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The customer magazine of ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik Die Bautechnik No. 2 | 2013 SPECIAL: EXTREME FLOOD(S) Flood defences show signs of success Germany Rostock Opportunities for wind power exports WORLDWIDE Asia on the ascent Large sheet pile contract in China ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik 03 Editorial Editorial Dear Readers Welcome to another edition of our customer magazine. We have an exciting summer behind us. True to our motto “We keep things moving”, our company continues to develop in order to gain an optimum position in the market. Our participation in the bauma fair back in April was an impressive demonstration of this. A look at the current developments in our business puts us in a positive mood. The first contracts for our new TKL sheet pile system are already on the order books – and demand is rising. We have already supplied large quantities of this exclusive sheet pile for projects in Algeria. Likewise positive are the developments in the demand for the latest anchor systems in the Eastern European market. And the future looks promising, too. The foundation for a successful structure is to recognise changes in good time. To do this, ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik is creating new, innovative solutions that are urgently needed at many places around the world. In Germany, the serious flooding at the start of the summer once again showed us just how important systematic and sustainable preventive measures are. Therefore, a large part of this issue is devoted to the subject of flood defences because despite the disastrous events, we can say with confidence that our flood defence systems held. Without them many people would have suffered even more. This is one of the reasons why we are receiving many enquiries for our systems, a growing number of them from abroad, as the article about Pakistan on page 18 shows. In the light of this, we are pushing ahead with the expansion of the machinery business, for sale and for hire, and internationally, too. New storage depots, branches and sales offices are supporting this growth so we can guarantee our customers the best possible availability of our products and our expert consultancy services. One example of this is our activities in Belarus and Ukraine. A separate branch in Kiev is now responsible for these countries. Kazakhstan and Abu Dhabi represent further new bases for sales. However, in the end it is always the people that make our company successful. We want to bring this home by introducing you to our local teams. Our new column “Behind the scenes” gives you the chance to find out who makes ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik what it is. “We keep things moving”, both big and small. We hope you will continue working together with us. We are here for you! Have fun reading this new edition... Jens Günther Godehard Drees ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik Magazine | 2 | 2013 Contents 04 06 / Contents Special: extreme flood(s) GERMANY 06 / One flood over, another one coming Flood defences show signs of success 13 / Rostock: 07 / Catastrophe in Fischbeck boost for wind power 16 / Beauty spot on Rügen Island: the coastal village of Vieregge 08 / Schönebeck: that was close Palm Lock in Launeburg: enough is not enough 09 / Bleckede: quick protection Wittenberge inland port: still under construction but already protected Mulde Dyke, Saxony New barrier: Greifswald battens down the hatches 10 / 12 / Bützow: now welcoming river excursions Contents 05 27 / 13 / 23 / WORLDWIDE MACHINERY 18 / 26 / Expert help for Pakistan’s flood defences St. Petersburg: new quay for heavy ice-breakers MÜLLER MS-6 HFB SG excavator-mounted vibrator 20 / 21 / Sochi: fit for the Olympics 22 / Initial project in China: big contract on big river IN BRIEF 27 / 28 / Restructuring at Export West The future regional teams 29 / 23 / Hong Kong Airport: it just grows and grows Behind the scenes 24 / Bremen Branch When the bauma calls... Eastern Europe covets anchor systems TKL sheet pile business on the up in Algeria New branches worldwide ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik is expanding 30 / Reviews Save the date ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik Magazine | 2 | 2013 06 SPECIAL Extreme flood(s) One flood over, another one coming Flood defences show signs of success. But there is still plenty to do. Will the dykes hold? The extreme floods of 2002 and 2006 are still fresh in our minds. But once again thousands of people living near the Elbe and the Danube were asking this fundamental question. Unexpectedly heavy rain persisting for days at the end of May 2013 caused river levels to rise again – and reach record levels in the end. Again, defences were damaged and in some places destroyed completely. Towns and villages were again flooded, lives were put at risk, jobs and careers put on the line, valuable property and possessions wiped out. The cost of the damage in Germany alone is estimated at €12–15 billion. Questions remain to be answered: Can we not achieve more systematic prevention measures? One of the few pieces of good news was that defence systems from ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik stood up to the challenges without exception. The flood protection systems of ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik were put to the test more than once in May and June 2013. It became clear that steel sheet piles are the first choice, especially in the case of extreme loads, as we saw in the latest serious flooding. Sheet piles are highly dependable when dykes are subjected to high static pressures and are at risk of being washed away or undermined. Usually