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The customer magazine of 

ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik 

02|09 

Page 06 GERMANY 

PIONEERING ACHIEVEMENT 

ON THE HIGH SEAS 

Page 12 GERMANY 

ROSTOCK AND WISMAR: 

QUAY EXPANSION 

Page 32 WORLDWIDE 

MELBOURNE: 

SUGARLOAF PIPELINE PROJECT 

Page 34 PLANT NEWS 

NEW VIBRATORS: 

WHEN IT COMES TO REVS...

02 EDITORIAL 

DEAR READERS 

WELCOME TO THE LATEST EDITION OF “DIE BAUTECHNIK”. 

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HAS BEEN RETAINED. THE TEAM AT THYSSENKRUPP GFT BAUTECHNIK CONTINUES TO REPORT ON INTEREST- 

ING PROJECTS AND EXCITING ASSIGNMENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. 

Insider knowledge – in the truest sense of the word – 

is shared right from the very first report. “HQ news” 

provides an insight into the construction of a new multilevel 

car park at ThyssenKrupp’s headquarters in Essen. 

Our lead story in this issue is “alpha ventus”, the 

first offshore wind farm in the German Bight. In this project, 

just the dimensions alone are staggering. 

The German ports of Rostock and Wismar are also 

looking to tread new ground. Both of these deep-water 

ports are strengthening their positions as important 

trans-shipment facilities in the Baltic Sea by expanding 

their quay installations. 

At Niederfinow a new ship lift will connect the Oder- 

Havel Canal with the River Oder. Besides the 36 m step 

in the landscape, growing economic demands were also 

overcome. 

The best economic solution was also the aim in the 

case of the improvements to Bolzum Lock on the branch 

canal to Hildesheim. 

Godehard Drees 

Christian Walter 

And the engineers at ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik 

have also written detailed reports about a number of 

flood protection projects on the River Elbe and new concepts 

that promise effective, cost-optimised protection. 

From the international scene we report this time 

from Australia about the extension to a water main that 

will supply the City of Melbourne with 75 billion litres of 

water every year. 

There is an interview with a member of staff working 

in Dubai. He tells us about the working conditions 

there. And a special assignment was the transport of 

almost 2000 tonnes of steel to Russia – over the partly 

frozen Baltic Sea! 

We hope you enjoy reading this interest-packed edition 

of “Die Bautechnik”. Should you have any questions 

or comments or require further information, please 

do not hesitate to contact us. 

Rolf F. Oberhaus

Cover photo, photo p. 3: alpha ventus Pressebild 

CAR PARK INCLUDED 

Sheet pile wall at ThyssenKrupp headquarters in Essen 

PIONEERING ACHIEVEMENT ON THE HIGH SEAS 

alpha ventus: the first offshore wind farm in the German Bight 

100 000 CARS EVERY DAY 

Steel sheet pile retaining wall on the A40 motorway at Bochum-Wattenscheid 

NEW PRIDE FOR OLD HANSEATIC LEAGUE TOWNS 

Renewal and expansion of quays at the Baltic Sea ports of Rostock and Wismar 

THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE 

The new ship lift at Niederfinow 

STABLE SOLUTION – STABLE PRICES 

The most economic solution for the new Bolzum Lock 

HEAVY PLANT IN DIFFICULT TERRAIN 

Embankments up to 8.5 m high on the new A26 motorway 

WHEN THE FLOODS COME… 

Flood protection schemes on the River Elbe 

THE FASCINATION OF DUBAI 

Interview with Dr. Rouven Zamzow, “Representative Office Middle East” 

WATER MAIN FOR MELBOURNE 

Sugarloaf pipeline project 

A RACE AGAINST TIME 

Some 2000 t of steel over a partly frozen Baltic Sea 

MRZV-VV – THE THIRD GENERATION OF VIBRATORS IN USE 

NEW DH 18 DOUBLE HEAD DRILLING SYSTEM 

NEWS IN BRIEF 

DATES, TRADE FAIR TICKER 

WORK STARTS ON THE EXPANSION OF THE MITTELLAND CANAL BERTH AT HALDENSLEBEN 

CONTENTS 03 

PUBLISHED BY ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik GmbH, Altendorfer Str. 120, 45143 Essen, Germany, www.tkgftbautechnik.com 

CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Becke, Gerd Bittner, Tatjana Detzel, Cheryl Gopez-Susilo, Dipl.-Ing. Christian 

Haase, Dipl.-Ing. Robert Haupt, Dipl.-Ing. Winfried Just, Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Kruse, Dipl.-Ing. Guido Rautenberg, Dipl.-Ing. Stefan 

Reimann, Dipl.-Ing. Sandro Schmidt, Dipl.-Ing. Boris Schröder, Nikolaus Potchen-Schweitz, Siegfried Steins, Dipl.-Ing. Frank Tapken, 

Karsten Weber, Dr.-Ing. Rouven Zamzow 

EDITOR Nicole Becker, Marketing Manager, nicole.becker@thyssenkrupp.com 

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04 HQ NEWS 

CAR PARK 

INCLUDED 

At a glance g glance 

Materials 

Materials 

approx. approx. pp 720 720 t t L LLARSSEN 

L 606 n, grade S 355 GP, 

up p to to 14.30 14.30 m 

m long; approx. 5.200 m 

HOESCH HOESCH interlock interlo sealing system; 

approx. approx. pp 4700 4700 m mm² 

m sheet pile coating, 320 m UU 

400 400 walings, walings, g a aanchor 

a plates, bolts, 320 m edge 

protectors, anchor anc plate walings, 

78 ASF round ssteel 

s tie rods, 3 and 3½ inch, 

up p to 14.00 m long 

g 

Sheet pile wall at ThyssenKrupp 

headquarters in Essen 

Construction work at ThyssenKrupp’s 

headquarters in Essen commenced on 12 

June 2007 with the symbolic ground-breaking 

by the Executive Board Chairman of Thyssen- 

Krupp AG, Prof. Dr. Ekkehard Schulz. The future 

of the new group headquarters will be in 

Essen. The roughly 21 ha site is located to the 

west of the B224 trunk road on the new Berthold 

Beitz Boulevard. 

A retaining wall of anchored LARSSEN 

steel pile sections has been installed in the 

course of this project. This is necessary to ensure 

long-term stability of the ground because 

of the max. 10.3 m variation in ground levels. 

A multi-level car park with approx. 850 spaces 

has now been built in front of the wall of sheet 

piling. 

The design of the approx. 320 m long 

wall got underway in the summer of 2007. The 

design services provided by API engineers 

were supported by staff in our own engineering 

offi ce in the form of the structural analysis 

plus pile-driving and construction plans. After 

the bidding procedure and award of contract 

by the client ThyssenKrupp Real Estate, work 

started in February 2008. 

As a leading player in port and specialist civil 

engineering, the company with its integrated 

product range comprising sheet pile sections, 

pile driving plant, anchors and engineering 

services has successfully accomplished a 

complex and challenging engineering project 

in close cooperation with the contracted construction 

specialists and engineers. n

Connecting the main wall with round 

steel tie rods 

In the background the Essen branch offices under 

construction, in the foreground the car park, which 

blends in harmoniously with the terrain. 

An ideal fusion of design and function: 

the external works on the road side 

Phase 1: 

Pile sections and coating 

After the rolling of the sheet piles at HSP 

Hoesch Spundwand & Profi l GmbH in Dortmund, 

the fi nished LARSSEN sections were 

sent to Hartmann in Dortmund for coating. 

Here, the later exposed parts of the sheet piles 

were sandblasted and given anti-corrosion protection 

consisting of a primer plus intermedi- 

ate coat. The interlocks were permanently water- 

proofed with a polyurethane sealing compound, 

the HOESCH interlock sealing system. This interlock 

seal prevents the seepage of surface 

water and is indispensable for this construction 

project. On completion of all the sheet piling 

work, the wall was given a fi nal coat. 

Because of more than a century’s industrial 

use of the site by the Krupp mills, extensive 

earthmoving had to be carried out in preparation 

for driving the wall of sheet piles along the 

envisaged axis. Unexploded bombs from the 

Second World War also had to be exposed and 

disposed of. 

Phase 2: 

Driving and installation 

The pile-driving work was entrusted to Grundbau 

Jansen from Linnich, a company with decades 

of experience in the installation of sheet 

piling structures. The piles were driven with an 

excavator-mounted ABI TM12/15 telescopic 

leader and an MRZV 925 VS vibratory hammer. 

As sheet piles have rolling tolerances for width 

and trueness and tolerances are permitted in 

driving processes in terms of wall lengths along 

the envisaged axis, piles were driven in two directions, 

starting in the centre of the structure. 

This procedure resulted in only minimal variation 

from the structure’s axes plotted by the 

surveyor. Make-up piles had to be installed at 

the points where the wall changes direction in 

order to achieve the defi ned axis lengths. The 

procedure also ensured that pile driving was 

not held up by the fabrication of the make-up 

piles. 

HQ NEWS 05 

Facts & figures 

Client 

ThyssenKrupp Real Estate 

Site management and detailed 

engineering design 

API Asmus + Prabucki Ingenieure 

Beratungsgesellschaft mbH, Essen 

ECE 

Contractors 

“ThyssenKrupp-Quartier” consortium: 

Heinrich Walter Bau, Borken; 

Eurovia Teerbau, Bottrop; 

G. Papenburg AG, Schwarmstedt 

Specialist civil engineering and 

driving works 

Grundbau Jansen GmbH, Linnich 

Coating and corrosion protection 

Hartmann Bautenschutz, Dortmund 

Anchors and equipment 

ASF-Anker, Anton Schmoll GmbH 

Verbindungstechnik, Balve 

Checking engineers 

Ing. Büro Hamelmann Karvanek, Essen 

Contact 

Dipl.-Ing. Frank Tapken, 

Essen Branch 

Tel: +49 (0) 2 08 4 95 86-40 

E-mail: 

frank.tapken@thyssenkrupp.com 

Phase 3: 

Installation and anchoring 

On completion of the main wall, backfi lling 

with soil commenced. Once a certain level was 

reached, the anchor plates and walls were installed. 

These anchoring elements made from 

sheet piles were later connected to the main 

wall with round steel tie rods. 

