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Created on: 30/07/00
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Gotthard Base Tunnel

Gotthard-Basis-Tunnel, Tunnel de base du Saint-Gothard
Construction phase: 1999 - 2011
Status: under construction
Location: Through the Alps connecting Erstfeld, Uri, Switzerland and Bodio, Tessin, Switzerland
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Function / usage:
Railroad tunnel [railway tunnel]

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
  Amberg Engineering AG
Co-contractor Murer AG
Technical assistance Studiengesellschaft für unterirdische Verkehrsanlagen e.V.
Construction supervision Gruner AG northern part

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DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
tunnel structure  reinforced concrete
Dimensions
  length 57 072 m

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External LinkAGN Amsteg - Gotthard-Basistunnel Nord German
External LinkAlpTransit Gotthard English French Italian German
External LinkConsorzio TAT - Tunnel Alp Transit Ticino German Italian
External LinkITA: The St. Gotthard Base Tunnel English
External LinkMark-Steffen Göwecke: Bau des Alptransit Gotthard-Tunnels German
External LinkMurer: AlpTransit Gotthard, Los 350 Sedrun / Los 351 Sedrun German
External LinkTransco-Sedrun German

Relevant Literature
* Herrenknecht liefert Bohranlage für den längsten Tunnel der Welt, in "GEOLEX", September 2002, n. 1 v. 1 .
* Stand der Arbeiten am Gotthard-Basistunnel, in "Bautechnik", June 2008, n. 6 v. 85 .
* Aschwanden, Thomas   Gotthard Base Tunnel - Lots Erstfeld and Amsteg, in The Austrian Art of Tunnelling ; pp. 136-139.
* Borca, Thierry   Gestion complexe des matériaux dans les nouvelles traversées alpines du Lötschberg et du Saint-Gothard, in "Tunnels et Ouvrages Souterrains", July - August 2003, n. 178 .
* Brux, Gunther   TBM-Einsatz am Gotthard-Basistunnel - Sachstand Mitte 2004, in "Bautechnik", January 2005, n. 1 v. 82 .
* Erdem, Yucel   Underground Space Use, ISBN 0415374529, 2005.
* Herrenknecht, Martin   Tunnelbohrmaschinen im längsten Verkehrstunnel der Welt, in "GEOLEX", February 2003, n. 1 v. 2 .
* Jeker, Rolf E.   Gotthard-Basistunnel, Werd Verlag, ISBN 3859324209, 2002.
* Kellenberger, Jakob   Besonderheiten der Planung und Abwicklung der Eisenbahntunnel am Gotthard, in "Felsbau", 1999, n. 5 v. 17 .
* Merzagora, Eugenio A.   Il traforo di base del San Gottardo, in "Strade e Autostrade", March - April 2005, n. 2 v. 50 .
* Mielenz, Jürgen   Maschineller Vortrieb im Fels am Beispiel des Gotthard-Basistunnels, Südabschnitt, in "geotechnik", 2006, n. 2 v. 29 .
* Neuenschwander, Matthias   TBM-Vortriebe für den Gotthard-Basistunnel in Bodio, in "geotechnik", 2004, n. 2 v. 27 .
* Zbinden, Peter   Alpenquerende Tunnel: Prüfsystem für Betonmischungen beim Gotthard-Basistunnel, in "Beton- und Stahlbetonbau", January 2007, n. 1 v. 102 .
* Zbinden, Peter   Echanges techniques franco-suisses, in "Tunnels et Ouvrages Souterrains", July - August 2003, n. 178 .
* Zbinden, Peter   New Gotthard Rail Link: a Technical Challenge, in "Structural Engineering International", February 2000, n. 1 v. 10 .
* Zbinden, Peter   Tunnel de base du Saint-Gothard, in "Tunnels et Ouvrages Souterrains", July 2005, n. 190 .

 
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