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Welcome to world tunnel congress STUVA—Tagung '95
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Welcome to World Tunnel Congress STUVA-- Tagung '95 GOnter Gimau
Gi~nter Girnau
WORLD"rUNNEL(X)NGRESS
STUVA-TAGUNG
J
STUTTGART,GERMANY. MAY 6-I I, 1995 STUTTGART,6.-I I. MA11995
The Internations'[ 3~mnelling Association (ITA) was established in Oslo in 1974. One year latermin other words, exactly 20 years ago--the first annual meeting and general assembly of this international organisation took place in Munich. This jubilee, combined with the 35th an niversary of the establishment of the Studiengesellschaft fiir unterirdische Verkehrsanlagen (STUVA), prompted the ITA to award the 21st ITA general assembly to Germany. The STUVA- Tagung '95 World Tunnel Congress, to be held May 6-11 in Stuttgart, will bring together tunnellers from all over the world. Altogether some 1,800 participants are e x p e ~ to attend this major t-nnelling congress, which is being held in conjunction with the STIfVA conference f(w the first time ever. There has already been a resoundin~ response to the call for papers: 165 papere from 23 nations were submitted, and a big thank-you is due to all those involved. The international programme committee found itself charged with the difficult task of having to whittle this total down to 44
Present address: Prof. I~'.-Ing. Gitnter Girnau, ChairmAn, STUVA, Mathias-Brflggen-Str. 41, D - ~ 8 2 7 Cologne, GermAny.
Tunne//~gand UndergroundSpace:r~Jmo/o~,Vol.10, No. 2, pp. 147-148,1995 Copyright© 1995ElsevierScienceLtd l~rinted tn Gzeat Britah~ AU rights reserved 0~Mfi-?~8/~5 $9.,50+ .00
lectures, representing 17 nations. Those t~kin~ part in the Stuttgart congress can be sure that topical highlights of international tunnellin~ activities will be presented there, on account of beth the wide and comprehensive lmnge of subjects and the p~inRtaking work carried out by the programme committee. The presentations will deal with major international projects, such as the trans-Alpine linkA within the framework of European rail connections (in the form of the Gotthard and L6tschberg base t-nnels); the creation of a fixed link beneath the Oresund in Denmark; technical issues in conjunction with the tlmnels on the Deutsche Bahn AG's high-speed lines; and subsurface structures for a hydropower station in the southwestern Himalayas. Presentations will also address large-scale underground railway and road t.1]nnel projects. Papers on the EOLE and the Meteor projects in Paris; tricky tunnelling activities in Taipei; new drive methods in Munich; under-river tunnellin~ in Bilbao; shield tlmnels in Lisbon; underground construction in Moscow and St. Petersburg; the Hallandsasen rail tim-el in Sweden; and traffic tunnels in Stuttgart are indicative of the wide range of topics in this category. One session of papers, as well as the traditional ITA Open Session, are devoted to new techniqes and cost aspects for mechanical tunnelling. Significant developments that have taken place in this field in recent years could have a considerable impact on the future of tunnelling. As a consequence, a kind of interim balance will be of particular interest--during which, above all, French, Japanese, British, American, and German findings will be compared with one another. It goes without saying that the congress will also look at problems of detail. These will include individual construction issues such as single- and twin-shell support methods; segmental design; new pressure water seals; steel-fibre concrete mixes and tests; and s e a l i n g problems involving tlmne]ling machines. Geotechnical criteria, contractual issues, practice-related tests, tunnel inspection and renovation, cleaning of waste air from tunnels, compliance with strict environmental regulations are all complex problem that will be tackled at the congress--and whose significance should not be underestimated. All in all, the programme characterises the wide and diversified spectrum of tunnelling. It will be rounded offby inspections of tunnelling sites in Stuttgart and its envi-
Pergamon
rons, as well as pest-congress trips in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, which underline beth the friendly collegial ties to these countries and the international character of the congress. The orgRni~ers will be pleased to welcome participants from all over the world, and trust that they will profit
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professionally from the congress. May it provide lasting impressions, and contribute to consolidating the many existing friendly contacts and opening up new ones. A cordial welcome to Stuttgart. PROP. DR.-ING. G~'rER GmNAU Chairman, STUVA Board