Steel walings consisting of UU 400 sections 

with waling bolts and waling bolt plates were also 

installed in the main wall of sheet piling from 

a scaffold. Those parts of the waling bolts that 

would later remain exposed and the waling bolt 

plates were also coated with anti-corrosion 

paint before fi tting. The round steel tie rods 

were later connected to this waling to align the 

wall and achieve a fi rst-rate engineering and architectural 

solution. The head of the sheet pil- 

ing has been fi tted neatly with a coated steel 

capping system, which also contributes to a 

harmonious overall appearance. 

Once the single anchor system had been fi tted, 

the remaining space behind the wall was 

backfi lled, covering the anchors and anchor 

plates. Layer-by-layer, uniform backfi lling is 

very important for this type of structure because 

an uneven distribution of soil would apply 

varying pressures to the sheet piling and 

possibly cause the wall to distort locally. n

06 GERMANY Lead story 

alpha ventus: the first offshore wind farm in the German Bight

Unknown territory, 30 m below the waves: alpha ventus 

is an offshore wind farm in extreme weather conditions 

which exceeds all previous records. The intention is 

to install about 10 000 MW of power in German waters 

by 2020. 

GERMANY 07 

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, ELECTRICITY FOR 

50 000 PEOPLE IS BEING GENERATED ON THE 

HIGH SEAS IN 30 M OF WATER. THE CONSTRUC- 

TION OF THE ALPHA VENTUS WIND FARM 

REPRESENTS A WHOLE NEW, DARING CHAPTER 

FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR. 

T 

he fi rst of what will eventually be a total of 12 

wind turbines was completed on 15 July of this 

year. True, wind farms are already in operation 

off the coasts of Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands 

and Great Britain. But in those cases all the wind 

turbines are founded in shallow water. Now wind turbine 

installations, the size of which has never been seen before, 

are being built in 30 m of water some 45 km north of the 

island of Borkum. alpha ventus is the start of a new chapter 

for wind energy. When all twelve 5 MW wind turbines 

are fi nally up and running, alpha ventus will supply enough 

electricity for about 50 000 people. The intention is to 

install about 10 000 MW of power in German waters by 

2020 – up to 25 000 MW in total. The offshore wind turbines 

are connected to a transformer station at the southeast 

corner of the wind farm, from where a 16 cm underwater 

cable connects them to the onshore electricity grid. 

A challenge for people and materials 

Just the dimensions alone are staggering: The hub of 

each turbine is 90 m above sea level. Including the rotor 

blades, the total height is about 155 m, almost as high 

as Cologne Cathedral. And added to that is another 30 m 

below water, down to the seabed.


Darstellung The Darstellung transformer g des 

Umspannwerkes 

Umspa station Umspa 

Ansicht Nord-Ost 

tion 

Maßstab sMaßstab Maßstab 1:150 1:1 

Gründungspfähle 

d = 2,650 m 

m 

L= L L= = 40,00 40,00 40.00 m 

m 

Gewicht Weight Gewicht g = = 110 110 

t t

Photo pp. 6/7, photos pp. 8/9: alpha ventus Pressebild 

Facts & & figures 

figures g 

Client 

EWE, E.ON, E.ON, Vattenfall 

Vattenfall 

Detailed Detailed engineering engineering g g design 

design g 

DOTI GmbH 

GmbH 

Contractors 

Multibrid Multibrid GmbH 

GmbH 

HOCHTIEF CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION AG 

AG 

Plant 

MS-200 HHF 

HHF 

Centrifugal g force: force: 4000 4000 kN 

kN 

Eccentric moment: moment: 190 190 190 kgm kgm g with 

with 

incremental moment adjustment j 

Piles 

Length: Length: g 40.00 m 

m 

Weight: g approx. approx. pp 110 110 t 

t 

Diameter: 2.650 2.650 m 

m 

Driven almost almost as as far far as as the the seabed 

seabed in a 

water depth p of of approx. approx. pp 30 30 m 

m 

Contact 

Dipl.-Ing. p g Matthias Matthias Becke, 

Becke, 

Bremen Branch 

Branch 

Tel.:+49(0)4202-5197-10 

Tel:+49 Tel.:+49(0)4202-5197-10 

(0) ( ) 4202 5197-10 

E-mail: 

matthias.becke@thyssenkrupp.com 

matthias.becke@thyssenkrupp.co 

y pp 

Gerd Bittner, Bittner, ThyssenKrupp ThyssenKrupp y pp GfT 

GfT 

Tiefbautechnik, Alsfeld 

Alsfeld 

Tel.: Tel: Tel.: +49 +49(0 +49(0) +49(0) (0) ( ) 66 6631- 31-7 31 781- 81-1 81-1 31 

31 

E-mail: 

gerd.bittner@thyssenkrupp.com 

g gerd.bittner@thyssenkrupp.com 

y pp 

Dipl.- p Ing. g Guido Guido Rautenberg, 

Rautenberg, g 

Export, p Essen 

Essen 

Tel.: Tel: Tel.: +49 +49(0 +49(0) +49(0) (0) ( ) )201- 2 

201-1 01-1 01 188 88 8837 37 97 

97 

E-mail: 

guido.rautenberg@thyssenkrupp.com 

g guido.rautenberg@thyssenkrupp.c 

g y pp 

In the North Sea wind speeds often reach 90 kmh and 

even more, and are accompanied by huge waves. Wind 

and weather dictate timetables and place great demands 

on people and equipment. The extreme ambient conditions 

intrinsic to the alpha ventus project call for maximum 

safety precautions. Therefore, meteorologists, with the 

help of satellites, observe and analyse the weather situation 

constantly during the construction work. Before the 

project started, the ThyssenKrupp GfT Tiefbautechnik 

installation personnel from Alsfeld had to undergo the 

safety training for work on offshore platforms and are 

now available for all projects concerned with wind power 

installations in the North Sea. The customer benefi ted because 

that meant 24-hour on-site services – necessary 

in order to complete the project within the very small time 

slot allocated. 

Precision work between storms and waves: 

vibration technology 

Wind farms require secure foundations which place high 

demands on dimensional accuracy and other factors. 

Deployment under diffi cult weather conditions at sea, 

deployment underwater and relatively low-noise operation 

are just some of the advantages of vibration technology. 

More than 60 wind turbines are planned for the North Sea 

alone in the coming years. The good properties of steel 

make it an ideal material for building such installations. 

The alpha ventus transformer station is founded on four 

tubular steel piles which support a tubular steel tower. 

In this project the piles were vibratory driven down to a 

depth of 10 m with an MS-200 HHF vibrator. Final driving 

of the piles was carried out with a hydraulic hammer in 

order to be able to calculate the loadbearing capacity. 

This was the fi rst time that vibration technology had been 

used successfully in an offshore project. To achieve this 

pioneering performance, ThyssenKrupp GfT Tiefbautechnik 

tapped its vast stock of knowledge gained from recent projects 

involving underwater foundations for port facilities. 

Foundation for transformer station 

The foundation to the alpha ventus transformer station 

makes use of four tubular steel piles, each approx. 40 m 

long and weighing up to 110 t. 

GERMANY 09


The piles were vibratory-driven with a MS-200 HHF. The driving data 

has been recorded with up to 14 parameters. 

The subsoil here consists of dense to very dense sand strata. 

The combination of vibration and impact-driving enabled 

several conditions to be fulfi lled. After detaching the 

transport apparatus, the vibrator could be supported directly 

on the steel pile, thus holding and aligning it. Consequently, 

neither a costly and elaborate guiding frame nor 

an apparatus for suspending the pile were necessary. That 

in turn saved space on the already very congested installation 

platform and the vertical alignment of the pile could be 

achieved with simple means. 

A pile-mounted vibrator results in simple vertical installation, 

an optimum, fast driving time and extremely good 

economics, too. A mounting bracket with two clamp grips 

was used in this project 

Foundation for wind turbine 

The amount of steel used in a wind turbine structure is 

about 1000 t, which corresponds to the weight of 200 fully 

grown elephants or 22 railway carriages! The rotor catches 

the wind from an area roughly equal to one-and-a-half 

football pitches. At maximum r.p.m., the tips of the rotor 

blades are cutting through the air at almost 320 kmh. It is 

quite obvious that anchoring this installation securely to 

the seabed is a major challenge. Once the transformer 

station had been constructed, six wind turbines were erected 

on foundations comprising so-called tripods – frame- 

works anchored to the seabed by means of steel piles. 

In this project three piles were driven into the seabed per 

tripod with the help of MÜLLER vibration technology The 

tubular steel piles weigh approx. 130–160 t each – even 

heavier than those below the transformer station. The installation 

of the piles was recorded electronically in addition 

to the customary driving log. Up to 14 parameters can 

be used to ascertain the driving data, thus ensuring a record 

of proper installation. This logging option is being 

used more and more, and offers the chance of simplifying 

the work considerably. 

alpha ventus is a reference project, is just the start 

In Germany renewable energy now accounts for about 

10% of total energy requirements and just over 15% of 

the electricity consumption. Some 280 000 people are 

employed in the manufacture of wind turbines and solar 

power installations, in biomass or geothermal energy 

power plants. This industry is evolving into an important 

growth sector of the German economy. 

