New Tunnel Mainz · Germany Client Eisenbahn Bundesamt (EBA

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New Tunnel Mainz · Germany
Mainz centre
North
Mainz main station
South
Mannheim
fill
clay, silt, marl
limestone bed
1.292m
North
South
fill
East
West
fill
~50 m
clay, silt, marl
clay, silt, marl
~30 m
max. 120 m
bolting
1-1.5 m
shotcrete lining
concrete
inner
lining
1-1.5 m
top
heading
top heading
excavation
bench/invert
sidewall drift
gw
fill
sidewall
drift
sidewall
drift
fill
fill
gw
bench/
invert
limestone bed
Client
Eisenbahn Bundesamt (EBA)
Developer
Deutsche Bahn AG
Length of tunnel
1300 m
Section
130 m² (full section)
Diameter
12.8 m
Tunnelling method
Shotcrete tunnelling with sidewall drifts
Time of construction
1998 – 2001
Tasks
Geotechnical and tunnelling approval for the German Railway Authority