km (15.8 mi), on November 14, 2010 (Fig. 1). The 4.8 m...

The Cassanawald Tunnel forms part of the northern approach ramp of the A13 motorway close to the San Bernardino Tunnel, and serves as an avalanche...

Warmly welcome to Helsinki, Finland for the ITA-AITES 2011 World Tunnel Congress “Underground spaces in the service of a sustainable society” and the...

The worldwide unique underground fair – the IUT ‘2011 – will take place from September 14 to 15, 2011 – for the 6th time – at the Hagerbach Test...

EPB shield S-574 for upgrading of the autostrada (motorway) route between Italy‘s cities of Bologna and Florence successfully passed its acceptance...

Vacuum lifting systems supplied by Devo-Tech AG, of Ziefen, near Basle, Switzerland, lift and convey the most diverse range of materials. They assure...

The achievement of the most homogenous and pore-free concrete surface possible is vital for the durability of the structure when installing an inner...

Steel-fibre-reinforced concrete is a material widely used in tunnel engineering. The following article is to presented as a paper at the Second...

The Jagdberg Tunnel, under construction near the city of Jena, is part of the project for widening of the heavily frequented A4 autobahn in Thuringia....

The geopolitical situation of Vienna and the surrounding region changed significantly upon Austria‘s accession to the European Union in 1995, and the...

The Austrian National Committee of the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA) was the organiser of the Austrian Tunnel Day...

STUVA Conference ´11 The next STUVA Conference is to be held at the Berlin exhibition centre from December 5 to 8, 2011 under the umbrella motto of...

Specialist Conference for Underground Construction – Colloquium: Concrete Technol­ogy Colloquium on June 9, and specialist conference on June 10,...