Germany is the worldwide leader in the installed output 

of wind turbines and photovoltaic installations, also in Pressebild 

the export of technologies for renewable energy. n 

ventus alpha 

Way out at sea: 45 km off the coast of Borkum; upon completion there will be 

12 turbines each providing 5 MW of power. Photos:

Photo: © Manfred Steinbach – fotolia.com 

100 WENN 000 ES CARS IM POTT EVERY KOCHT DAY 

Facts & figures g 

Client 

State agency g y “Straßenbau NRW”, NR 

Bochum Branch 

Contractor, as subcontractor to the 

consortium 

Bochumer Spezialtiefbau 

p 

GmbH & Co. KG, Bochum 

Detailed engineering g g design g 

Ing. Ing Ing. g Büro Büro Sander Sander GmbH, GmbH, Mesc Meschede Mesc 

Site supervision 

p 

State agency g y “Straßenbau NRW”, NR 

Bochum Branch 

Materials 

approx. pp 400 t sheet piles, piles, p LAR LARSSEN LAR 

604/605/606 604/605/606 sections, sections, 8.20– 8.20–13.40 8.20– m 

long longg 

Surface coating 

g 

approx. pp 1300 1300 m² m² exposed exposed p surf surfaces surf 

sandblasted, primer pprimer 

and intermediate 

inter 

coat applied pp in the works, fina 

final coat applied 

p plied on on site site site after after vibrating vibrating g into int 

position 

Driving g works 

ABI TM 15/16 leader and MRZV MRZ 

18 V 

vibrator vibrator 

Contact 

Karsten Weber, Weber, Essen Essen Branch 

Branch 

Tel.: Tel: Tel.: +49 +49 (0) ( (0 (0) ) 2 08 08- 08-4 4 95 86 50 

0 

E-mail: 

karsten.weber@thyssenkrupp.com 

karsten.weber@thyssenkrupp. 

y pp 

WIDENING THE A40 MOTORWAY TO SIX LANES 

BETWEEN GELSENKIRCHEN AND BOCHUM WILL 

RELIEVE THE PRESSURE ON ONE MAJOR ROAD 

IN THE RUHR INDUSTRIAL REGION. THYSSEN- 

KRUPP GFT BAUTECHNIK SUPPLIED 270 M OF 

RETAINING WALL IN THE FORM OF STEEL SHEET 

PILES AT BOCHUM-WATTENSCHEID. 

The road-widening measures required the removal of an embankment on the south side in the 

Dortmund direction, making it necessary to install a retaining wall to support the ground. The embankment 

has been removed but this does not mean there is any additional space available for 

the new wall; distance between wall and edge of carriageway: about 1 m! The line of the sheet 

pile wall varies in height to match the ground. The length of this sheet pile wall parallel to the motorway 

is approx. 270 m, and the maximum height of the fi nished wall visible above the surface 

of the carriageway will be 2.65 m. During construction the maximum height is 4.00 m. This is a 

retaining wall without any anchors. Following technical preparations, the contractor, BS-Spezialtiefbau 

GmbH & Co. KG (Bochumer Spezialtiefbau), began driving the sheet piles. 

Our Essen Branch supplied approx. 400 t of sheet piles. The upper, exposed, parts of the sheet 

pile wall were given a surface coating. In total, some 3000 m 2 of sheet pile wall has been 

installed. n 

Projects GERMANY 11

12 GERMANY Projects 

NEW PRIDE FOR 

OLD HANSEATIC 

LEAGUE TOWNS 

Systematic investments such as the renewal and expansion 

of quay facilities in the ports of Rostock and Wismar 

will enable the old Hanseatic League towns to become 

main arteries at the western end of the Baltic Sea once 

again. Thyssenkrupp GfT Bautechnik is playing a major 

part in both projects. 

F 

rom the 14th to the 16th century, the 

Hanseatic League was a powerful 

alliance of north German merchants, 

to which about 200 towns and cities 

belonged. At its height, the League’s infl uence 

stretched from Portugal to Russia, from Scandinavia 

to Italy. Today, the deep-water port in 

Rostock and also the port at Wismar are again 

important trans-shipment facilities with an excellent 

road and rail infrastructure. Both ports 

have been defying the general economic crisis 

that began in late 2008 by investing in berths, 

carrying out dredging works to accommodate 

ships with a larger draught and constructing 

associated dockside facilities.

GERMANY 13 

The splendour of the “red-brick Gothic” architecture is today still a reminder of the town’s important past. Rostock is 

now an important Baltic Sea port for passengers and cargo, and one of the largest cruise ship ports in Germany.


The main advantages g of the PEINER 

sheet ppile wall system y 

The bearing piles are symmetrical and 

can be very easily fitted into the driving 

guide and driven without interlocks. 

High-strength steel grade S 430 GP with 

national technical approval and yield 

stresses of 500 N/mm2 to works 

standard can be supplied. 

The P interlocks can accommodate high 

tensile and compressive forces on the 

intermediate piles, are flexible and only 

need welding over a length of 300 mm 

both sides at the top. Clogging of the 

outer P interlocks with soil during 

driving is therefore ruled out. 

The flexibility of the “three-hinge 

system” of the intermediate piles is a 

great advantage when compensating for 

driving tolerances and possible twisting 

of the bearing piles. Even small radii 

< 10 m can be driven without specially 

fabricated piles, e.g. at bridge 

abutments. 

In 2008 some 27.2 million tonnes of cargo 

passed through the port of Rostock – the best 

fi gure since 1990. In Wismar in 2008 it was a 

total of 3.5 million tonnes of bulk goods and 

general cargo needing protection from the 

weather; timber for the local timber industry 

accounted for approx. 25% of that fi gure. 

So it is no surprise to learn that ThyssenKrupp 

GfT Bautechnik has supplied various PEINER 

composite sheet pile walls from our extensive 

range for the quays in Rostock seaport and for 

the new works in the fi rst phase of the “Natron 

Quay” extension at Wismar seaport. A total of 

3300 t of sheet steel piling has been used. We 

would especially like to thank the site management 

of Strabag (Möbius), Wasserbau Stralsund 

and Colcrete-von Essen (Ueckermünde 

Branch) for the good cooperation and also for 

the joint approach to solving the problems that 

are inherent to such building sites and make 

such projects really interesting. 

Approx. 310 m of sheet 

pile wall with intermediate 

sheet piles were installed 

for the renewal of 

the quay in Rostock, 

berth 35. As a systems 

supplier, ThyssenKrupp 

GfT Bautechnik also provided 

all steel components 

and accessories. 

Rostock: best conditions for larger 

vessels 

The construction of new berth 35, general 

cargo pier II, means that the existing depth of 

water here, 10 m, will be increased to 13 m. 

Owing to the extremely diffi cult driving conditions 

in the marl soil, the driving technology that 

proved its worth just over three years ago during 

the construction of new berth 60 was used 

again. Interlock declutching is therefore a thing 

of the past and all the advantages of sheet pil- 

ing construction can be exploited. By the time of 

completion in July 2009, approx. 310 m of sheet 

pile wall with intermediate sheet piles had been 

installed. 

Prior to driving, soil replacement work was 

carried out in cased boreholes over the full 

length of the driving axis. The installation of the 

bearing and intermediate piles was carried out 

essentially by way of vibratory driving. Only the 

fi nal metres of the bearing piles were driven 

fi rmly into the undisturbed soil with an IHC hydraulic 

hammer.

Photo pp. 12/13: © Angelika Bentin – fotolia.com 

Daten Facts Daten & & figure fig Fakte Fakten Fakte g 

Bauherr Bauhe Client CBauhe Bauhe 

HERO Rostock 

Rostock GmbH 

Ausführende Ausführend 

CAusführend 

Ausführend Bauunternehmen 

ARGE A ARGE Strabag Strabag g SStralsund, 

S Züblin 

Hamburg, Hamburg, g Per Per AAarsleff 

A Hamburg 

Ausführungsplanung Ausführungsp g p und 

Bauüberwachung 

Bauüberwach 

mBauüberwach 

Bauüberwach 

INROS-LACKNER INROS-LACKNE AG, Rostock 

Verbautes V Verbautes ae asa asaMat Material Ma d /Spundwandprofile 

Kombinierte Pe Peiner Pe g Spundwände 

PSP with wPSP PSP S 1017 1017 intermedia Einze Einzelbohlen, Einze S430 GP, mit 

Zwischenprofilen Z Zwischenprofile g pS PZi 675-12mm, 

Form aForm Form 23, 23, S355 S355GP, S355 Längen 17-28 m, 

gesamt 

Installation 

gesamt ca. 2.1 2.100 2.1 

p pla 

t 

Einbringtechnik 

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Ing. Wolfga 

Wolfga Wolfgang Wolfga 

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Wolfga Kruse, 

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Tailored solution in difficult soil conditions: 

Composite PEINER sheet pile 

walls with the flexible “three-hinge 

system”, which enables dimensional 

tolerances to be compensated for, are 

ideal for use in the difficult driving 

conditions presented by a marl soil. 

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The sheet pile wall with grouted anchors 

was installed in about six months by the 

Strabag/Züblin/Per Aarsleff consortium. So the 

entire quayside with concrete superstructure, 

bollards, crane rails and hardstandings could 

be handed over to the client, Hafen-Entwicklungsgesellschaft 

Rostock mbH (HERO), on 

time. In order that larger vessels can also berth 

easily alongside the new quay, systems supplier 

ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik also provided 

the sea bollards, edge protectors and all 

hydraulic engineering ancillaries, including walings 

for accommodating the anchor loads on 

the sheet pile walls.


Facts & figures figure g 

Client 

Seehafen Wismar Wism GmbH 

Contractors 

Consortium: Heitkamp, He 

Rostock; Col- 

crete-von Essen, Essen Ueckermünde Branch 

Detailed engineering engin g design and site 

management g 

INROS-LACKNER INROS-LACKNE AG, Rostock 

Materials and sheet piling sections 

Composite p PEINER PEIN sheet pile walls 

PSP 800 DB, grade g S 430 GP, with PZi 

675-12 intermediate interme piles, form 23, 

grade S 355 GP, GP 14–33 long, total 

approx. pp 1100 t 

Installation plant p pla 

Vibratory y driving drivin MÜLLER MS 32 HFV 

and IHC S 90 

Construction times t 

November 2008 to end of 2009; 

driving g works: works: D DDecember 

2008 to March 

2009 

Contact 

Dr.-Ing. g Wolfgang Wolfga g Kruse, 

Rostock Branch 

Tel.: Tel: Tel.: +49 +49 (0) ( (0 (0) ) 38 

38 20 88 42-12 

E-mail: 

wolfgang.kruse@thyssenkrupp.com 


g g 

Delivery of PSP 800 PEINER double piles 

up to 28 m long 

Main wall/transverse wall junction, PSP 800 DB 

Wismar, “Natron Quay” 

51 

46 

77 5 

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HZn Vario in S355GP 

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DB PSp 800 

Waling 

Z61 

PZi 675

Outlook: Further projects awaiting completion 

are the renewal of berth 37, for which Thyssen- 

Krupp GfT Bautechnik will also be supplying 

materials, and the extension to Pier III for the 

local crane manufacturer LIEBHERR – a total of 

approx. 9000 t of sheet pile walls. 

