The Austrian Art of Tunnelling

in Construction,
Consulting and
Research

Issued by the Austrian National Committee of ITA - ITA-Austria

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I. Associations IV. Tunnelling in Austria - Railway Tunnels

Wolfgang Stipek Franz Bauer

Introduction .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9 BB's Investments in Infrastructure and Tunnel
Robert Galler Construction ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 38
Austria's Activities in Tunnelling in 2007/2008 11 Kar! Czapak
Robert Galler & Wulf Schubert Lainzer Tunnel- Lot LT 33 41
The Austrian Society for Geomechanics (GG) . . . . . . . .. 13 Manfred ffer!
Rudolf Hrhan Lainzer Tunnel - Lot LT 44 . . 44
Guideline-oriented Activities of the Martin Diewald
FSV Tunnel Work Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14 Wienerwald Tunnel- Austria's First TBM-driven Railway
Michael Pauser Tunnel 47
Austrian Society for Concrete and Construction Manfred Kpf
Technology (VBB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 16 The Perschling Chain of Tunnels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 50

Wolfgang Stipek Gerhard Harer

Austrian Tunnel Association (ATA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 16 Koralm Railway Tunnel .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 54

Harald Wagner Markus Bitschnau

Activities of the Austrian Society of Engineers and Paierdorf Investigation Shaft - Planning of Excavation
Architects (IAV) 17 Methods 57
Wolfgang Stipek Hannes Hagenhafer
Austrian Construction Technology Platform (ACTP) . . . . 18 Investigation Tunnel Mitterpichling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 60
Wolfgang Stipek Jahann Herdina
D-A-CH Meetings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 18 Tunnel Projects on the New Lower Inn Valley Railway Line .. 62
Karl Czapak
Brixlegg Tunnel - Lot H2-1 64
11. Recommendations
Bernd Raderbauer
Michael Pauser The Lower Inn Valley Railway Line - Main Lot H3-4
Austrian Guidelines for "Customised Concrete" between Mnster and Wiesing 67
in.Tunnels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 20 Christian Gamper
Manfred Eder Jenbach Tunnel Project 70
Recommendations for the Planning and Implementation Kanrad Bergmeister
of a Health and Safety Concept in Underground The Brenner Base Tunnel 72
Worksites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

V. Tunnelling in Austria - Road Tunnels

11I. Universities
Michael Steiner
Robert Galler The Importance of Tunnel Construction for Austria's
Chair of Subsurface Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 26 Major Road Network 75
Hans Georg Jodl Walfgang Pacher
Main Activities Related to Tunnelling at Vienna University PPP Eastern Region - Tradenberg Tunnel 78
ed of Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28
gu Hans Gaulhafer
11 Eckart Schneider A10 - Tauern Tunnel Second Tube 82
Main Activities Related to Tunneliing at University Gerhard Brugger
of Innsbruck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 30 Roppen Tunnel Second Tube 84
Wulf Schubert Franz Weidinger
Graz University of Technology - Institute for Rock Ganzstein Tunnel 87
Mechanics and Tunnelling 33
Helmut Westermayr
Robert Galler & Wulf Schubert The Achrain Tunnel - A Bridge Going Underground 90
University Certificate Programme NATM Engineer 35 Narbert Reichard
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GemotBeer Expansion of the Brucker Schnellstrae S35 94
European Project: Technology Innovation in Hans Gaulhafer
Underground Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 36 Gfll Tunnel - A Logistics Chalienge . . . . . . . . . . . .
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VI. Tunnelling in Austria - Subway Tunnels Sweden

Gnter Steinbauer Norbert Fgenschuh
Vienna Underground - The Extension of the Tringeberg Railway Tunnel in Falkenberg, Sweden ..... 151
Subway Line 2 100 Croatia
Christof Haberland Robert Pavlik
Vienna Underground Lot U2/1 - Schotten ring 102 The Development of the Croation Road f\letwork 2002
Georg Puntigam to 2008 154
Vienna Undergorund Lot U2/2 - Traborstrae 105 Christof Haberland
Hans Khler Sopac Tunnel in Croatia 156
Vienna Undergorund Lot U2/5 - Stadion 108 Hungary
Dietmar Kerbis & Andreas Krimmer
VII. Tunnelling in Austria - Hydro Power Projects The Tunnels on the New Motorway M6 in the
Szekszard-B6ly Section in Hungary 158
Helmut Westermayr & Michael Tergl
Construction of the Powerhouse Cavern Kops 11 110 Ju/ius Hirscher
Metro 4 Line Budapest - Contract No. 2 162
Rupert Rohrmoser
Limberg II Pumped Storage Power Station 114 Canada
Ernst Gschnitzer & Pedro Rojas
VIII. Tunnelling in Austria - Utility Tunnels Niagara Tunnel Facility Project - NTFP 164

Norbert Hrlein India

North West District-Heating Line - Phase 2 119 Wolfgang Gtter
Arthur Gbl Parbati HEP Project Stage II 166
Wiental Collector 121 Gerhard Brugger
Modaksagar Tunnel - Potable Water for a Cosmopolitan
City 168
IX. Activities of Austrian Construction Companies
Abroad China
Meik Mller
Germany Yellow River Diversion Project - Lot IV of Tunnel No. 1
Gnther Rudigier on the North Main Line 171
Construction of the Katzenberg Tunnel by Two Tunnel
Boring Machines 124 X. Consulting Engineers
Christian Spth
Josef Dal/er
Leipzig City Tunnel, Section B: A Complex Inner-City
Design of Wienerwald Railway Tunnel Project 174
Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Andreas Goricki
Friedrich Neureiter
Difficult Tunnel Projects - Egnatia Odos, Northern
Upgrading The "Alte Mainzer" Tunnel 130
Greece 176
Klaus Axhausen Harald Wagner
German Unity Transport Projects - Finne Tunnel 132 River Crossing Tunnel in China - Mixed Soils for TBM
Andreas Karlbauer Tunnelling 178
The Schaala By-Pass 134 Nejad Ayaydin
Metro Kadiky - Kartal, Istanbul 180
Switzerland
Manfred Eder
Thomas Aschwanden
Linz Commuter Traffic Hub - Tram Underpass for
Gotthard Base Tunnel - Lots Erstfeld and Amsteg 136
Central Station 182
Arthur Gbl
Rudolf Ptt/er & Paul Bonapace
Biel Motorway By-Pass - East Branch 140
Sir Adam Beck f\liagara Power Generating Complex .... 184
Alfred Paul
Wolfgang Holzleitner
Chienberg Tunnel- Remdial Measures Against Heave ... 142
The Dagachhu Hydropower Project, Bhutan 187
Reinhard Bukowsky, Wolfgang Poschacher & Gernot Jedlitschka & Bernhard Stacherl
Robert Wachter CERN LHC Project - Civil Works Package 02 190
Uetliberg Water Transfer Tunnel - High Performance TBM
Heading from Launching Shaft 144 Appendix
List of Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Great Britain List of Associations and Universities 196
Christian Neumann List of Companies 197
King's Cross Underground Station Phase 11 Tunnels ..... 148 Advertisers' Index 199

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