{"title":"The Grautschenhof contract – Construction of an intermediate access under complex local conditions","authors":"Frank Klais, Petra Wolf, W. Lienhart","doi":"10.1002/geot.201700052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201700052","url":null,"abstract":"With the start of construction on the third tunnelling contract, work has now started on all sections of the Semmering Base Tunnel. The Tunnel Grautschenhof contract is a challenging construction project with numerous unusual problems. Complex ground conditions make extensive grouting necessary. Numerous constraints above‐ground, like high‐pressure gas pipelines require monitoring and protection measures. Since the start in May 2016, two shafts, the first of three caverns and the first metres of the running tunnels have already been driven. In parallel to this, the works above ground to create two site facilities areas are now largely complete.","PeriodicalId":170042,"journal":{"name":"Geomechanics and Tunnelling","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117830724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Austrian Southern‐Railway‐Link‐Conference","authors":"R. Galler, B. Moritz","doi":"10.1002/GEOT.201770603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/GEOT.201770603","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":170042,"journal":{"name":"Geomechanics and Tunnelling","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"118894192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Content: Geomechanics and Tunnelling 6/2017","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/geot.201770602","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201770602","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":170042,"journal":{"name":"Geomechanics and Tunnelling","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"118528830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thomas Petraschek, Michael Walter, Michaela Haberler-Weber
{"title":"ÖBB Infrastructure as a driver of innovation – Perspectives on digitisation and automation in railway infrastructure","authors":"Thomas Petraschek, Michael Walter, Michaela Haberler-Weber","doi":"10.1002/geot.201700050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201700050","url":null,"abstract":"Mobility is a basic need for people and society, so the steady growth of transport need will continue. The railway system is always in competition with other modes of transport and therefore has to improve productivity – within European and national requirements and specifications. The demands and wishes of customers are also changing; issues like industry 4.0, climate change, energy efficiency or digitisation are increasingly significant.","PeriodicalId":170042,"journal":{"name":"Geomechanics and Tunnelling","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"119167648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Smoke propagation in the region of cross‐passages in long railway tunnels – Results from full scale tests","authors":"T. Thaller, P. Sturm, J. Rodler","doi":"10.1002/geot.201700044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201700044","url":null,"abstract":"Research on rail tunnel smoke dispersion was carried out on a completed section (KAT 1) of the Koralmtunnel in Austria. Field tests were performed on a scale of 1:1, covering fires with a maximum heat release rate of up to 22 MW. Smoke dispersion as well as the related temperature distributions in various sections of the tunnel were monitored using video cameras. The focus of the investigation was placed on smoke dispersion in the region of the cross‐passages, i.e. on those sites where passenger evacuation normally takes place. The tests were intended to provide information on which type of escape door (swing door or sliding door) is most suited for passenger evacuation via the cross‐passages. In order to provide sufficiently safe conditions during the self‐evacuation phase, it is highly desirable that smoke does not impair escape. The tests aimed at investigating the interconnections between fire load, smoke production rate, and escape possibilities, as a function of the installed ventilation system and the related parameters.","PeriodicalId":170042,"journal":{"name":"Geomechanics and Tunnelling","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"118704012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Strain measurements at the transition from a rock supported to an unsupported steel lined pressure tunnel at the Kaunertal hydropower station","authors":"P. Bonapace, A. Hammer","doi":"10.1002/geot.201700021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201700021","url":null,"abstract":"A new steel‐lined pressure shaft was constructed for the existing Kaunertal high‐head hydropower plant in the years 2012 to 2015. Before starting operation, initial filling tests were carried out in particular to investigate the behaviour of a steel penstock at the transition from a steel lined pressure tunnel to an open pipe section. Cases with and without steel ring bearings (thrust rings) to transfer the end loads to the rock mass were numerically analysed and compared to measurements. A conclusion is drawn from the measurement results how to arrange and analyse such a steel pipe transition into the rock mass, which may for example occur at valve chambers.","PeriodicalId":170042,"journal":{"name":"Geomechanics and Tunnelling","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"118461096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"News: Geomechanics and Tunnelling 5/2017","authors":"Ulriken Tunnel","doi":"10.1002/geot.201770504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201770504","url":null,"abstract":"Breakthrough in the Ulriken Tunnel / Durchschlag im Ulriken Tunnel","PeriodicalId":170042,"journal":{"name":"Geomechanics and Tunnelling","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117555312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Refurbishment of masonry tunnels through the example of the Kirchberg Tunnel for the DB Netz AG","authors":"P. Meyer, Ludwig Wiesmeier, Martin Jäntschke","doi":"10.1002/geot.201700022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201700022","url":null,"abstract":"The finance available for the refurbishment of tunnels was around EUR 125 m. in 2014, which will increase to EUR 213 m. by 2018. DB Netz AG has a total of more than EUR 1 billion available in the medium term for the refurbishment of existing tunnels. This paper deals with the refurbishment of masonry tunnels of the DB Netz AG, Region South. The basis is the typical damage patterns of masonry tunnels, their causes and the possible refurbishment opportunities. On the Kirchberg Tunnel project, a feasibility study was carried out into possible repair measures. Based on the results of the study plans are now running. The article is supplemented by the latest state of the art rules for maintenance work in the area of tunnel construction at DB AG. The necessity of programmes for tunnelling, the necessary economic and operational constraints as well as experience with completed repairs to masonry tunnels conclude the article from the viewpoint of the owner and operator.","PeriodicalId":170042,"journal":{"name":"Geomechanics and Tunnelling","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117593353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Content: Geomechanics and Tunnelling 5/2017","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/geot.201770502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201770502","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":170042,"journal":{"name":"Geomechanics and Tunnelling","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120344686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preview: Geomechanics and Tunneling 5/2017","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/geot.201770407","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201770407","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":170042,"journal":{"name":"Geomechanics and Tunnelling","volume":"111 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133878931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}