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To prevent Venice from sinking: We're working on it
Dear Readers,
2006 is already well underway, and we at ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik are once again very actively
represented on construction sites around the world.
The romantic lagoon city of Venice with its many canals, narrow alleys and dreamy piazzas. However,
over the course of centuries, the wooden foundation of the city has been badly damaged by water.
Venice has sunk a half metre, while the level of the Adriatic is rising. We at ThyssenKrupp GfT
Bautechnik are developing measures with our "Mose Project" that are rescuing the city from sinking.
Change in the management of ThyssenKrupp GfT
Tiefbautechnik: Christian Walter, Dr. Johannes
Köcher, Rolf Stoltz (from left)
Another exciting story concerns the completely idle condition of an eight kilometre long section of the
Dortmund-Ems Canal. With a speed of approx. 50 m³ per second, the water shot from the canal into
the Lippe, which lies ten metres below. For the repair of this leak we organised, with enormous effort
and in the shortest time possible, around 1,700 tonnes of steel sheet pile.
Flood protection takes on increasing importance in the context of ever increasing flooding. We have thus
already experienced great successes in mobile flood protection with our TKR aluminium bulkhead
system. You will be introduced to several projects in this brochure.
There is also internal news to report. The ThyssenKrupp GfT Tiefbautechnik has undertaken
management changes: last NovemberRolf Stoltz passed on leadership of the company to Dr. Johannes
Köcher.
We want to tell you about this news and other interesting projects on the following pages with texts and
pictures.
We hope you enjoy reading about us!
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Contents
Seelandkai creates new jobs
New terminal to start operation
in spring 2006
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Aachen central train station now for
handicapped persons accessible
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik realises
ambitious construction project
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Modernisation of Lippe Canal bridge
Dortmund-Ems Canal: ThyssenKrupp GfT
supplies 4,000 tonnes of sheet piles
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Preventing Venice from sinking
The Mose Project: massive structures
should keep water in check
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Good and astonishingly simple
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik:
competent partner for flood protection.
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So that the tramway can drive safely
HOESCH Z-profile used
first time in France
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New central warehouse for sheet piles
Customer orientation is our focus
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News in brief
News from
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik
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Seelandkai creates new jobs
New terminal to start operation in spring 2006
Following the shifting of the European borders to the
East, Lübeck has become the central logistic link
between Scandinavia, Finland, Russia, the Baltic,
Poland and the most important Europan economic
centres.
As a result of the expansion of wharves and the area
as a whole, as well as the erection of the new train
terminal for the combined transport Baltic Rail Gate,
the Lübeck ferry terminal has been significantly
modernised in past years.
With the continuing work on the Scandinavia quay
and the Seelandkai, the Hanseatic city of Lübeck
ensures, in addition to the creation of new jobs, the
prerequisites for continued growth of the port and
the expansion of its leading position as Europe's
largest ferry port.
Construction costs of 27 million euros
The Seelandkai will be erected on an approximately
nine hectar area of the earlier Flenderwerft and
should be expanded into a high-performance port
for conro transport. The principals of the
approximately 27 million euros construction project
are the Hanseatic City of Lübeck and the Lübecker
Hafen-Gesellschaft mbH (LHG). The new terminal
will start operation as early as spring 2006
As a result of the fast startup of the Seelandkai, the
extremely fast growing quantity of goods for the
Finland route will be accommodated.
The Lübeck Port Association simultaneously reacts
to a shipping development that is new for the
German Baltic ports: the transporting and handling
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The quai is built on about nine hectares of the former Flender shipyard.
Data and facts
Client: Hanseatic City of Lübeck; Water
and Port Dept.