Wismar: new capacities for local 

heavy industries 

The seaport at Wismar is smaller but new 

quay installations and enlarged hardstandings 

will increase capacity. The renewal and restructuring 

of the 140 m long “Natron Quay” 

during the fi rst phase of the work made use of 

PEINER PSP 800 double piles up to 28 m long, 

in some cases 33 m long, with intermediate 

sheet piles 14.65 m long. As the bearing capacity 

of the soil here is much poorer than that 

in Rostock, 3 m long stiffeners were factorywelded 

to each PEINER double box pile in order 

to increase the loadbearing capacity. This 

Vibratory driving of the intermediate 

sheet piles with the MÜLLER MS-32 HFV 

form of construction has proved very worthwhile 

when compared with single bearing piles 

and will continue to be used in further projects. 

Deepening the water from 8.40 to 10.75 m 

means that each PEINER double box pile weighs 

more than 13 t. That calls for heavyweight driving 

plant. ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik therefore 

supplied pile-driving contractor Colcretevon 

Essen GmbH with the MÜLLER MS-32 HFV 

vibrator, with double clamp grips and 660 kW 

power pack, for the vibratory driving of the double 

bearing piles down to about 5 m short of 

their fi nal depth. The fi nal 5 m was driven with 

the IHC hydraulic hammer to verify the loadbearing 

capacity. 

The fi rst phase of the work will be completed 

at the end of 2009. Preparations for the 

second phase, twice as large, are already in 

hand and the work will probably be completed 

at the end of 2011. n 

GERMANY 17


THE EYE OF THE 

NEEDLE 

The new ship lift at Niederfinow might only need to overcome a 36 m 

step in the landscape, but it’s a quantum leap in terms of economy. 

The Niederfi now ship lift, about 70 km north-east of Berlin, links the 

Oder-Havel Canal with the River Oder on the 250-year-old shipping route 

from Szczecin in Poland to Berlin. It took seven years to build and was 

completed in 1934. It is the oldest working ship lift in Germany, and is 

still fully functional. But it is operating at the limit of its capacity and no 

longer meets modern demands. In fact, it is more of a bottleneck because 

the length of ship that can use this lift is limited to 84 m. Modern 

vessels are up to 110 m long and so for them this lift is out of the question. 

To meet the growing demands of shipping 

On 16 May 2008 the Waterways New Building Works Offi ce in Berlin 

awarded the contract for the building of the new Niederfi now North ship 

lift to the bidding consortium “Bietergemeinschaft Neues Schiffshebewerk 

Niederfi now”. The driving of the sheet pile walls is being carried out 

by contractor Johann Bunte Bauunternehmung GmbH & Co. KG, Papenburg. 

The new ship lift will be about 130 m long and 60 m high. 

The ship chamber will have a usable length of 115 m, a width of 12.5 m 

and a water depth within the chamber of 4 m. Filled with water, the cham-

Background photo: © Harry Macias – fotolia.com 

The new ship lift is being built between the old lift and 

the even older flight of locks dating from 1914. The 

locks were finally abandoned in 1972 but are protected 

by a conservation order. 

ber will weigh about 9000 t. This enormous weight will be balanced by 

counterweights, which means that four machines with an installed power 

of 1280 kW in total will be suffi cient. The excavation shoring started in 

mid-February 2009. Some 217 bearing piles and 214 intermediate piles 

have been driven into the ground. 

The vibratory driving for the excavation shoring was completed at the end 

of April. In addition, a wall of LARSSEN L605 K sheet pile sections with 

sealed interlocks was built along the bank with a safety wall of LARSSEN 

L606 n sheet pile sections with sealed interlocks. 

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Facts & figures gures 

Client 

Federal Water ter & Shipping pp g Administration 

(WSV), represented resented by y the Waterways 

y 

New Building ng g Works Office, Berlin 

Contractors rs 

“Bietergemeinschaft meinschaft Neues Schiffshebewerk 

Niederfinow”; rfinow”; Johann Bunte 

Bauunternehmung ehmung g GmbH & Co. KG; 

Bilfinger Berger erger g AG; AG; DSD DSD Brückenbau 

Brückenbau 

GmbH; Siemag mag g GmbH 

Sheet pile sections supplied 

pp 

approx. 7200 00 t in total 

Excavation n shoring 

shoring g 

Bearing piles: es: 255 t PSp p 1017, 

1017, 

910 t PSp 1001, 20.90–23.80 m long; g 

intermediate te piles: ppiles: 

780 t t PZi PZi 675-12, 

675-12, 

17.40–20.30 30 m long 

g 

Bank wall and safety y sheet pile p ppile 

pile wall 

2750 t LARSSEN RSSEN 605 K K 10.00–15.00 10.00–15.00 m 

m 

long; 2500 t LARSSEN 606n 

606n 

12.00–25.00 00 m long 

g 

Contact 

Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Becke, 

Bremen Brench ench 

Tel: +49 (0) ) 44 02 51 551 

51 97-10 

E-mail: 

matthias.becke@thyssenkrupp.com 

ecke@thyssenkrupp.com 

y pp 

Dipl.-Ing. Christian Haase, 

Engineering g Office, Essen 

Tel: +49 (0) ) 201 188-2020 

E-mail: 

christian.haase2@thyssenkrupp.com 

y pp 

The new, modern ship lift 

is being constructed 

alongside the old one. The 

sheet piling works for the 

foundation to the new lift 

can be seen in the foreground. 

The engineers from the Bremen Branch of ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik 

have worked on this project throughout and developed special proposals 

to beat the competitors which enabled savings in materials. As 

an alternative to the system proposed in the tender, our more economic 

and, above all, readily available system of the contractor, Bunte, was favoured 

and also won the contract. This means that the client can not 

only expect lower costs, but the consortium can also operate more 

economically because the wider system dimension means that fewer 

components need to be driven into the ground. n


STABLE 

SOLUTION – 

STA 

PRI 


Client 

Federal Water & Shipping pp g Administration 

Adm 

(WSV), ( (WSV), ) Waterways Waterways y & & Shipping 

Shipping pp g Director- 

ate “Centre”, Office for Mittelland Mittell 

Canal 

Expansion, p Hannover 

Detailed engineering g g design g 

Planungsgemeinschaft gg 

Nord-West, Nord-W 

Hannover/G + S, Hamburg g 

Contractors 

Consortium: Neubau Schleuse Bolzum 

– Los 1; Johann Bunte Bauunterneh- 

Bauun 

mung g GmbH & Co. KG, Bad Bentheim; Be 

Bauunternehmung g Gebr. Echterhoff Echte 

GmbH & Co. KG, Westerkappeln 

Westerkappe pp 

Materials 

1625 t LARSSEN 23, thereof 365 3 double 

bearing gp piles with factory-fitted factory-fitte y ship 

impact p strengthening; g g 

95 t LARSSEN 607n for 17 mooring mo 

dolphins, p LV 607 n 

Contact 

Dipl.-Ing. p g Robert Haupt, p 

Hannover Branch 

Tel.: Tel: Tel.: +49 +49(0) +49(0 +49(0) (0) ( ) 42 02-51 02-5 02-51 02 51 97-16 

E-mail: 

robert.haupt@thyssenkrupp.com 

p y pp 

Nikolaus Potchen-Schweitz, 

Engineering g g Office, Essen 

Tel.: Tel: Tel.: +49 +49(0) +49(0 +49(0)2 (0) ( ) )201- 2 201-1 01 1 88-20 88-2 88-20 30 

30 

E-mail: 

nikolaus.potchen@thyssenkrupp.com 

p y pp 

During the construction of the new Bolzum Lock on the branch 

canal to Hildesheim the long construction period and the associated 

uncertainty with respect to price developments for the steel 

for sheet piles initially represented a problem. ThyssenKrupp GfT 

Bautechnik was able to offer the most economic solution.

A total of more than 900 special holes, 

additional to the normal lifting eye, were 

factory-drilled in the top of the double 

bearing piles. 

L 

arge motor vessels in Hildesheim’s 

inland port – that is the aim of the 

WSV’s project to enlarge the branch 

canal to Hildesheim south of Hannover. 

The cost of the work for building the new 

lock, Lot 1, is EUR 45 million. Work began in 

May 2008 in a ceremony attended by Federal 

Minister of Transport Wolfgang Tiefensee. The 

work is scheduled to be completed in mid- 

2011. 

In order to be accessible for modern cargo 

vessels, it is necessary to enlarge the entire 

branch canal to Hildesheim and build a new 

lock at Bolzum. The contract for building the 

new lock plus the new pumping station and the 

conversion of the outer basins was awarded to 

the consortium “Neubau Schleuse Bolzum – 

Los 1”, consisting of Johann Bunte Bauunternehmung 

GmbH & Co. KG, Bad Bentheim, and 

Bauunternehmung Gebr. Echterhoff GmbH & 

Co. KG, Westerkappeln. 

In the light of the uncertain price developments 

for the steel for sheet piles, the consortium, in 

consultation with the client, decided to order all 

the materials for the sheet pile walls from one 

rolling and to store the materials required later 

temporarily on the building site. 

ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik won the contract 

to supply approx. 1700 t of LARSSEN 23 and 

LARSSEN 607n sections. Invoicing was carried 

out after the quantities had been delivered and 

stored. This enabled the costs to be kept under 

control at a time of rising prices. 

Bolzum, a place with geological variety 

Very particular soil conditions prevail in Bolzum. 

Besides normal sands, there are also hard, 

rock-like strata not far below the surface. As 

such ground conditions are unsuitable for installing 

sheet pile walls using conventional methods, 

special precautions had to be taken. For 

example, during the planning for the new lock 

it was decided to use a diaphragm wall method 

in critical zones and to insert the sheet piles 

into the trench. Pre-drilling to loosen the 

ground was preferred in other areas. 

Factory-made specials: no problem 

for ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik 

The sheet piles were suspended in the freshly 

dug diaphragm wall trench with the help of 

temporary bars. This was made possible by 

drilling special holes, additional to the normal 

lifting eye, at the top of every double bearing 

pile – more than 900 in total. 