embedded invisibly in the ground, sheet piles also provide a firm foundation for planning additional, demountable flood defences that can be set up as required. This solution is especially popular in scenic areas where it is important to preserve attractive views of riverbanks or towns and cities. Demountable defences in the form of our TKR aluminium stop log system are set up very quickly and on this occasion were used, for example, in the historic quarter of Dresden, in Schönebeck and in Lauenburg. Sheet piles are worth their weight in gold At the end of the day, steel flood defences represent a very efficient answer that pays for itself – and not just seen in terms of the damage they prevent. Another aspect that should not be underestimated is the speed with which such construction measures are accomplished. This is because the installation times – and essentially we are talking about driving sheet and other steel piles – are decidedly short, which makes sheet piles not only suitable for new projects, but also ideal for repairs or stabilisation measures at existing weak spots. ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik developed its new TKL sheet pile specifically for this. Besides the advantages intrinsic to the system, sheet pile solutions are also economic. Furthermore, with 30 000 t of sheet pile materials stored in various locations across Germany, good availability and quick deliveries are guaranteed. TKR aluminium stop log system protects Dresden’s valuable past Dresden, “Italienisches Dörfchen” – it was at this restaurant that floodwaters reached their highest: 8.75 m. The demountable wall of TKR aluminium stop log elements was set up quickly over a length of about 34 m and raised the level of protection by 1.40 m. Such walls, quickly erected, also protected many other areas in Dresden-Kaditz. It is here that the advantages of this system are readily apparent: for most of the time views of the River Elbe and the city are unobstructed. This is important because both areas are among the most popular riverside promenades in Dresden, which have been turned by the media into a sort of “typical picture” of the city’s historic quarter. The floods have now turned our stop logs into true “celebrities” that always show their best side. Another demountable system has been recently ordered for Dresden-Gohlis. Contact Dipl.-Ing. Frank Himpel Dresden Branch Tel: +49 3528 445874 [email protected] SPECIAL Extreme flood(s) 07 Spectacular dyke failure at Fischbeck Now sealed with sheet piles The pictures from Fischbeck in Saxony-Anhalt were seen around the world. A massive gap opened up in the dyke and led to a whole region being flooded in no time at all. But the disaster teams did not give in; they quickly tried out something new. In a daring operation, old barges were towed into position across the gap and scuppered to close off the opening. However, this successful temporary solution had to be quickly replaced by a permanent one because further serious floods were forecast. So, in just two days (see inset) 188 t of sheet pile sections were driven 7 m into the ground over a length of 150 m. A crack in the dyke about 200 m away was also sealed permanently in the same way. The plant and materials for this rapid answer were supplied by ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik. Contact Stefan Reimann Magdeburg Branch Tel: +49 391 501126 [email protected] Catastrophe in Fischbeck The dyke failure: The water in the Elbe rose to extreme levels at Fischbeck. The enormous amounts of water subjected the flood defences to forces that nobody could have foreseen. The dyke broke and the water quickly ripped open a gap 120 m wide. The consequences: The masses of water – estimated at one million litres per second – flowed unchecked over the land beyond. Without the dyke, a huge area was left unprotected. Towns and villages 10 km away from the river were affected. The daring idea: It soon became clear that conventional methods, e.g. sandbags, had met their match here. So a decision was taken to try something that had never been tried before. Despite the severe currents, a barge was towed across the river and positioned in the opening. Army experts used explosives to scupper the barge at this position. It sank and could then be stabilised with sand and stones dropped from helicopters. After this idea had been seen to work, a second barge was obtained and sunk. More stones and sand were dropped to try to close off the rest of the opening. The surely record-breaking solution: As further floods were looming, it was decided on 26 June to close off the damaged part of the dyke permanently with sheet piles. Magdeburg-based Spezialtiefbau GmbH was appointed to carry out the work. The plant required was immediately transported from ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik’s branch in Magdeburg with a police escort. The sheet pile sections necessary were available there and in Seelze near Hannover. It was therefore possible to begin the permanent measures on the same day, 26 June. And just two days later the disaster teams had achieved their goal. The gap had been closed, preventing any more water from flowing through the dyke, and the impending next flood no longer posed a threat to the residents of the area. ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik Magazine | 2 | 2013 08 SPECIAL Extreme flood(s) Schönebeck: that was close Another couple of centimetres and there would have been a disaster in Schönebeck. However, the TKR aluminium stop log system providing the defences had been designed for an HQ 100* water level. Nevertheless, this nominal value was exceeded by an incredible 70 cm on 9 June 2013. Luckily, all the planned allowances and reserves built into the design were just sufficient to prevent flooding. *) HQ 100 is the level or flow rate of a watercourse that, statistically, is reached or exceeded once every 100 years. Contact Dipl.