A toast to the birthday child. The first issue of tunnel appeared 30 years ago. Even although some us are thinking about retiring after 30 years’ professional grind – it doesn’t mean you‘re...
The STUVA Xmas Party was scheduled for December 20, 2011. Deserved relaxation following an extremely strenuous but once again highly successful STUVA Conference for the entire team. Successful in many...
In May and June 2011 more than 30 major fire tests were carried out on water mist fire suppression systems in conjunction with fire ventilation in road tunnels to establish their efficacy for the...
German Construction Technology Day (BTT), Berlin May 11 – 13, 2011. The German Society for Concrete and Construction Technology Inc. (DBV) in conjunction with the German Committee for Structural...
Today unfortunately there are not many companies capable is satisfying every wish and requirement. The A.S.T. Bochum GmbH in Bochum represents one of these exceptions. tunnel spoke with the 2 chief...
Preparations are in full swing for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Apart from sports facilities and accommodation, an ultra-modern and efficient traffic infrastructure is also being built....
The 57 km long Gotthard Base Tunnel with its 2 single-track bores and 2 Multi-Function Stations 1/3rd and 2/3rds of the way along the tunnel with emergency stops and crossovers given up to 2,500 m...
The German tunnel Forum got off to a successful start on October 18, 2011 at the Hotel Günneweg in Cologne. STUVA and the Bauverlag magazine tunnel began this series of events with the intention of...
On the twin-track Lahntal route the 319 m long Hollrich Tunnel and the 232 m long Langenau Tunnel between Nassau and Obernhof were built in 1860 and are located some 1,000 m apart. After more than 150...
Greetings from Thailand. The World Tunnel Congress and 38th General Assembly (WTC 2012) will be held in Bangkok from 18th to 23rd May 2012. This is the first time that Thailand will host the ITA-AITES...
