In July the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA) and the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) jointly announced that WTC 2020 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia will be moved to...
Darda GmbH – a German subsidiary of Brokk AB, the world’s leading manufacturer of remote controlled demolition robots from Sweden – manufactures the C20 rock splitter, a carrier-operated attachment...
With the increasing length of tunnel projects, it is increasingly necessary for tunnel boring machines (TBM) to be capable of working in different geologies along the intended alignment. Modern hybrid...
During construction of the approx. 600 m long Bertolds-hofen road tunnel in the Allgäu, Bavaria, the mined tunnel including excavation and support measures was represented using the Building...
If a tunnel is driven by a TBM, the so-called annular gap remains between the ground and the tunnel lining, which must be filled during the tunnel drive. The essential process for the grouting...
During construction of the Stuttgart 21 railway tunnels leading to Bad Cannstatt a shaft and a 2-m-diameter jacking pipe of the long distance heat supply were unexpectedly encountered. At first, the...
The following companies joined the STUVA during the first half of 2020:EJ Deutschland GmbH, Boppard (Germany)Feldhaus Bergbau GmbH & Co. KG, Schmallenberg (Germany)iC Consulten GmbH, Freilassing...
The German Research Association for Tunnels and Transportation Facilities (STUVA – Studiengesellschaft für Tunnel und Verkehrsanlagen e. V.) has the same problems as many, celebrating a birthday in...