Performing construction companies:
Arge Seelandkai Lübeck; Ed Züblin AG;
Per Aarsleff
Sheet pile profiles:
HOESCH and LARSSEN sheet pilings
H 3406, H 1856 K, H 2555 K, L 603,
L 703 10/10; in lengths from 3 to 22 metres;
Steel grade: S 355 GP and S 430 GP;
Weight: approx. 1,500 tonnes
Duration of construction:
October 2005 to spring 2006
Additional information:
Dipl.-Ing.Hans Uwe Hornstein
Hamburg office
Telephone: (0 40) - 73 32 07 10
Mobile: (01 71) - 8 00 23 30
e-mail: hansuwe.hornstein@thyssenkrupp.com
Kay Buchholz
Hamburg office
Telephone: (0 40) 73 32 07 12
Mobile: (01 71) 8 00 23 29
e-mail: kai.buchholz@thyssenkrupp.com
The constantly increasing amount of goods put into circulation with Finland requires the fast opening of the "Seelandkai" quai.
of combined rolling loads such as trucks and
trailers with the ro-ro procedure (roll on roll off) and
containers with the lo-lo procedure (lift on lift off) on
one ship.
The constantly growing amount of goods for the
Finland route calls for the quick commissioning of
the Seelandkai
The conro berth will have a length of 290 metres
and be equipped with a permanent ro-ro ramp at
the western end. The quay wall consists of a sheet
pile with backing site-mixed concrete foundation
piles and a concrete spar for the waterside crane
track. HOESCH and LARSSEN sheet pilings of the
profiles H 3406, H 1856 K, H 2555 K, L 603, L 703
10/10 were sheeted. The landside crane track has
a length of 206 meters and will be mounted on a
crane track spar with a foundation of site-mixed
concrete foundation piles. The track width is 18
metres for common gantry cranes. The second
berth will be equipped with an approx. 200 metre
long dolphin pier, also with a permanent ro-ro
ramp. The third birth, with a length of approx. 150
metres, will be located at the existing former wharf
equipment quay. In this construction phase, around
seven hectares of terminal area will be fortified and
around 1,000 metres of track laid for the transport
of goods by rail. W
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Aachen central train station now for handicapped persons accessible
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik realises ambitious construction project
Extensive construction measures have made the
Aachen central train station handicapped accessible.
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Train stations are often the central point in a city.
Historic buildings contribute significantly to the
cityscape and are therefore being renovated by the
Deutsche Bahn AG at great expense.
However, train stations are often designed in such
a way that handicapped people cannot reach the
train platform without assistance. Therefore, the
Deutsche Bahn Station & Service designed the train
platform access points of the Aachen central train
station in a handicapped accessible manner in the
context of comprehensive renovations.
To this purpose, the train platform stairs, which lead
from the tunnel beneath the tracks to the tracks,
were removed and the upwards access routes
appropriately widened. In the next step, handicapped
elevators and new, adapted staircases were
constructed.
The THG Baugesellschaft GmbH company, with its
headquarters in Dahlem, received the construction
contract on the basis of a special suggestion
developed together with ThyssenKrupp.
The suggestion of a sheeting measure for the
installation of micro piles as an alternative to the
tendered steel reinforced, small diametre bored
piles was made to the clients. The piles according to
DIN EN 14199 in the dimensions TITAN 40/16 and
TITAN 103/78 will be integrated through the support
link with the single-stage injection procedure in
order to produce a pile wall consisting of two
independent rows of piles. By determining the
bending strength, it was possible to statically prove
that the injection piles above the inner shearing
forces can satisfy the requirement for a maximum
wall deformation of less than 2.0 centimetres. The
masonry wall construction with a partial basement
and with underlying coarse building rubble, as well
as the steel reinforced foundation of the train
station, which went into operation in 1908, thereby
presented a challenge for the drilling technology
and the qualification of the drilling team. In addition
to this, the cramped spatial conditions in the area of
the train platforms demanded especially compact
and high performance machinery in order to satisfy
the technical work protection requirements even
with ongoing rail traffic.
For these special requirements and for economical
reasons, a Krupp drilling hammer of type HB 40 A,
mounted on a DELMAG/EGT drill of the D 710
system was used.
The drilling unit, in combination with the TITAN
micro piles ensured effective drilling performance
with a consistently high level of precision in
execution with respect to bore hole tolerances. A
total of approx. 128 TITAN 40/16 micro piles with a
core bit diametre of 150 millimeters were thereby
drilled to depths of up to 12.0 metres. In the vicinity
of the existing hall supports, approx. 10 TITAN
103/78 micro piles with a core bit diametre of 175
millimeters were used, which should transfer the
burden from the roof construction to a depth of 9.0
metres into the foundation.