Another special feature of the factory fabrication 

of the sheet piles was the impact 

strengthening plates, more than 360 of them, 

which in some cases are in the form of ladder 

piles with step recesses, or corner piles. The 

engineering offi ce of ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik 

has experience in this area and therefore 

produced the fabrication drawings. In addition, 

approx. 9500 m 2 of corrosion protection 

coating was required; this was factory-applied 

to the submerged and splash zones. 

Podcast: follow the building of a lock 

online 

The sheet pile walls on the west side of the 

lock have in the meantime been completed. 

But another two years or so will pass before 

the lock is ready for operation. Progress on 

site can be followed in the form of numerous 

photos in the Internet, provided by the WSV – 

great fun for all those interested in engineering. 

n 

www.nba-hannover.wsv.de 

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figures g 

Client 

Lower Saxony y Roadbuilding g & 

Transport 

Authority y 

Contractor 

Josef Möbius Möbius Bau Bau AG, AG, Hambu Hamburg Hambu 

Plant 

2 No. ABI TM 14/17 V on SR 335 

3 T base 

machines, CA T C 18 diesel engine en with 

470 470 kW output, p equipped equipped q pp with 

with MRVZ 30 V 

vibrator vibrator attachment plus pplus 

mounting moun 

brackets and and clamp pg grips 

p 

Project j duration 

duration 

April p to to June June 2009 

2009 

Contact Contact 

Boris Boris Schröder, Schröder, Hamburg Hamburg g Bran Branch Bran 

Tel: +49(0)40-7 +49(0)40-73 +49 +49(0)40-73 ( (0) ) 40 7332 32 32 07-19 

07-19 

E-mail: 

boris.schroeder@thyssenkrupp.com 

boris.schroeder@thyssenkrup 

y p 

HEAVY PLANT IN 

DIFFICULT TERRAIN 

In the course of the new A26 motorway from Stade to the A7 motorway 

at Hamburg, the ramps to the bridge over the River Este require 

embankments up to 8.5 m high. These are founded on the Geotextile- 

Encased Columns (GEC ® ) of the Möbius System. Thanks to a convincing 

plant concept, ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik has qualified for subsequent 

projects.

Geotextile-Encased 

Columns (GEC ) 

Geotextile-Encased 

Columns (GEC ® ® 

® 

) were 

developed for use in thick 

strata with a low bearing 

capacity. Besides their 

loadbearing function, 

these special sand 

columns consolidate the 

remaining subsoil 

between them. 

he new four-Lane A26 motorway 

runs from Drochtersen via Stade to 

Hamburg. It is intended to relieve 

the load on the old B73 trunk route, 

which is notorious for the many accidents on 

this stretch of winding road, the lack of bypasses 

around the many towns and villages 

and the high volume of traffi c. The most important 

places here are the towns of Buxtehude 

and Stade, which in the meantime have become 

centres of trade and industry signifi cant 

for the economy. The new motorway is being 

built in four sections and must cross the River 

Este. Embankments up to 8.50 m high are required 

for the approach ramps and the backfi ll 

to the abutments, and these are founded on the 

Geotextile-Encased Columns (GEC ® T 

) of the 

Möbius System. 

Installing a steel sleeve using the full 

displacement method 

Engineering troubleshooting in difficult 

groundwater conditions too: Geotextile-Encased 

Columns (GEC ® ) 

The site investigations revealed that the 

thickness of the organogenic strata at the site 

varies between about 3 and 6 m. Beneath 

these there are medium dense to dense sands 

with artesian (confi ned) groundwater. Josef 

Möbius Bau AG, Hamburg, was awarded the 

contract to install its Geotextile-Encased Columns 

(GEC ® ) in a modifi ed form with sealed 

base. The GEC ® columns were driven through 

the organogenic strata on a predefi ned grid and 

embedded max. 50 cm in the sands below. 

After installing the Ringtrac ® geotextile casing 

supplied by Huesker Synthetic GmbH, a premixed 

sand-bentonite mixture was introduced 

to seal the base over a height of 1.00 m. Fol- 

GERMANY 23 

lowing that, every GEC ® column was fi lled with 

sand up to ground level and the sleeve extracted. 

A convincing plant concept plus excellent 

installation performance 

Approx. 7000 GEC ® columns have to be installed. 

Owing to this huge number and the 

construction timetable, four large machines 

with high-frequency vibrators are being used. 

Pairs of machines operate in parallel but offset. 

The sleeves (d = 80 cm) are installed and extracted 

by vibration using a full displacement 

method. There are two fl aps at the base of each 

sleeve which ensure that the sleeves remain 

closed during driving. 

Once the Ringtrac ® material, the sand-bentonite 

base sealing and the backfi ll sand are in 

place, the self-weight of the fi lling causes the 

fl aps to open immediately upon starting to extract 

the sleeve. 

ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik was active 

on site with two ABI TM 14/17 V MOBILRAM 

systems. The lightweight telescopic leaders can 

be slewed through ±93° and are characterised 

by their high torsional rigidity and relatively low 

transport weight. The plant concept was optimised 

for this assignment in consultation with 

the contractor. Powerful vibrator attachments 

with special mounting brackets plus clamp 

grips were necessary for installing the GEC ® columns. 

Thanks to our on-site service in particular, 

trouble-free operations were guaranteed 

throughout the driving works. And thanks to a 

convincing plant concept, ThyssenKrupp GfT 

Bautechnik has qualifi ed for subsequent projects. 

n

24 GERMANY Flood protection projects 

WHE 

FLOO 

COM 

FLOOD PROTEC- 

TION SCHEMES ON 

THE RIVER ELBE

Photo: © Martina Topf – fotolia.com 

The Elbe fl oods in 2002 were declared as 100-year-return 

fl oods for the river itself and many of its tributaries. But just 

four years later, in March and April 2006, the whole length 

of the river was involved in the heaviest fl ooding that had 

ever been seen on the River Elbe. In the middle part of the 

river in particular, the fl oods rose to a similar level as in 

2002, but the fl ood wave over the whole course of the river 

was much longer. In early April 2006 some towns, e.g. 

Hitzacker in Lower Saxony, were virtually completely 

fl ooded. The level of the “fl ood of the century” of 2002 

was reached again, indeed exceeded. 

One great diffi culty facing effective fl ood protection along 

the River Elbe is the fact that the river’s catchment area 

stretches over several EU countries. In addition to the Czech 

Republic and Germany, Poland and Austria are also affected 

because of the various tributaries fl owing into the Elbe. 

And even within Germany, ministries from 10 federal states 

had to agree on joint measures. Those 10 German states 

within the catchment area of the Elbe, and the federal 

government itself, have therefore set up the Flussgebietsge- 

meinschaft Elbe (“Elbe River Community”) in order to work 

together effectively on fl ood protection. One result: a declar- 

ation on future fl ood protection measures was signed on 10 

November 2006. Among the measures planned are the provision 

of further retention basins, but also the establishment 

of development restraints and fl ood plains. Following the catastrophic 

fl ooding of August 2002 and April 2006, various 

dyke segments along the River Elbe between Axien and 

Mauken, Iserbegka and Gallin and in Gorsdorf and Hohndorf 

have been extensively refurbished and several new sluice 

gates installed within the scope of the fl ood protection programmes 

of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. Thyssen- 

Krupp GfT Bautechnik has been involved in many projects 

with its TKR aluminium stop log system. Lauenburg, Gallin 

and Oppitzsch are among those places that are benefi ting 

from these comprehensive measures. n 

GERMANY 25


LAUENBURG: 

MOBILE FLOOD PROTECTION WITH THE TKR 

ALUMINIUM STOP LOG SYSTEM 

Huge numbers of people, huge quantities of materials, high costs – that 

was the fl ood protection of the past, with sandbags. These days, 

mobile protective walls, which can be erected in a day, ensure dependable 

safety and good economics. 

Lauenburg at the height of the summer. A 

few hundred metres away, the River Elbe fl ows 

harmlessly past the old Palm Lock. But this 

river can become a monster: normally 5 m 

deep, it can rise to 8.70 or even 9.12 m, as the 

fl oods of 2002 and 2006 proved. It was only 

thanks to the time-consuming and costly intervention 

of the fi re brigade that the historic timber-frame 

building adjacent to Palm Lock and 

the “Shun Lam” Chinese restaurant within 

could be saved during those fl oods. 

Traditionally, temporary protection against 

fl ooding is achieved with piles of sandbags. 

However, when we consider the total cost, such 

protection is often uneconomical because besides 

the production, transport and placing of 

the sandbags, the high cost of their later disposal 

as special waste must also be considered. 

The TKR aluminium stop log system from 

ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik therefore repre- 

sents an ideal solution. A reinforced concrete 

plinth and a mobile fl ood protection wall will 

prevent fl ood-waters from threatening the building 

in future. 

Temporary flood protection – 

built in a day 

In June the protective wall was erected for the 

fi rst time by workers from the local water board 

– as a test. “If we’re not interrupted, then the 

wall can be set up in a day,” explains Andreas 

Sassenhagen, the managing director of the 

water board. “It’s a great system,” says foreman 

Wolfgang Genczik enthusiastically. In total, 

the water board has spent one million 

euros on securing the area between the Palm 

Lock and the railway tracks adjacent to the 

Elbe-Lübeck Canal. The Elbe dyke had already 

been refurbished after the fl oods of 2002. 

“The mobile protective wall is a good system,” 

ECTIVE 

ON THE 

says Lauenburg’s deputy fi re chief Jürgen Fischer. 

“It means we can concentrate on other 

areas in the event of fl ooding.” Mobile fl ood 

protection in the form of a TKR aluminium stop 

log system has been provided over a length of 

80.50 m around a tourist restaurant where the 

edge of the terrace for guests coincides with 

the fl ood protection line. The 90 stop log elements 

can be erected on the wall to the terrace 

to create a barrier 1.30 m high as temporary 

protection against fl oods. The stop log 

elements are kept in stores specially constructed 

for the purpose in a roll-off container with 

side doors. ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik designs 

individual fl ood protection schemes, including 

transport and storage requirements, for 

every situation depending on the local circumstances. 

n

TKR aluminium stop log system: 

economic answer thanks to temporary 

systems 

The TKR aluminium stop log system 

has proved itself as a temporary flood 

protection system in many situations 

– in terms of economy and ecology. 

