The group for geotechnics at Graz Technical University (Institute for Applied Geo-Sciences) together with the ETH Zurich (Institute for Construction Planning and Construction Operation), the...
The Tauern Tunnel is part of the Tauern motorway from Salzburg to Villach/A. The first tube of the 6.4 km long tunnel was started in 1971 and completed in 1975 (Figs. 2 and 3). It is numbered...
Need for Compressed Air Work
In the case of the hydro-shield method accesses for the recovery of obstacles, which cannot be removed by means of the cutting wheel as well as for checking and replacing...
1 Statistics on Tunnels under Construction 2007/08
As in previous years, the STUVA also undertook a survey of current tunnelling projects in Germany at the turn-of-the-year 2007/08. The outcome is...