The successful realisation of the construction project
is a successful example of an alternative procedure
that will also be used in the future for similar
construction projects of the German railway. W
Data and facts
Client: Deutsche Bahn Station & Service
Execution planning: THG Baugesellschaft
GmbH, Dahlem-Baasem
Micro piles: TITAN 40/16, TITAN 103/78
in various lengths
Duration of construction:
August 2005 to June 2006
Driving technology: Krupp HB 40 A drill
hammer mounted on a DELMAG D 710 drilling
system
Additional information:
Dipl.-Ing. Torsten Semmling
Cologne office
Telephone: (0 22 03) 9 66 24 10
Mobile: (01 73) 5 60 78 77
e-mail: torsten.semmling@thyssenkrupp.com
Modernisation of Lippe Canal bridge
Dortmund-Ems Canal: ThyssenKrupp GfT supplies 4,000 tonnes of sheet piles
More than 60 special sheet pile constructions with
the HOESCH interlock sealing system were built for
this emergency project in multi-shift operation with
weekend work and transported to the construction
site with 90 tractor-trailer rigs. On December 16,
2005, the canal was flooded again and reopened
for ship traffic.
The entire construction project will presumably be
completed at the end of 2007. W
The leak in the Dortmund-Ems Canal was repaired in only four weeks with around 1,700 tonnes of steel sheet pile wall.
The Dortmund-Ems Canal forms the main
connection in the north-south axis of the northwest
German canal network and is therefore one of the
most important waterways in Germany. It runs from
Dortmund over Münster to Emden and enables the
connection to the Mittelland Canal in the direction
of Berlin. Since its completion the DortmundEms Canal has been adapted through extensive
construction measures to constantly changing ship
sizes and economic conditions.
Work is currently being carried out on the
Dortmund-Ems Canal at Olfen with the aim of
renovating the Lippe canal bridge. This work is
being carried out without blockage of the affected
section. ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik supplies
around 4,000 tonnes of steel sheet piles of the
LARSSEN series in lengths of up to 25 metres for
this building project.
On the 11th of October 2005, a leak occurred at the
canal bridge construction site during construction
work. With a speed of approx. 50 m³ per second,
the water shot from the canal into the Lippe lying
ten metres below. The floodwave at one point
threatened downstream communities such as
Datteln-Ahsen. A large scale evacuation was
necessary. In order to limit the effect of the
escaping water, the flood barrages in the next
barricade structures at Datteln and Lüdinghausen
were lowered. Despite these measures, the canal
emptied over a length of approximately eight
kilometres. Far-reaching measures were necessary
to divert the ships. For instance, canal boats
coming from the direction of the Mittelland Canal
and Emden on the way into the Ruhr Basin were
confronted with an approx. 300 kilometre long
detour through the Netherlands. River police, THW
(Technisches Hilfswerk, Federal Technical Relief) and
the fire brigade were involved in constant disaster
operations. Following the initial ascertainment of
damages, all companies involved in the building
project were extremely challenged.
For Thyssen Krupp GfT Bautechnik this meant that,
within a period of four weeks and in close
cooperation with its partner HOESCH Spundwand
und Profil GmbH, around 1,700 tonnes of steel
sheet piles had to be delivered for repairs to the
canal. The sheet piles were manufactured in
special rollings at the works and installed at the
construction site in three-shift operation. The
special challenge was thereby, in addition to the
extensive logistical preparation involved, the need
to deliver sheet piles with the most varied profiles
and dimensions, including the related construction
and sealing planks, in the shortest time possible.