One stop log panel, 2 m long, protective 

height 1 m, corresponds to approx. 

320 sandbags! 

The system consists of just a few aluminium 

elements that can be assembled 

to provide protective walls 

of various heights. The height can be 

increased later, meaning that it is 

possible to react flexibly and at short 

notice to changing conditions. Erection 

is quickly completed with a small workforce. 

And easy handling means that 

such a wall can even be built by unskilled 

labour. All the elements are 

erected entirely from the land side so 

that safe working conditions are ensured, 

and all elements are essentially 

standard units that cannot be assembled 

incorrectly. 

Foundation 

The TKR aluminium stop log system is 

preferably founded on a sheet pile wall. 

Such a wall ensures that the forces are 

reliably transferred into the ground and 

prevents percolation and undermining. 

The flood protection wall is connected 

to the foundation via anchor plates and 

concrete beams or directly to the top of 

the sheet pile wall by means of a patented 

HOESCH system. 

System properties 

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Client 

Delvenau-Strecknitzniederung g Water Board, Ratzeburg 

g 

Planning g 

Böger g & Jäckle, Gesellschaft Beratender Ingenieure Ingenieure g 

mbH und Co KG, Henstedt-Ulzburg g 

Fabrication 

RSW Rosslauer Rosslauer shipyards, shipyards, py Rosslau 

Scope p of of supply 

supply pp y 

TKR aluminium stop stop p log log g system, system, y 90 90 pcs. p pcs. 

Contractor 

Herrmann Koth Bauunternehmen, Schieren 

Contact 

Sigfried Steins, Bremen Branch 

Tel.: +49 (0)42 02-51 97-1 

E-mail: 

sigfried.steins@thyssenkrupp.com 

Dipl.-Ing Winfried Just, Berlin Branch 

Tel.: +49 (0)33 75-92 17-22 

E-mail: 

winfried.just@thyssenkrupp.com


PROJECTS 

HOCHWASSERSCHUTZANLAGE 

DEIC 


Client 

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt y Flood Protection Protectio & Water 

Management g Agency g y ( (LHW) ) 

Contractor 

Kramer GmbH und Co KG, Wit Wittenberg 

Technical data 

Mobile flood p protection with TK TKR 2 

aluminium stop p log g system y 

Foundation 

KL 3/8 lightweight g g steel sectio sections with 

reinforced reinforced concrete beams 

Total: 23 bays y = 80.50 m long g 

Protective height g 1.00 m (115 (115 ( pcs. TKR-2 stop log 

elements, cross-section 

100 100 x 200 mm/5 mm/5 p pcs. per pper bay bay) y 

Posts: Posts: 22 standard posts, pposts, 

2 en end posts 

Contact Contact 

Stefan Stefan Reimann, Magdeburg g g BBranch 

Tel: +49 ( (0) ) 391501126 

3 91 50 11 26 

E-mail: 

stefan.reimann@thyssenkrupp.com 

y pp 

Dipl.-Ing Dipl.-Ing p g Winfried Just, technical 

consultant, Berlin Branch 

Tel: +49 ( (0) ) 3375 9217-22 

E-mail: 

winfried.just@thyssenkrupp.com 

j y pp 

Extreme weather is just one of several factors 

that can lead to fl ooding. Further factors are intensive 

agricultural usage and increasing soil 

sealing in the towns and villages along the tributaries. 

Such factors mean that less water percolates 

into the subsoil. In addition, many dykes 

have been built very close to the river, which 

means that it is no longer possible for the water 

to drain away into the original fl ood plains. River 

training works along the Elbe encourage economic 

developments in the region and also preserve 

the ecological value of the river landscape. 

However, such works also mean that the protective 

measures must be modernised and enhanced 

for areas and settlements near the river 

that are at risk of fl ooding. For example, the village 

of Gallin has been given a “facelift”. The 

measures include improving the stability of the 

existing fl ood protection facilities over a total 

length of some 9 km, the complete renewal of 

the sluice gates and the construction of dyke de- 

UND U 

fence access routes on the land side. In the 

course of the refurbishment works, an opening 

in the dyke has been created at the village of 

Iserbegka. This opening consists of sheet pile 

wall sidewalls, a sheet pile retention wall and reinforced 

concrete ground beams. ThyssenKrupp 

GfT Bautechnik supplied lightweight sections for 

the foundation to the dyke extension. 

In the case of fl ooding, a mobile TKR 2 aluminium 

stop log system is erected on the reinforced 

concrete beams atop the dykes. This creates 

an additional protective height of 1 m over a 

length of 80 m. Dyke defence access routes 

have been constructed over a length of 6 km, 

new dyke sluices and three dyke openings completed. 

n

Oppitzsch, a district in Strehla, a town with a 

1000-year history and buildings dating from 

the Middle Ages, lies on a bend in the Elbe. In 

the past, this district was very important 

because this was where the main east-west 

road crossed the River Elbe. But the town and 

its surroundings have always been battling 

against the changing forces of the river’s fl oodwaters. 

In a major project here in the hinterland 

of the Elbe, a combination of a new earth 

embankment and mobile strengthening of the 

protective measures by means of stop log 

elements has been realised. Twelve aluminium 

stop log elements were produced for a double 

dyke opening with a clear opening of 

3.60 m and a water retention level of 1.24 m. 

They are supported by posts cast into reinforced 

concrete piers. In the event of fl ooding, 

the fl ood defences with a protective height of 

0.80 m are closed off with 14 separate stop 

log closures up to the intended fl ood protection 

height over a total length of 55 m. Four 

aluminium stop log elements, which are supported 

in the reinforced concrete piers, are 

PROTECTIVE MEASURES AND DYKE 

REFURBISHMENT AT STREHLA/OPPITZSCH 

provided for each closure. The distance between 

the concrete piers is approx. 3.65 m. All 

the mobile parts, accessories, erection aids and 

tools are stored in specially designed pallets in 

a roll-off container. n 

GERMANY 29 


g 

Client Client 

Saxony y Federal State Reservoir AdminisAdminis- tration, Rötha Rötha Rötha Office 

Planning g 

Ingenieurgemeinschaft g g 

WTU 

WTU 

Bad Liebenwerda 

Scope p of supply 

pp y 

TKR 2 2 aluminium aluminium stop stop p log log g system,12 system, system,12 y 12 p ppcs; 

pcs; 

aluminium stop stop p log g closures,14 closures, closures,14 14 p pcs. 

Fabricationn 

RSW Rosslauer auer shipyards, py Rosslau 

Contractorr 

Steinle Bau u GmbH Oschatz, 

Oschatz, 

Löbau Branch nch 

Construction on time 

October 2008 008 to February y 2009 

Contact 

Frank Himpel, pel, Dresden Branch, 

Tel: +49 (0) ) 35 28 44 444 

58 74 

E-mail: 

frank.himpel@thyssenkrupp.com 

el@thyssenkrupp.com 

y pp 

Dipl.-Ing Winfried Just, 

technical consultant, onsultant, 

Berlin Branch nch 

Tel: +49 (0) ) 33 33 75-92 75 75-9 75-92 92 17-22 

17-22 2 

E-mail: 

winfried.just@thyssenkrupp.com 

st@thyssenkrupp.com 

y pp

30 WORLDWIDE Interview 

Contact 

Dr.-Ing g Rouven Zamzow 

Representative, p 

Dubai 

Tel: +9 71 ( (0) ) 50 6 00 24 40 

E-mail: 

rouven.zamzow@thyssenkrupp.com 

y pp 

THE FASCINA- 

DUBAI, CITY OF SUPERLATIVES, BOOM TOWN ON THE PER- 

SIAN GULF, HAS ABOUT 1.5 MILLION INHABITANTS AND IS 

THE MOST IMPORTANT ECONOMIC REGION IN THE UNITED 

ARAB EMIRATES (UAE). LUXURIOUS HOTELS AND SHOPPING 

MALLS SYMBOLISE THE RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH OF THE 

LAST TWO DECADES. HOW DO YOU WORK IN A CITY WHERE 

A GOLD-DIGGER MOOD APPARENTLY PREVAILS? TO FIND 

OUT, WE ASKED DR. ROUVEN ZAMZOW OF THYSSENKRUPP 

GFT BAUTECHNIK’S “REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE MIDDLE 

EAST”. 

DR. ZAMZOW, YOU REPRESENT THYSSENKRUPP GFT BAUTECHNIK IN 

DUBAI. JUST EXACTLY WHERE IS YOUR OFFICE? 

Owing to the great synergies within our group network, 

a decision regarding the location of the current 

“ThyssenKrupp Representative Offi ce Middle East” was 

quickly reached: we share offi ces with “ThyssenKrupp 

TechCenter Middle East” in Festival City, Dubai. The 

highly modern infrastructure in this locality eases everyday 

work and provides a suitable platform for the exchange 

of information between colleagues from the 

most diverse areas of the group. 

WHAT IS YOUR JOB? 

We see Dubai as a strategic hub from where we can supply 

important markets directly with high-quality sheet pile 

wall systems. Those markets include Saudi Arabia, 

Bahrain and Qatar in particular as well as the United Arab 

Emirates. The customers in this region expect their suppliers 

to maintain a local branch offi ce. The fi rst steps are 

to open our branch offi ce in the Jebel Ali Free Zone and 

the provision of steel sheet piles at short notice via the 

existing warehouse of “ThyssenKrupp Materials Middle 

East”. My job here is to identify suitable projects, broaden 

our customer base, provide specialist advice for projects 

and to expand our network with respect to local fabricators 

and suppliers.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE A TYPICAL DAY IN THE 

“REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE MIDDLE EAST”? 

In Dubai there is no typical day with repetitive tasks. 

Instead, the day is shaped more by meetings with customers 

and suppliers arranged at short notice. And the goal 

of these meetings is always to obtain further information 

about potential projects, to win those contracts as a systems 

supplier and to expand our network further in the 

Gulf region. Back in the offi ce, our fi ndings are analysed in 

close contact with headquarters in Essen. 

HOW MANY EMPLOYEES DO YOU HAVE? 

