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.
Generally speaking trenchless construction methods are applied for routing pipelines beneath Deutsche Bahn AG rail tracks, with special demands posed...
The Imberg Tunnel is located on the Swabian Alb plateau, which is crossed by the new Wendlingen–Ulm rail link. It is 499 m long, which means it is numbered among the shortest for the Stuttgart–Ulm rail project. The ICE will only need roughly 7 seconds to pass through the tunnel. Topographical marginal conditions define the length of the 220 m central construction section, which is driven by conventional means. Cut-and-cover sections extend the tunnel at both sides. On the south side this is defined by the planned or rebuilt road network; at the north side a highly frequented game pass that crosses the track has to be catered for.
The 2017 STUVA Conference, the International Forum for Tunnels and Infrastructure, will be held from December 6 to 8, 2017 at the Messe Stuttgart. The...