Data and facts
Client and execution planning:
Wasserstraßen-Neubauamt Datteln (Waterways
Construction Agency in Datteln)
Sheet pile profiles: LARSSEN sheet piles
L 601,L 602, L 603K, L604; L 605, L 606n;
Steel grade: S 355 GP;
Lengths: 5.00 to 25.00 metres
Driving technology: Diesel hammer
DELMAG D 25/30;
ABI Mobilram TM 12/15 system
Driving procedure: HVT high pressure-rinsing
technology
Additional information:
Dipl.-Ing. Frank Tapken
Essen office
Telephone: (02 08) 4 95 86 40
Mobile: (01 72) 2 68 66 00
e-mail: frank.tapken@thyssenkrupp.com
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Preventing Venice from sinking
The Mose Project: massive structures should keep water in check
Venice, the world famous lagoon city, is regularly
inundated. The city is built on many thousands of
oak pilings.
This wooden foundation is unsound and has
subsided by a half a metre over the centuries. At
the same time, the level of the Adriatic Sea is also
rising. The Plaza San Marco is often flooded, the
walls of palaces, churches and apartments are
saturated with water. The dykes built to protect
Venice from floods are too weak.
In order to prevent the city from sinking, massive
bulwarks should hold the water in check.
Preliminary work for three giant gates to the
Adriatic Sea has been in progress since 2003.
These involve modules filled with water that, in the
event of flooding, are electromechanically filled
with air so that they rise up from the sea bottom to
hold back the water. MOSE (Modulo Sperimentale
Elettromeccanico) is the name of the project with
the object of preventing Venice from sinking.
It costs around six billion euros. It should be
finished in 2011, with the help of ThyssenKrupp
GfT Bautechnik.
The three planned Venetian tidal fortifications, with
a length of up to 1,600 metres are architectural
masterpieces.
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik has been on
location since the previous year, or more precisely:
at the "Bocca di Malamocco" entrance. A sluice is
being built there. It will allow passage to ships
while the new floodgates are being installed.
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik is delivering 15,500
tonnes of material for this sluice, including sheet
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piles and pipes and anchors up to 37 metres in
length. Some 3,000 tonnes are transported per
ship, unloaded in Venice and transported to the
construction site with pontoons. "We supported
the planning, the processing and the logistics. A
part of the steel sheet piles produced in Dortmund
by the Hoesch Spundwand und Profil company
directly protect individual structures", explained
managing director Tilo Quink, who is responsible
for the worldwide distribution of these products.
When ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik presented
the sheet pile technology during a symposium in
Venice in October 2005, the specialists of the
various sheet pile systems were quickly convinced
by the HOESCH interlock sealing system. It didn't
stop at lectures and demonstration material: In the
course of a field trip to one of the construction sites,
the ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik demonstrated
the driving of a 37 metre long pipe in only 40
minutes; an impressive demonstration that
encouraged optimism that Venice won't sink after all.
"Italy has long been an important market for our
business activities. For the last 25 years the
number of orders of sheet piles through the partner
company Masider in Milan have been increasing
steadily, especially for excavation and canals", said
Quink, emphasizing the importance of the MOSE
project. 1993 even saw the beginnings of a boom.
The trigger for this was the complete isolation of a
landfill on the island of Tresse in Venice with 3,400
tonnes of material. The job was finished within a
period of six months. The patented Hoesch sealing
system was used for the first time, with success.
The previously red coloured water was clear after
only a very short time. The experts pricked up their
ears, and further orders followed; for example, for
two large canals: At the Canale Industriale Sud,
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik sheeted 10,000
tonnes of sheet pile, while 12,000 tonnes are
currently being delivered for the Canale Industriale
Brentella.
"We have already received the order for the second
part of the construction work on the MOSE
project", Quink reported. W
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik supplies 15,500
tonnes of pipes, sheet piles and machinery for the
sluice that should save Venice from destruction
Data and facts
Client: Ministero Delle Infrastrutture
E Dei Trasporti
Execution: Consorzio "Venezia Nuova"
Material: Pipes: Diametre: 1,420 millimeters,
in lengths up to 37 metres,
approx. 12,300 tonnes
Steel sheet piles: LARSSEN L 606 n, L 604;
approx. 2,500 tonnes
Anchoring material: approx. 1,000 tonnes
Coating: 40,000 square meters
Driving technology:
Müller vibrators MS-120 HHF; MS-32 HFV;
MS-100 HHF; MS-200 HHF
Duration of construction: 2003 - 2011
Additional information:
Michael Hartmann, Export
Telephone: (02 01) 1 88 39 77
e-mail: michael.hartmann@thyssenkrupp.com
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Good and astonishingly simple
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik: competent partner for flood protection.