At the moment, I am the sole representative of Thyssen- 

Krupp GfT Bautechnik in Dubai. However, we regard project 

planning, sales and project support for our system 

solutions in port and specialist civil engineering as a 

team job. That team consists of colleagues from the export 

department and experienced engineers in the design 

offi ce. The whole project team is characterised by a high 

level of specialist skills and the goal is to acquire new 

projects and provide support in situ. If everything here 

develops according to plan, then the recruitment of 

further staff is certainly not out of the question. 

WHAT ATTRACTED YOU TO THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES? 

Dubai is one of the seven emirates of the UAE and well 

known worldwide for its architectural and urban planning 

visions. What excites me is the fact that spectacular, visionary 

projects are actually built. The whole UAE region is 

developing with a maximum dynamic and offers plenty of 

opportunities for new ideas. All in all, it is receptive to new 

things. And it is this challenging environment that I fi nd 

irresistible. 

WHAT PARTICULAR QUALITIES DO YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN 

THIS BUSINESS? 

Firstly, a degree of patience. Compared to Germany, the 

feeling for time is somewhat different here, and there is 

frequently a certain leeway in the interpretation of statements. 

Mindsets and conduct are subject to particular 

playing rules that you fi rst have to learn and understand. 

Clear formulations and a straightforward approach help 

to avoid misunderstandings. 

WHAT PROJECTS ARE YOU INVOLVED IN AT THE MOMENT? 

Currently we are working on several small projects, but 

also mega projects such as the new port at Doha, Qatar, 

or the causeway between Qatar and Bahrain, both of 

which, however, are still at the design stage. One even 

larger project is the expansion of the port at Aqaba in 

Jordan, where a new quay is planned. In that project we 

are in close contact with a local contractor as a supplier 

for the components for the steel sheet pile walls. 

WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR WORK IN PARTICULAR? 

The daily work always throws up new challenges. No project 

is like any other because different challenges – owing 

to geology or local circumstances – lead to different systems. 

ARE THERE THINGS THAT COULD FUNCTION BETTER? 

Of course there are a few things here, too, that could be 

better – the sense of direction of some taxi drivers, for instance... 

WHAT WAS YOUR JOB PREVIOUSLY AT THYSSENKRUPP? 

I started as a trainee with ThyssenKrupp Mannex in the 

offshore division and then switched to ThyssenKrupp 

Special Products. It was there that I gained in-depth 

knowledge about building technology, which because it 

was related to my training convinced me to stick to this 

work. Since the start of 2009 I have been working as a 

project manager in the Export Department. 

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE YOUR CAREER DEVELOPING? 

In the short-term I would like to see ThyssenKrupp GfT 

Bautechnik establish itself as a powerful systems supplier 

for port and specialist civil engineering in the UAE and 

other Gulf states. I also hope I will be able to gain additional 

hands-on project experience that will further my 

own personal development. 

IRAN 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 

SAUDI ARABIA 

Dubai 

DR. ZAMZOW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS INTERVIEW. 

WORLDWIDE 31 

OMAN 

Stefan Ettwig conducted this interview for “Die Bautechnik”.

32 WORLDWIDE Projects 

WATER WASSERLEITUNG MAIN FOR 

FÜR Ü MELBOURNE 

MELBOU 

THE SUGARLOAF PIPELINE PROJECT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 70 KM 

LONG WATER MAIN. UPON COMPLETION, THIS PIPELINE WILL SUPPLY THE CITY OF 

MELBOURNE WITH ALMOST 75 BILLION LITRES OF WATER EVERY YEAR. 

Thyssenkrupp Steelcom has supplied 

828m 2 of Larssen L755 sheet pile (2000 cm 3 /m 

section modulus) to the Sugarloaf Pipeline Alliance 

for their pipeline project in Yea, Victoria. 

The Sugarloaf Pipeline project involves constructing 

a 70 km pipeline, a major droughtproofi 

ng measure linking the River Goulburn 

near Yea to the Sugarloaf Reservoir in 

Melbourne’s north-east. 

The project worth $625m, in which John 

Holland has a share of $430m, will be an important 

new addition to this grid and will transfer 

75 billion litres of water to Melbourne’s 

water supply system. For this project Thyssen- 

Krupp Steelcom supplied 

For this project ThyssenKrupp Steelcom 

supplied 69 L755 piles 16 m long. Sheet piling 

was used for a circular cofferdam with a diameter 

of 16.4 m. The deviation angle of each pile 

was approx. 5.2°. The cofferdam is situated at 

the point where the pipeline meets the River 

Goulburn. With a width of 750 mm, the Larssen 

L755 advantages include fewer interlocks per 

linear metre of wall, which ensures superior 

water-tightness. For the contractor the Larssen 

L755 piles proved to be very effi cient, offering 

faster installation per linear metre, but still with 

a convenient handling size on site. The contractors 

were happily installing 12 steel sheet piles 

per day. Pipeline construction commenced in 

September 2008 and is due to be completed in 

February 2010. The cofferdam, however, for 

which we supplied the steel sheet piles, was 

completed within two weeks. 

ThyssenKrupp Steelcom offers total piling 

solutions including hire and sale of steel sheet 

piles, impact and vibratory piling hammers 

ranging from excavator-mounted to large 

crane-suspended units plus foundation equipment 

and trench shoring. n 

Facts & figures gures 

Client 

Sugarloaf Pipeline p Alliance 

(alliance of f the John Holland and 

Melbourne Water companies) 

p ) 

The planning ng g team consisted of GHD 

and SKM. 

Contractor r 

Wagstaff & Vibropile 

p 

Location 

Yea, Victoria, ia, Australie 

Australie Australien 

Scope of supply 

pp y 

69 LARSSEN L755 p piles, 16 m long, 

g 

total area 828 m² 

Properties: 

p Section modulus 

Section 2000 cm³/m modulus wall, 2000 580 cm³/single cm³/m wall, g p pile, 

580 cm³/single g ppile, 

self-weight g 127.5 127.5 kg/m² kg/m² g wall, wall, 95.6 95.6 kg/m 

kg/m 

g single g ppile, 

4 

single 2nd single moment pile, 2nd of inertia moment 45 of 000 inertia 

inertia 

cm /m, 

45 000 000 cm cm /m, /m, back back thick 

thick thickness 

wall 11.7 depth mm, wall 450 depth 

mm, p h 450 mm, 

section width 750 mm 

Contact 

Cheryl y Gopez-Susilo, p Marketing, 

g 

ThyssenKrupp y pp Steelcom, 

North Sydney, y y Australien 

Tel.: +6 +61 +6161(02) +61 2 94 92490490197107101 

94 09 17 01 

E-mail: 

cheryl.gopez-susilo@tk-steelcom.com.au 

y g p

A RACE 

AGAINST TIME 

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEZING WINTER 2008/2009, SOME 2000 

TONNES OF STEEL HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED ACROSS A PARTLY FRO- 

ZEN BALTIC SEA. THYSSENKRUPP GFT BAUTECHNIK’S UNCOMPROMIS- 

ING COMMITMENT PLUS EXCELLENT ECONOMY WERE CONVINCING AR- 

GUMENTS 

Ust-Luga, about 100 km south-west of St. Petersburg, just before Christmas 2008: 

the construction of a new anchor wall for a trans-shipment and fractionating terminal 

for liquid gases and their processing products with a trans-shipment volume of 

6 million tonnes/year. An important seaport, an important building site, an important 

assignment: construction work in the middle of a cold winter with a tight schedule 

placed considerable demands on all those involved. Our sheet pile wall components 

were delivered at short notice in December. The entire sheet pile wall was built 

within just six weeks. The special skills of our engineering offi ce in conjunction with 

the Russian project institute responsible (23rd State Marine Institute of the Russian 

Ministry of Defence) ensured that all works were completed without problems. In addition, 

our engineers were able to determine a more economic pile section, which 

meant that we are in a very good position for the ongoing development of the project. 

It is planned to build a front wall with an estimated volume of 4000 t in early 

2010. Wintertime in Russia again... n 

WORLDWIDE 33 


Client Client 

NOVATEK – – Ust-Luga, Ust-Luga, g a a subsidiary subsidiary y of of the 

the 

great g great Russian Russian natural natural g ggas gas corporation 

p 

“NOVATEK” 

Contractor Contractor 

Korporacija p j IngTransstroj, IngTransstroj, g j with with the 

the subsidiary 

subsidiary diary y OOO OOO y OOO SochiMorStroj 

SochiMorStroj 

j j 

Scope p of supply 

pp y 

1650 t t LARSSEN LARSSEN 606 n+0.5 n+0.5 DB 

DB 

380 t LARSSEN 604 n-0.5 DB 

DB 

Plant 

MÜLLER MS-32 HFV and MÜLLER MS-50 

HHF (p (property (property p y of of OOO OOO SochiMorStroj) 

SochiMorStroj) j) 

Project Project j duration 

January y to to February February y 2009 

2009 

Contact 

Tatjana Detzel, tzel, 

Representative, ative, St. Petersburg 

g 

Tel: +7 (0) 8 12 3 37 69 29 

E-mail: 

info@thyssenkrupp-bt.ru 

senkrupp-bt.ru 

pp

34 PLANT NEWS 

WHEN IT COMES TO 

REVS... 

MRZV-VV – THE THIRD GENERATION 

OF VIBRATORS IN USE 

Higher driving speeds for difficult driving jobs. The new 

MRZV-VV vibrator generation also reduces energy 

consumption and works more economically. 

THE DEMANDS PLACED ON 

CONSTRUCTION PLANT ARE 

CONSTANTLY ON THE IN- 

CREASE. IN THE CASE OF 

SPECIALIST CIVIL ENGINEER- 

ING CONTRACTORS, PLANT 

PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICI- 

ENCY IS VITAL. 

But many other criteria have to be 

considered as well: the site situation, 

the piles to be driven, the stipulations 

of the authorities, environmental 

protection, etc. ABI has 

launched its new MRZV-VV vibration 

technology onto the market to 

improve adaptability. 

The fi rst suffi x “V” indicates the 

adjustable eccentric moment, as 

with the previous generations. The 

second “V” indicates that the oil 

fl ow of the hydraulic motors, too, is 

variable. 

