Issue 03/2013

The Sonnenburg Tunnel is part of the upgrade for the existing Pustertal valley national highway SS 49 through the autonomous Province of Bolzano,...

Underground blasting operations naturally cause loosening of the rock. This entails dangers with loose splitters of material, which can fall down...

Leaking joints in the tunnel  lining were re­sealed in an innovative fashion in the Finne Tunnel in Thuringia/D. Cause of leaks and possible resealing...

The use of hybrid TBMs in a mixed and unpredictable underground environment is increasing. This report concentrates on the advances achieved by hybrid...

Due to the growing population the sustainable and renewable energy sources are seen as more significant for the future. With the expansion of...

A master plan exists for the restoration of the Emscher region, which has already been embarked on. Emscher cities, districts and industrial members...

Admittedly replacing shuttering panels takes time and money and in tunnelling this procedure is always especially complicated and expensive. Thanks to...

In Switzerland since 2009 the Kraftwerk Limmern JV has been involved in setting up a new pumped storage (PS) power station within the scope of the...

The barrier-free design of crossing points plays a decisive role for accessibility and useability of road areas to assure accessible routes for...

In April 2012, work started on one of the most ambitious construction projects of Austria’s ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG: the New Semmering Base Tunnel....

The 4-lane Nordhavnsvej Tunnel is currently one of Copenhagen’s biggest construction projects and belongs to the Nordhavnsvej-Vej-og Tunnelenterprise...