Good ideas are often astonishingly simple. Thus, for
instance, the TKR aluminium mobile flood
protection system of ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik.
It consists of a few different standard parts and is
very versatile as a flood protection wall, a dyke
opening and protection for buildings.
The system consists of bulkheads, middle and
wall connection supports of corrosion-resistant
aluminium, as well as wedges of shock-resistant
plastic, tensioning devices and anchor plates with
stainless steel threaded connections. Seals of
EPDM material specially developed for the system
are robust, weather-resistant and resistant to
aggressive chemical substances. All components
are designed for a long lifespan.
The assembly of the system is also versatile and can
be used for strip foundations, sheet piles, pilings or
other foundations.
Individual solutions are possible for each type of
usage. This also applies for transport and storage. In
addition to the versatility and long life, the system
offers further advantages, such as easy assembly
without special tools, a simple design with a high
degree of safety in usage, as well as minor set-up,
maintenance and storage outlay.
Mobile flood protection in Mühlheim
on the river Main
In December 2005, the fire brigade and the building
yard in the Mühlheim district of Dietesheim
demonstrated how the mobile flood protection
system from ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik functions.
The Environmental Department of the Darmstadt
region, client and operator of the mobile flood
protection wall, described the system as a "high
The TKR aluminium mobile flood protection system convinces
with its high level of application safety and easy assembly.
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quality and robust solution that satisfies all
requirements". The residents of Mühlheim were also
reassured, as the alternative to the mobile protection
would have been a high dyke wall that would have
blocked the view on the river Main forever.
As soon as the water rises, the fire brigade can fetch
the elements of the flood protection system in two
containers and set them up within a very short
period of time. The wall can then be dismantled
again when flooding is over. Mayor Bernd Müller
spoke of successful combination of safety and
aesthetics.
The order includes a 357 metre long mobile flood
protection wall. It consists of some 500 aluminium
bulkheads, each of which are three metres long and
20 centimeters high. Three of them can be placed
on top of one another to form a 60 centimetre high
wall. The intermediate EPDM seals are pressed
The Mühlheim fire brigade is carrying out tests with the mobile
flood protection system.
together and fixed by the tension device. The
mobile wall stands on a concrete cornice. It is in
some cases mounted on existing concrete walls or
balustrades.
In order to carry out this project, ThyssenKrupp GfT
Bautechnik formed a partnership with RSW
Roßlauer Schiffswerft. Following the successful
demonstration, the City of Offenburg signalled its
interest in the mobile flood protection system for
the district of Bürgel.
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik also supplied the TKR
mobile flood protection system for other
construction measures such as the dyke openings in
Dessau and Boos.
The TKR glass wall system presents a sensible alternative that takes
aesthetic considerations into account.
Coastal protection in MecklenburgWestern Pomerania with sheet piles
There is a lot for ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik to do
in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. In addition to
the 354 kilometer long outer coast, the Baltic coast,
to which a 1,358 km long bay coast has to be added,
making a total of 1,712 kilometers.
The figures give an idea of how important coastal
protection in the federal state is and will continue to
be. There are many special cases for which traditional
coastal protection measures are inadequate.
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik supplies flexible
solutions with steel sheet piles.
The steel sheet piles seal, stabilise and even help
relieve stresses, thus creating an insurpassable
barrier for water. They are successfully used for the
strengthening of dykes, as well as in combination
with dyke sections and mobile flood protection
elements. Flood protection walls made of sheet piles
are sometimes the only possibility to protect
threatened areas in harbours and at narrow places.
Steel sheet piles can also be outstandingly used
where, from a conservation point of view, dyke
structures would result in the loss of valuable
biotope and where short construction times are
necessary. Examples of customised solutions in
connection with sheet piles and a high-performance
HOESCH interlock sealing system include the
Harbour Street of the Baltic spa of Wustrow and the
closing of a gap in Ueckermünde for the protection
of the site.