The vibrators of the fi rst generation 

have a high r.p.m. and a comparatively 

large centrifugal force. The vibrators 

are designated according to 

this principle. The fi gure in the designation 

indicates the maximum 

centrifugal force (e.g. MRZV 925V). 

However, numerous theoretical and 

experimental studies have shown 

that the centrifugal force is not a 

suitable criterion for choosing a vibrator. 

It is the amplitude that is critical 

for driving, which results from 

the eccentric moment and the dynamic 

mass. The r.p.m. is more of 

an indicator for the ground vibrations 

to be expected. 

The new fi ndings were systematically 

integrated into the development 

of the second generation. 

Those vibrators exhibit a higher eccentric 

moment, and compared to 

their predecessors, whose rated 

r.p.m. was much higher than that 

prescribed for high-frequency vibrators, 

work at a lower r.p.m. and 

have hydraulic motors with a more 

generous oil fl ow. This means better 

driving and gearbox effi ciencies, 

better r.p.m. stability and less 

noise. Based on these developments, 

new vibrator designations 

including the maximum eccentric 

moment were introduced (e.g. 

MRZV 18V, MRZV 30V). 

On site, the operating pressure frequently 

established was, however, 

one that did not fully exploit the hydraulic 

output possible with the 

base machine. In order to use the 

reserves of power, it would be advantageous 

to employ a vibrator 

with a higher eccentric moment. 

However, larger vibrators with corresponding 

hydraulic fi xed displacement 

motors cannot achieve 

the necessary r.p.m. for the same 

oil fl ow. 

And this is where we see the advantages 

of the third generation 

MRZV-VV. The new technology 

means it is possible to operate a 

larger vibrator with a predefi ned 

r.p.m., with the eccentric moment 

and oil fl ow set according to the 

driving power available. The plant 

output is almost fully utilised and 

the higher eccentric moment enables 

higher driving speeds. 

The operation of larger vibrators on 

existing plant results in greater effi 

ciency and enables heavier driving 

work. Reducing the specifi c energy 

consumption (e.g. energy consumption 

per pile) increases the 

economic effi ciency of the plant 

and hence is a positive contribution 

to sparing resources. The MRZV-24 

VV was used for the fi rst time at 

Eemshaven power station, where it 

was able to demonstrate its sensational 

output by installing some 

750 m 2 of double bearing piles in 

10 hours. n

The advantages of the new vibrators 

can be summarised as follows: 

Ó An adaptable oil flow means that the 

maximum available flow rate is possible 

and the plant’s hydraulic output can be 

fully utilised. 

Ó Vibrators with a higher eccentric 

moment can be fitted to a base machine 

with the same output and operated over a 

wide r.p.m. range. 

Ó Much higher driving speeds are 

possible with the larger vibrators, 

especially with heavy piles. 

Ó With such vibrators it is possible to 

choose between a large eccentric 

moment and a moderate r.p.m. for 

particularly effective operation or a very 

high r.p.m. (> 40 Hz) and extremely low 

ground vibration. 

NEW DH 18 DOUBLE HEAD 

DRILLING SYSTEM 

Two piggyback auger drives, which can also be used 

individually: the DH 18 double head drilling system. 

PLANT NEWS 35 

AUGER DRIVES SINGLY OR AS 

A PAIR – THAT’S THE REAL 

ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW DH 

18 DOUBLE HEAD DRILLING 

SYSTEM. THAT MEANS MORE 

EFFECTIVE APPLICATION OF 

POWER AND INDIVIDUAL 

SETTINGS DEPENDING ON 

THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE 

BUILDING SITE. 

The DH 18 double head drilling 

system consists of two separate 

auger drives mounted piggyback. 

The MBDH 11000 drives the casing 

and the MBDH 7000 the auger. 

The biggest advantage of the new 

system is its fl exibility – because 

the auger drives can also be used 

separately. The upper drive for the 

auger is based on the proven MD- 

BA 7000 auger drive. The MBDH 

11000 is a new design and as a 

single auger drive is well suited to 

CFA and displacement drilling. Assembled 

to form a double head 

drilling system, the attachment is 

used for VDW (“in front of the 

wall”) drilling. The relative adjustment 

stroke of 500 mm between 

casing system and auger is carried 

out on the carriage-mounted cylinder. 

n

36 NEWS IN BRIEF 

NEWS IN BRIEF 

International Export Meeting 

The International Export Meeting took place for the fi rst time 

on 25 and 26 June in Landsberg Palace in Essen. A total of 

38 participants from our agencies worldwide plus staff from 

the Export Department met to discuss new strategies and 

projects. Of course, another topic was the current economic 

situation in all parts of the world. The meeting was unanimously 

declared as very effi cient and feedback was very 

positive. It will now take place every year. 

bauma defies economic crisis and expands 

19–25 April 2010, Munich 

Another exciting year for the construction plant 

sector is expected in 2010. And bauma, the 

world’s leading trade fair for this branch, is anticipating 

this. 

With more than 500 000 m 2 of exhibition fl oor 

space, bauma is by far the largest and certainly 

the most impressive trade fair in the world. 

No trade fair in this sector can offer more, no 

fair is more international. All the market leaders 

and key players are present, all innovations in 

all branches are on show. 

The halls and outdoor areas are already fully 

booked and there are plans to make even 

more space available. ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik 

has reserved 600 m 2 to demonstrate its 

product portfolio again. 

Figures from 2007 promise a superlative event 

in Munich in 2010: 

More floor space 

Another 40 000 m 2 in 2007 – an increase of 

8%. 

More exhibitors 

A total of 3002 exhibitors from 49 countries 

turned bauma 2007 into the big event in the 

construction sector. There was a general increase 

here of 7%, although the share of international 

exhibitors rose by 12% – to a total of 

55%. That underlines impressively the outstanding 

international signifi cance of bauma and at 

the same time shows that the building boom in 

many parts of the world is continuing. 

More visitors 

In the light of the above fi gures it was not surprising 

that the number of visitors also rose – 

by 20%, to half a million decision-makers and 

potential customers from 191 countries. The 

number of international visitors climbed to 

155 000, a rise of 35%. Turkey, India, Poland, 

Russia and the USA all had growth rates exceeding 

100%.

TRADE FAIR TICKER 

Mawev 

Kottingbrunn, Austria 

25–28 March 2009 

In 2009 the MAWEV Show was Europe’s largest demonstration event 

for construction plant and vehicles. ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik 

was present with a 500 m 2 stand to demonstrate the latest plant technologies. 

Forum Kuban 

Sotchi, Russia 

17–20 September 2009 

Once again, Sotchi was the venue for the “Athletic Build” and “Forum 

Kuban” trade fairs, which now take place annually. In order to promote 

the 2014 Winter Olympics, tenders were invited for numerous projects. 

At both fairs staff from ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik East Export Department 

had numerous opportunities to make contact with the Russian 

ministries responsible. For example, ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik will 

be involved in the construction of the Olympic Village and its infrastructure. 

Whether in the construction of ports or avalanche protection 

schemes or foundations for ski-lift pylons, the broad range of our business 

promises many different assignments here. 

Meeting point: 

The trade fair stand of 

ThyssenKrupp GfT 

Bautechnik in Sotchi was 

a venue for making interesting 

contacts and 

expanding the network. 

SAVE THE DATE: 

TRADE FAIRS 

01–02 February 2010 

Pilling and deep foundations 

summit Middle East 

Dubai, UAE 

23-26 February 2010 

Kievbuild 

Kiev, Ukraine 

25-26 February 2010 

Geotherm 

Offenburg, Germany 

19–25 April 2010 

bauma 

Munich, Germany 

NEWS IN BRIEF 37

38 NEWS IN BRIEF 

WORK STARTS ON THE EXPAN- 

SION OF THE MITTELLAND 

CANAL BERTH AT HALDENSLEBEN 

A group of officials assembled for the start (from left to right): Werner Möbius, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Josef Möbius AG, Hamburg (contractor for this project), 

Rainer Haseloff (Saxony-Anhalt Trade & Industry Minister), Wolfgang Tiefensee (Federal Minister of Transport), Waltraud Wolff (SPD German parliament member for the 

Bördekreis constituency), Ingelore Hering (hidden from view, President of Waterways & Shipping Directorate “Centre”, Hannover), Norbert Eichler (Mayor of Haldensleben)

Wolfgang Tiefensee congratulates Hilmar Rudolph on the first driving operation 

“WE “W ARE STRENGTHENING ENVIRONMENT- 

ALLY FRIENDLY INLAND SHIPPING IN THE 

REGION AND IN THE WHOLE OF THE WATER- 

WAYS NETWORK.” 

F 

ederal Minister of Transport Wolfgang 

Tiefensee pressed the button 

on 26 June to signal the start of 

work on the expansion of the Mittelland 

Canal at Haldensleben. This project is 

one part of German Unifi cation Transport Project 

No. 17, the intention of which is to extend 

the west-east waterways link as far as Berlin. 

Minister Tiefensee remarks as follows: “The 

fi rst pile-driving operation means that we have 

started our continuous link from west to east 

for modern vessels. We are strengthening environmentally 

friendly inland shipping in the 

region and in the whole of the waterways network.” 

The Mittelland Canal is part of the main 

west-east route in the inland waterways network 

from the Rhine to Berlin, and interconnecting 

the economic region between the Ems 

and Elbe rivers. 

A trans-shipment centre for the town of 

Haldensleben will also be created. The federal 

government has been investing considerable 

funds in the expansion of the Mittelland Canal 

for many years. It is expected that it will be 

possible to navigate the entire main stretch 

with modern inland vessels in 2012. Thyssen- 

Krupp GfT Bautechnik was present in the form 

of piling operative Hilmar Rudolph, who carried 

out the fi rst driving operation with an ABI 

TM 11/14 leader. 

ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik supplied 

approx. 2200 t of sheet piles for this project, 

all with bituminous sealing and some fi tted 

with interlock declutching detectors. n 

Wolfgang Tiefensee being interviewed 

Stefan Reimann, 

Magdeburg g Branch 

) 3 91 50 11 26 

NEWS IN BRIEF 39 

mann@thyssenkrupp.com 

y pp 

Ready for the first driving 

operation

ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik GmbH 

Altendorfer Strasse 120, 45143 Essen 

www.tkgftbautechnik.com

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