Construction—EMEA—Germany—Excavations
The Augsburg Transportation Hub:
DSI supplies DYWIDAG Strand Anchors for the West Tunnel
The Augsburg City project is the largest urban development to have been
undertaken within the last decades in Augsburg, Germany. The redevelopment
of local public transport is part of this project and is being carried out under the
name of “Mobilitätsdrehscheibe Augsburg – MDA” (Augsburg transportation hub).
Photos reprinted courtesy of Stump Spezialtiefbau GmbH, Germany
The goal is a better connection between
the city’s different means of transport and
the expansion of the tram network. For this
purpose, the central interchange square for
busses and trams is being converted, the
tracks are being relocated and two new tram
lines are being introduced.
The central section of the MDA is the multi-
level underground structure for the entire
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main station that also includes the construction
of a 405m long, double track tram tunnel and a
new station.
In the up to 14m deep and approximately
70m long excavation for the West Tunnel,
the contractor Stump Spezialtiefbau GmbH
installed soldier piles for the soldier pile
structure that was tied back in several
locations. To ensure the continuation of train
traffic during construction work, transverse
steel girders or longitudinal structures were
installed as sheeting wall systems in some
areas. Temporary DYWIDAG Strand Anchors
were especially used near the tram terminal
loop. Here, 182 4-strand DYWIDAG Anchors
with a total length of 2,964m, 140 5-strand
DYWIDAG Anchors with a total length of
2,292m and 40 6-strand DYWIDAG Anchors
with a total length of 724m were used.