Another example of flood protection measures is
Markgrafenheide, located to the east of the coastal
spa of Warnemünde. The heathland village is very
endangered during storm surges; not only from the
sea, but also from the inland direction.
This is why the village was provided with a ring dyke
system with washouts and dykes in combination
with sheet piles.
Construction of the Bitterfeld
waterfront a new lake, a new harbour
The Harbour Street in Wustrow is another example
of customised sheet pile solutions.
The flood of 2002 on the Elbe and Mulde flooded
the former "Goitzsche" brown coal open pit at the
edge of the city of Bitterfeld and transformed it into
an inland body of water. Due to its location and its
size, the resulting lake quickly became a paradise
for sailing and sport boats. The idea to build a
harbour wasn't far behind. Two pierheads were
planned. Pier West is connected to a port basin,
while Pier East is attached to a marina with a slip
facility. The sheet pile systems were also used here.
A joint venture of local construction companies was
commissioned with the realisation of the harbour
facility. The steel water engineering and the driving
work was carried out by the civil engineering
company Udo Döring in Jessnitz. Because the sheet
piles in some cases had to be driven into an old
open pit dump, tested ramming with a subsequent
stress test was necessary to determine whether the
planks had to be changed in their length.
The measurements confirmed the assumptions of
the planners and construction could continue on
the basis of the existing plans. All driving work was
carried out on land. Only upon completion of all the
walls was the soil in front of the sheet pile removed
with suction excavators.
The Magdeburg office of ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik supplied 1,500 tonnes of LARSSEN sheet
piles L 601, 602, 603 and 603 K in lengths between
3.20 and 15 metres, 2,200 metres of double-U
walers, 900 waling bolts and 300 round steel anchors
in lengths between 9.50 and 20.70 metres. W
Around 1,500 tonnes of sheet pile form the boundaries ...
... of the artificial lake in Bitterfeld.
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So that the tramway can drive safely
HOESCH Z-profile used first time in France
The reintroduction of the tramway system in
Nantes made urban planning optimisation
measures necessary.
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Along with Bordeaux, Nantes is one of the coastal
metropolises on the Atlantic and lies on the
connecting line between Seville and Glasgow in the
middle of the Atlantic Arc. What characterises
today's Nantes is the great industrial diversity. Long
known as the capital of the tinned food industry and
shipbuilding, the region has increasingly become a
centre in which top companies, but also smaller and
medium sized companies, have established
themselves. However, Nantes is also the city of
public transportation. In fact, it is said that the first
civic horse-drawn omnibus in the world took up line
operations here in 1826.
Following the destruction of the tramway network,
which had twenty lines at that time, in World War II,
tramway traffic was only started again in Nantes in
1985. In the meantime there are three lines with a
route length of 40 kilometres.
Like everywhere in France, the reintroduction of
the tramway was here too viewed as an occasion
to carry out urban planning optimisation: road
deconstruction, traffic calming measures and
special design of the stops.
In the context of the expansion of the tramway
network with "Line 4", a construction project is
currently being carried out in the district of
Greneraie, involving the building of a crossing over
the old four lane national motorway RN 801 and a
tramway stop. The construction site is located on the
southern bank of the Loire.
The building project includes two bridge structures
on pillars and poles, two operations buildings, a
central elevator and two access staircases to the
parking garage. The access road at the edge of the
St. Jacob Hospital will thereby be secured with a
support wall made of sheet pilings.
The French QUILLE company is using the new
HOESCH Z-profile 1806 with LARSSEN locks and HP
1706 poles for the first time in France. The new Zprofiles of the profile series HOESCH 1706, 1806,
1856 K and 1906 are 675 millimetres wide and offer
a wide spectrum of section moduli for all sheet pile
construction methods. The larger system range
results in a considerable improvement of economic
efficiency.
The new H 1806 profile is exceptionally well-suited
in combination with the L 43 profiles as corner
constructions for this project. In addition, expensive
special connection pieces become unnecessary.
