STUVA to convene in Stuttgart for 2O17 26 Oct 2017

There will be much to discuss when delegates gather for the biennial STUVA conference in December in Germany. There is a wealth of underground excavation progressing currently in the German speaking world with a programme of much more to follow and the conference attracts presentations from far and wide.

More than 2,500 participants are expected at STUVA 2017

Discussion among professionals will also explore the possible causes and widespread consequences of the Rastatt TBM rail tunnel drive failure under the route of a main double track rail route for high-speed passenger and heavy freight train traffic between Germany and Switzerland in August. Main topics of discussion in association with the collapse will include the apparent failure of the ground freezing applied for pre-support of the shallow large diameter drive under the surface rail tracks and investigation of why the segmental lining should have opened at the joints to cause ground loss that opened up the sinkhole.

As well as learning from failure events, the conference has a programme that will present examples of world-class excavation projects that will provide insights into where the underground excavation industry is at present and the technical developments and aspirations for where it will be in the coming years. The accompanying sold-out hall of industry exhibitors will share in the presentation of information and cutting edge developments in the machinery, materials and supplies available now to address all possible needs and situations encountered in the underground excavation industry. Visit our STUVA Exhibition preview to know the full list of exhibitors, find their booths on the floorplan and schedule your visits with the contacts on the stands of the TunnelTalk partners.

More than 200 exhibitors on call

According to STUVA organisers, the 2017 event will break previous records with more than 200 exhibitors across more than 3.210m² of exhibition space. This is reported as a growth of more than 600m² of exhibition space in comparison with the previous STUVA in Dortmund in 2015.

A significant attraction for the STUVA event is that access to the exhibition is free of charge. Registration as a trade show visitor is available on the STUVA event website.

In the meantime, registration for the technical session programme of the two-day conference on 6 and 7 December 2017 is in full swing and available also for on-line registration at the STUVA website. According to organisers, more than 2,500 conference participants, exhibitors and visitors are expected to attend.

The programme of technical presentations is divided into two simultaneous streams, one relating specifically on tunnelling excavation and construction and the other on tunnel and underground space operation maintenance and safety.

A pdf of the conference programme is available here for download.

TunnelTalk wishes all participants a very successful and productive time at the 2017 convening of the STUVA conference and exhibition. While at the show, be sure to pick up a copy of the current TunnelTalk Annual Review, the only yearbook in the industry to record in one volume all the major events and developments of each 12-month period. Be sure to connect also with Ms Binda Punj, the TunnelTalk Head of Advertisement Sales who will attend STUVA once again and contact Editorial@TunnelTalk.com to discuss contributions and suggestions for publication first on our TunnelTalk web magazine and then for inclusion in the Annual Review yearbook.