Peter Zbinden's scientific contributions
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Publications (5)
Tunnel construction – it really is more than just digging a hole in a mountain. Tunnellers interlink regions, bring people together and contribute to the future of countries and whole societies. It’s true all around the globe, and it’s especially true of the Gotthard. The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a symbol of Swiss precision, reliability and innovati...
The New Rail Link through the Alps (NRLA) at the Gotthard posed an unusual challenge to all involved considering the sheer size, the political significance and the exceptional length of the base tunnel. It was obvious to all parties involved in the project from the earliest beginning that the major project AlpTransit Gotthard could not be allowed t...
Major infrastructure projects often suffer under long lasting approval processes. After a very fast start for the initial work, the approval processes slowed down due to new political discussions on the financing of the project. Processes with duration of one year in the early stage of the project suddenly needed three years and even more.
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Major infrastructure projects have often difficulties with costs and financing. This paper shows the long history of the cost development and the adaptation of the financing model in order to create a story of success also with regard to the costs of the work.
The historic rail tunnels in the Alps were consistently built in the form of single-tube twin-track tunnels, starting with the Mont Cenis Tunnel (1871). Only the 19.8 km long Simplon Tunnel at the start of the 20th century was built with two separate single-track tunnels. In 1988, the 53.8 km long Seikan Tunnel became the first tunnel more than 50...
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... In this particular case, an accumulation of delays anticipated in 2008 would have shifted the startup of the base tunnel to December 2017, one year later than was expected and had been publicly announced. Fig. 3 helps to clarify the situation [5]: After the contract signature for the main lots of the civil engineering works, the date for the commissioning of the base tunnel was updated and fixed as December 2016, due to unforeseen geological conditions in the southern part and difficulties arising in 2003-2004 regarding the start of work at the north portal. Further geological problems arising in the southern part compromised the achievement of this announced milestone. ...
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