The HP 1706 steel pilings and the H 1806 profile
satisfy the requirements of the static calculations.
Due to the steel thickness of 9.5 millimetres and the
width of 1.35 metres, the installation of the profiles
with a hydraulic hammer could also be carried out
without difficulty despite the difficult driving
conditions. W
Data and facts
Client: SEMITANT
Construction supervision: Joint venture of SCE/
SOGREAH/ TETRARC
Performing construction companies: QUILLE/
GTB Construction (Bouygues Group)
Sheet pile profiles: HOESCH H 1806 and
LARSSEN L 43
Steel beams: HP 1706
Duration of construction: until end of 2005
Additional information:
Ing. ETP DESS Marc Gratier de Saint Louis
Metz, France
Telephone: + 33 (1) 48086769
Mobile: + 33 (6) 73 39 33 80
e-mail: marc.gratier@thyssenkrupp.fr
New central warehouse for sheet piles
Customer orientation is our focus
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik expands its offering
of products and services in the area of sheet pile
technology in order to react to growing customer
needs. The company thus further expands its
presence in the area of rental and processing. In an
area of 24,000 square metres with a stock of up to
30,000 tonnes of sheet piles and beams,
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik ensures the ability to
deliver common profiles within approx. 48 hours.
"In our new central warehouse in Hanover/Seelze
we offer our customer the possibility to either
purchase or rent new and used material", the
managing director Godehard Drees explained. All
common lengths and steel grades for any usage
are available for delivery, complimented by special
solutions for shipping, by truck, train or along the
waterways from our own ports situated on the
branch canal of the Mittelland Canal. The rental of
sheet piles is especially suitable for usage within
time limits. Processing is also carried out quickly
and on time. This includes combining into double,
triple and fourfold planks on drawing-in systems,
the making of branch, bend, corner and formed
planks, as well as the sealing of the sheet pile
locks. In addition to this, the GfT Bautechnik also
offers coating, cutting and galvanising according to
customer specifications.
"We have transferred our Hanover office to Seelze
in order to optimise warehouse activities on
location", Drees thus emphasized the importance
of the new location. W
With the transfer of the Hanover office to Seelze, ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik has expanded the offering of products and services in the area of sheet pile technology.
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News in brief
News from ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik
ThyssenKrupp GfT Tiefbautechnik:
Change at the top
The container terminal, with approx. 5,000 metres, will be the longest stream quay in the world.
CT4 on the right path
Since the 1960's, the "Wilhelm Kaisen" container
terminal in Bremerhaven has been constantly
expanded. With approx. 5,000 metres, it will be the
longest continuous quay in the world. Prior to
2007/2008, four new berths for large container ships
with lengths of up to 400 metres will be built in the
seaside town at the new 1,681 metre long quay.
Transport, handling and logistics surrounding the
containers are among the most important growth
areas of the Bremen economy. The CT4 container
terminal secures the long term development of the
Bremen/Bremerhaven location in the context of
global competition. ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik,
as a specialist for complex port projects, supplies the
construction site with almost 40,000 tonnes of sheet
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pile systems. Dr. Schulz, CEO of the ThyssenKrupp
Group, Edwin Eichler, member of the board of the
ThyssenKrupp Group and CEO of the ThyssenKrupp
Services and Reinhard Quint, member of the board
of ThyssenKrupp Services were able to determine
the current status of construction work for the CT4
project during a visit of several hours to the largest
water construction site in Europe.
The visit began with a tour by pilot boat alongside the
electric quay, which is now almost two thirds
complete. A jack-up drilling platform was then
viewed and the return trip made on foot, on the
uppermost edge ofthe sheet pile, 28 vertical meters
above the sea bottom.
Closing comment by Schulz: "I am very impressed.
You can't imagine how pleased the engineer in me is.
Keep up the good work!" W
With some wistfulness, but according to his own
wishes, Rolf Stoltz stepped down in November of
last year from the management of ThyssenKrupp
GfT Tiefbautechnik. He passed on leadership of
the company to Dr. Johannes Köcher. Stoltz was
employed for nine years by the company, first as
technical director, and the last five years as
managing director. He will continue to be at the
disposal of the company as a consultant.
