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Dresden: protecting the historic heart of the city

Dresden: protecting the historic heart of the city

Pioneering achievement on the high seas

Pioneering achievement on the high seas

Transportation of transformers in Mozambique

Transportation of transformers in Mozambique

Lahntal

Demolition of Lahntal Bridge

Dead Sea Works — The longest diaphragm walls in the world
In 2013, thyssenkrupp Infrastructure announced the securing of a major contract with the company Dead Sea Works Ltd. (DSW) in Israel. The project involved the delivery of sh

Emergency protection — Flood defences with sheet piles and driving plant
Back in April 2006, as the level of the River Elbe was rising as a result of melting snow and heavy rain in the Central German Uplands, the town of Hitzacker was not the onl

Construction of a parking garage — Construction of a parking garage
In the course of this project, a retaining wall of anchored LARSSEN steel pile pro les has been installed. This is necessary to stabilize the ground in the long term because

A pilot project in lock construction — A pilot project in lock construction
Infrastructural developments are of great importance in China, with waterway expansion one of the priorities in the country’s twelfth ve- year plan. One aim is to create a

Sheet pile walls harmonising with the landscape — Sheet pile walls harmonising with the landscape
The coast of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is 1712 kilometers long; 354 kilometers of that borders the sea, 1358 kilometers lagoons. When we compare the maps of 100 years ag

Dresden: protecting the historic heart of the city — Dresden: protecting the historic heart of the city
August 2002: Dresden experienced its “flood of the century” – the worst flooding in its history. The River Elbe invaded parts of the city centre, and the water level reached

Raising the river dyke with glass — Raising the river dyke with glass
As long ago as 2003, the 2nd Oldenburgischer Deichverband, a public body responsible for building and maintaining dykes, planned to strengthen the Weser dyke near Brake and

Steel sheet piles combined with TKR stop log system — Steel sheet piles combined with TKR stop log system
Extreme weather is just one of several factors that can lead to flooding. Further factors are intensive agricultural usage and increasing soil sealing in the towns and villa

Demountable flood protection with the TKR aluminium stop log system — Demountable flood protection with the TKR aluminium stop log system
Huge numbers of people, huge quantities of materials, high costs – that was the flood protection of the past, with sandbags. These days, demountable protective walls, which

Clear view: glass panels in Neufelderkoog. — Clear view: glass panels in Neufelderkoog
Coastal regions are among the best places to spend our time. It is precisely in such places, however, that the unavoidable flood defences restrict our view of the sea. But t

Saxony-Anhalt is also battening down its hatches — Saxony-Anhalt is also battening down its hatches
Since the “flood of the century” in 2002, Saxony-Anhalt has completed a whole range of flood defence measures, especially for upgrading dykes. One weak spot was the Elbtor a

Protecting valuable history with TKR stop log system — Protecting valuable history withTKR stop log system
Oppitzsch, a district in Strehla, a town with a 1000-year history and buildings dating from the Middle Ages, lies on a bend in the Elbe. In the past, this district was very

Dresden-Gohlis flood protection system. — Dresden-Gohlis flood protection system
In the years 2002 and 2013, the Gohlis district of Dresden was completely flooded by the river Elbe. To permanently protect this part of town, we installed a complete flood

90 seconds for 1 meter of security — 90 seconds for 1 meter of security
Storm tide “Daisy” pounded the Bay of Lübeck on 10 January 2010, forced its way up Kieler Förde, the coastal inlet leading to the City of Kiel, and left its mark. The result

Glass wall in the Turmschanzenstrasse area, Magdeburg. — Glass wall in the Turmschanzenstrasse area, Magdeburg
The major flood protection upgrade program in Magdeburg also included the areas to the east of the Elbe. To maintain the view of the river in the Turmschanzenstrasse area, w

El Zagal floodwall, Fargo, North Dakota, USA — El Zagal floodwall, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
The city of Fargo is situated on the Red River, which often flooded existing flood protection systems and roads in the winter months. Climate change and resultant changes to

Pioneering achievement on the high seas — Pioneering achievement on the high seas
The first German wind farm, “alpha ventus”, has been built in 30 meters of water some 45 kilometers north of the island of Borkum. The 12 turbines of this wind farm, each wi

Kanalsanierung / Canal refurbishment — The Lutter gets a new bed
The Lutter is a stream 12.1 kilometers long in the urban area of the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Bielefeld. At the beginning of the 20th century, the stream was canalize

Kanalsanierung | Sewer redevelopment — On the safe side with Linear Shoring
The shoring project on Salzdahlumer Straße had to be performed in a very limited space and without interrupting traffic.