Volume 10, Number 2, 1995
0886-7798(9S)00001-1
Welcome to World Tunnel Congress STUVA-- Tagung '95 GOnter Gimau
Gi~nter Girnau
WORLD"rUNNEL(X)NGRESS
STUVA-TAGUNG
J
STUTTGART,GERMANY. MAY 6-I I, 1995 STUTTGART,6.-I I. MA11995
The Internations'[ 3~mnelling Association (ITA) was established in Oslo in 1974. One year latermin other words, exactly 20 years ago--the first annual meeting and general assembly of this international organisation took place in Munich. This jubilee, combined with the 35th an niversary of the establishment of the Studiengesellschaft fiir unterirdische Verkehrsanlagen (STUVA), prompted the ITA to award the 21st ITA general assembly to Germany. The STUVA- Tagung '95 World Tunnel Congress, to be held May 6-11 in Stuttgart, will bring together tunnellers from all over the world. Altogether some 1,800 participants are e x p e ~ to attend this major t-nnelling congress, which is being held in conjunction with the STIfVA conference f(w the first time ever. There has already been a resoundin~ response to the call for papers: 165 papere from 23 nations were submitted, and a big thank-you is due to all those involved. The international programme committee found itself charged with the difficult task of having to whittle this total down to 44
Present address: Prof. I~'.-Ing. Gitnter Girnau, ChairmAn, STUVA, Mathias-Brflggen-Str. 41, D - ~ 8 2 7 Cologne, GermAny.
Tunne//~gand UndergroundSpace:r~Jmo/o~,Vol.10, No. 2, pp. 147-148,1995 Copyright© 1995ElsevierScienceLtd l~rinted tn Gzeat Britah~ AU rights reserved 0~Mfi-?~8/~5 $9.,50+ .00
lectures, representing 17 nations. Those t~kin~ part in the Stuttgart congress can be sure that topical highlights of international tunnellin~ activities will be presented there, on account of beth the wide and comprehensive lmnge of subjects and the p~inRtaking work carried out by the programme committee. The presentations will deal with major international projects, such as the trans-Alpine linkA within the framework of European rail connections (in the form of the Gotthard and L6tschberg base t-nnels); the creation of a fixed link beneath the Oresund in Denmark; technical issues in conjunction with the tlmnels on the Deutsche Bahn AG's high-speed lines; and subsurface structures for a hydropower station in the southwestern Himalayas. Presentations will also address large-scale underground railway and road t.1]nnel projects. Papers on the EOLE and the Meteor projects in Paris; tricky tunnelling activities in Taipei; new drive methods in Munich; under-river tunnellin~ in Bilbao; shield tlmnels in Lisbon; underground construction in Moscow and St. Petersburg; the Hallandsasen rail tim-el in Sweden; and traffic tunnels in Stuttgart are indicative of the wide range of topics in this category. One session of papers, as well as the traditional ITA Open Session, are devoted to new techniqes and cost aspects for mechanical tunnelling. Significant developments that have taken place in this field in recent years could have a considerable impact on the future of tunnelling. As a consequence, a kind of interim balance will be of particular interest--during which, above all, French, Japanese, British, American, and German findings will be compared with one another. It goes without saying that the congress will also look at problems of detail. These will include individual construction issues such as single- and twin-shell support methods; segmental design; new pressure water seals; steel-fibre concrete mixes and tests; and s e a l i n g problems involving tlmne]ling machines. Geotechnical criteria, contractual issues, practice-related tests, tunnel inspection and renovation, cleaning of waste air from tunnels, compliance with strict environmental regulations are all complex problem that will be tackled at the congress--and whose significance should not be underestimated. All in all, the programme characterises the wide and diversified spectrum of tunnelling. It will be rounded offby inspections of tunnelling sites in Stuttgart and its envi-
Pergamon
rons, as well as pest-congress trips in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, which underline beth the friendly collegial ties to these countries and the international character of the congress. The orgRni~ers will be pleased to welcome participants from all over the world, and trust that they will profit
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professionally from the congress. May it provide lasting impressions, and contribute to consolidating the many existing friendly contacts and opening up new ones. A cordial welcome to Stuttgart. PROP. DR.-ING. G~'rER GmNAU Chairman, STUVA Board
Volume 10, Number 2, 1995