That ThyssenKrupp GfT Tiefbautechnik is today one
of the leading manufacturers in the field of vibration
and drilling technology, is primarily thanks to the
work of Rolf Stoltz. Thus, for example, sales for
drilling technology have nearly tripled since 2001.
Dr. Johannes Köcher wants to continue this success
story. "Customer orientation, many years of knowhow, high quality standards and exceptional service
form the basis of our success", he declared.
ThyssenKrupp GfT Tiefbautechnik, a one hundred
percent subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik,
concentrates strictly on development, construction,
assembly and service. In this way it was possible to
increase sales with comparatively few employees.
ThyssenKrupp GfT Tiefbautechnik is a specialist
in the manufacture of vibrators for civil and
underground engineering, as well as of hydraulic
drilling hammers, with which one equips anchor drills.
In this area the company has created a leading
position for itself in the world market. In the
vibration technology business area, the company
is a synonym for innovative complete systems. In
civil and underground engineering, work has been
carried out with vibration driving and push-pull
devices since the end of the 1950's. The company
has since contributed decisively to the developments
that have made work easier and more efficient.
Customers around the world appreciate the benefits
of direct cooperation with ThyssenKrupp GfT
Tiefbautechnik. Examples include intensive
discussions aimed at finding optimal solutions for
customer projects, training for customers and
service around the clock and seven days a week.
ThyssenKrupp GfT Tiefbautechnik thus also stands
for reliability and security. W
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik:
Alsfeld production facility
News in brief
Managing director Godehard Drees moderated a
conference in Bucharest concerning mobile flood
protection walls.
Symposia in Riga, Bucharest and Cairo
The European Union has grown greatly as a result of
the eastern expansion. There are great chances in the
new markets for business and thus also for
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik, which has already
been an important supplier of products and services
for harbour construction projects since the 1990's.
In order to continue to expand the existing activities
as a leading system supplier, a symposium took
place on the 13th and 14th of December in Riga.
The goal of the event was to provide construction
companies, as well as planning and executing
engineers with project solutions. The theme of
"Experiences using sheet pile and driving technology
on construction sites in Eastern Europe" was of great
interest to the participants, mostly from the Baltic
states, and was supplemented by expert lectures
concerning sheet pile systems, anchoring technology,
as well as driving and extraction technology.
ThyssenKrupp is very active in Rumania. The three
extreme flood events in the past year have caused
unforeseen damage in this country. For this reason,
the Ministry of Environment and Water Management
in Sofia contacted ThyssenKrupp, and thus found a
competent partner in matters of flood protection. In
cooperation with Adrian Marinescu, representative of
ThyssenKrupp Rumania, a symposium took place in
Bucharest at the end of 2005, in the course of which
solutions for the present flood situation in Rumania
were discussed.
Managing director Godehard moderated a conference
on the use of sheet piles in combination with mobile
flood protection walls and summarised as follows:
"Our flood protection systems are technically mature
and offer a cost-effective solution".
On April 8 of 2006, a symposium was organised by
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik and its Egyptian agent
ETCO (Engineering and trading consultant office) in
Cairo, Egypt on the subject of steel sheet piling
applications and driving technology
The positive response of the participants of the three
symposia is the proof of the importance and
effectiveness of personal contact with the customer
on location, which creates a forum for mutual
discussion of problems and their solutions. W
ADVANCE NOTICE:
Carmel Port, Haifa, Israell
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik recently received the
order for the delivery of around 20,000 tonnes of
combined steel sheet piles, including the anchoring
material, for "Carmel Port" harbour construction
project in Israel, which started in January 2006.
The installation of the sheet pilings for the new 2.1
kilometre long quay wall, consisting of four quay
sections, will be carried out with vibration
technology both on land and on the water. Two ram
units will be used. W
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik delivers around 20,00 tonnes of combined steel sheet pile for "Carmel-Port"
harbour construction project in Israel.
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