Grabenlose Querung | Trenchless crossing — Linear Shoring secured the starting pit
Flexible and cost-effective: The contractor used the Emunds+Staudinger Linear Shoring system to structurally stabilize the starting pit.

Drainage system — All specifications well met
Exceptional stability required: The shoring system handled the entire load transfer during work around the bridge abutment.

Zubringerleitung / Water feeder pipeline — Flexible Corner Railshoring secured the construction of the new manholes
Both the district town Nördlingen and the villages of Holheim and Nähermemmingen, which belong to Nördlingen, obtain their drinking water from the Ederheim source region aro

Starkregenkonzept — Linear Shoring provides XXL-sized working space
The installation of the rainwater overflow, which consisted of prefabricated concrete components, required an especially large construction window.

Neubau Sammler | Construction of collector — Linear Shoring ensures large, safeworking area
In Badajoz, a provincial capital in western Spain, the company COPISA Constructora Pirenaica is constructing a good 800 meters long collector and several rainwater reservoir

New bridge construction — Bridge arch developed on scaffolding almost 70 meters high
The 385-meter-long Massetal Bridge was built in the course of constructing the new Ebensfeld-Erfurt railway line. The reinforced concrete base of the structure with a 165-me

Renovation of the ceiling of the Asamsaal theatre in Freising, Bavaria — Renovation of the ceiling of the Asamsaal theatre in Freising, Bavaria
The theater hall protected as a monument has ceiling frescos dating from the 17th century. Parts of the stucco frescos had become detached, marring the frescos’ appearance a

Berlin Brandenburg Airport, auxiliary towers for the construction of the terminal roof — Berlin Brandenburg Airport, auxiliary towers for the construction of the terminal roof
To support the terminal roof during construction, a support structure was erected. To discharge the high loads down to the foundations, we developed a tower system of S150 h

City Tunnel Leipzig — City Tunnel Leipzig
In inner-city railroad tunnels sound emissions have to be curbed as far as possible. This is achieved by using so-called spring/mass systems. So that they work perfectly,

Construction of the new Freybrücke in Berlin Spandau. — Construction of the new Freybrücke in Berlin Spandau
One of the most important Berlin bridges was undergoing rebuilding with two lanes and a broadened sidewalk. During construction, traffic was spectacularly rerouted over a te

Maintenance dock for the Boeing MD-11 at Göteborg Airport, Sweden — Maintenance dock for the Boeing MD-11 at Göteborg Airport, Sweden
In order to access the key areas of the engines of an MD-11 for maintenance, various items of lifting gear, scaffolds, and ladders used to had to be set up, which was time-c

Transportation of transformers in Mozambique — Transportation of transformers in Mozambique
Three roughly 150 ton transformers had to be transported from Sweden to the Cahora Bassa hydroelectric power plant in Mozambique. On the 250 kilometer stretch from the Zimba

New Cologne headquarters – facade shoring K1 — New Cologne headquarters – facade shoring K1
The goal of this project was to gut the building preserved as a monument and retain the facade together with its cornices and stone coping. To support the building, we used

Lifting the top station of 3S Pardatschgrat aerial lift in Ischgl, Austria — Lifting the top station of 3S Pardatschgrat aerial lift in Ischgl, Austria
The building rests on a total of 26 piers. With the reinforced concrete slab and additional cross members, these piers form a solid frame structure. Because of the decline i

Building the new Porsche Museum in Stuttgart — Building the new Porsche Museum in Stuttgart
A supporting scaffold was required to install the steel structure. It was deployed to carry the resulting load during the construction phase and subsequently distribute it t

Construction of the Scherkondetal bridge near Weimar — Construction of the Scherkondetal bridge near Weimar
The bridge is a semi-integral structure with a solid cross section and spans of up to 44 meters. The structure carries the railroad line over a river and a nature conservati

Crossbeam covering for the corporate headquarters of ZF in Friedrichshafen — Crossbeam covering for the corporate headquarters of ZF in Friedrichshafen
The striking new headquarters building is an architectural ensemble of several different elements. As an interface between two elements, the planning included a covering tha

Movable scaffold forms the hub — Demolition of Lahntal Bridge
The 397 meter long superstructure of the old Lahntal Bridge near Limburg was demolished segment by segment. For the spectacular project, commissioned by DEGES Deutsche Einhe

Steel sections and Anchor equipment

Flood protection

Pile driving and extracting equipment, Drilling

Trench Shoring

Scaffolding Systems