Extreme tunneling conditions call for the most robust TBM cutting tools possible—whether that includes hard and abrasive rock, long-distance tunnels of 15 km or more, or high water pressures. Extreme...
Since the period of industrialisation, waste water in the Ruhrgebiet has been drained into the east-west River Emscher. In order to restore the natural condition of the Emscher and its tributaries,...
The French Tunnelling and Underground Space Association AFTES (L’Association Français des Tunnels et de l’Espace Souterrain) held its international congress from November 13 to 16, 2017 in the Palais...
In Israel, the Züblin-Jäger Joint Venture is constructing a tunnel to supply water to Jerusalem. Tunnel-boring machine (TBM) "Isabel" is chewing its way, with a tremendous din, through the mass of...
The 570 m long Katzenberg Tunnel on the German Autobahn A3 near Würzburg is currently under construction by cut-and-cover with a total investment volume of about 44 million euros. The first...
The new Bözberg Tunnel is part of the so-called “4-Metre Corridor” on the northern access route to the new Gotthard Base Tunnel. After the new tunnel has been completed, freight can be transported in...
Just-in-time delivery of materials and products has long been an everyday requirement in many fields of business. What this means for the working process, how much logistic work and what preparations...
For the third time in a row – after 2015 in Switzerland and 2016 in Singapore – the world of tunnelling celebrated itself and its achievements. The occasion was provided by the AFTES Congress on...
The 17th edition of the Swiss Tunnel Congress (STC) will be held from 13 to 15 June at the Lucerne Culture and Convention Centre. The STC 2018 will take place with its tried and tested format again...
Taking the example of the Boßler Tunnel (Albaufstieg) in the Stuttgart–Ulm rail project, the measurements of surface settlements in the start-up area of the east tube were evaluated and applied to...
