The French motorway A4 connects the capital Paris with the economic region around Strasbourg, which is one of the most productive in the country. That makes this motorway one of the most important and...
From 31 May to 7 June both the WTC 2013 and the 39th general assembly of the “International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association” will take place under the motto “Underground – the way...
Since November 12, 2012, the first trains have started using the Zentralbahn (zb) route in Lucerne after it was relocated deeper and provided with twin tracks. The conclusion of the construction work...
The French high-speed train TGV needs 2 hours and 20 minutes to cover the express route (320 km/h) from Paris to Strasbourg stretching to Baudrecourt in Lorraine. Currently in the east the route is...
Austrian Society for Construction Technology (öbv) Guideline, Vienna, September 2012. 32 pp. DIN A4 with 14 Ill./Tab. and 25 Sources. Available from www.bautechnik.pro for 25 euros.
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As already intimated in the last issue of tunnel and in the newsletter, we are jointly taking over the duties of Roland Herr, the long-standing editor-in-chief of tunnel, the official...
Introduction
The technical and economic possibilities for the application of mechanised drives for all possible diameters are constantly growing. Tunnelling measures are consequently being more...
The roughly 50 km long Eurotunnel opened in 1994 forms the rail link between Calais in France and Folkestone in the UK, in other words between the continent of Europe and the British Isles. Up to...
The 6,585 m long, two-lane Pfänder Tunnel on the A14 in Vorarlberg/Austria with an average daily frequency exceeding 30,000 vehicles is being provided with a second bore, which is also 2-lane, to...
The Crossrail project in London is a part of the roughly 118 km long regional line between Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west and Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east. The line will serve a total of...