-Ing. Winfried Just Berlin Branch Tel: +49 3375 9217-22 [email protected] Palm Lock, Lauenburg: enough is not enough The good news: these flood defence measures were also provided by the dependable TKR aluminium stop log system. The building and the restaurant remained dry, but the events had those responsible thinking again. The reason was that the existing record level of 9.20 m was exceeded by 10 cm. Although the demountable flood defences are designed for 9.60 m, it became clear that greater reserves are necessary; 10.50 m is being planned. Contact Sigfried Steins Bremen Branch Tel: +49 4202 5197-12 [email protected] SPECIAL Extreme flood(s) 09 Bleckede: quick protection Bleckede on the River Elbe was counting on a combination of sheet piles and TKR aluminium stop log system. These defences were really put to the test – and convinced all those involved. It was primarily the good sealing effect of this solution that proved to be a real bonus. The fire brigade managed to erect the 30 m long demountable wall in just 40 minutes, which put all residents’ minds at rest. Contact Sigfried Steins Bremen Branch Tel: +49 4202 5197-12 [email protected] Contact Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Kruse Rostock Branch Tel: +49 38208 842-12 [email protected] Wittenberge inland port: still under construction but already protected The extreme floods caught the port at Wittenberge while it was still under construction. A wall of sheet piles is being built here, which upon completion will be extended by the demountable TKR aluminium stop log system. As the sheet piling was not yet completely finished, sand was used to secure the area at short notice. However, the sheet piles held back the water and no flooding took place. Mulde Dyke, Saxony ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik was appointed to close off permanently two areas that had become damaged during the recent flooding. More than 1000 t of TKL 606 sheet piles were installed in the Mulde Dyke at Laussig-Mörtitz. The driving operations were carried out with ease using the modern ABI TM 13/16 telescopic leader and MRZV 20 VV vibrator. Saxony’s Dams Department appointed contractor Joh. Wacht GmbH & Co. KG to carry out the work. Contact Wolfgang Lottes Berlin Branch Tel: +49 3375 9217-13 [email protected] ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik Magazine | 2 | 2013 10 SPECIAL Extreme flood(s) New barrier: Greifswald battens down the hatches Wieck, a suburb of Greifswald, has thatched houses, fishing boats and a drawbridge-style river crossing reminiscent of Holland, which makes it popular with tourists. But this idyll is at risk because during storm tides off the Mecklenburg-Western Pomeranian coast, the water is forced across the Greifswalder saltwater lagoon towards Wieck. A modern flood barrier is therefore being built to protect this little town and the immediate area inland. Innovative technology was needed to overcome some of the challenges here. Extreme storm tides on the Baltic coast? Recent decades in particular have shown us worldwide: the old rules no longer apply. We always have to reckon with something worse. With this in mind, it was clear that the flood defences in Wieck no longer complied with today’s design principles. Wieck is located at the mouth of a short, small river, the Ryck, which flows past the town of Greifswald and links it with the saltwater lagoon. The river is wide here and so boats can reach the town. An inland port was therefore built here many years ago. Today, the port near the old part of the town is mainly used Built over water: driving was carried out from a jack-up barge by pleasure craft. A barrier at the mouth of the Ryck has to guarantee protection against future floods, but must not hinder traffic 21 m, which provides adequate space for cable-operated excavator, vibrator, hydraulic hammer, etc. In total, 1450 t of Larssen sections on the river – and not during construction either. were installed plus 260 t of coated tubular piles for the dolphins. Controllable flood defences The aim of the measure is therefore to be able to close off the river, Premiere for heavy equipment which is 65 m wide at this point, with a 21 m wide rotating segment. The soil here is known to be difficult. It consists of sandy fill, trough This barrier is located in the middle of the river, which means the strata and below 6 m there is boulder clay made up of debris and adjacent dykes, banks and waterways must be upgraded and rocks. So at first it was not at all clear whether effective driving would be possible here at all. In the light of this challenge, a decision strengthened accordingly. was made to use the new MÜLLER MS-40 HFV vibrator from The work is being carried out by the Berlin Branch of ThyssenKrupp ThyssenKrupp Tiefbautechnik. Bautechnik together with Berlin-based Züblin Wasserbau GmbH. Most From the outside, this new model looks exactly the same as the of the sheet piles and dolphins were driven from the river. Züblin smaller version, the MS-32 HFV. However, the decisive advantage of provided a jack-up barge for this work. The barge measures 18 x the bigger machine is its 25% higher static moment. That results in a SPECIAL Extreme flood(s) 11 Facts & figures New power: convincing progress thanks to the high static moment of the new MÜLLER MS-40 HFV vibrator; MS-RHA 243 drilling rig in the background greater amplitude, which in turn has a positive effect on driving and extracting. The vibrator is driven by a 700 kW power pack. Everything ran like clockwork – an outcome that certainly surprised all those involved. The tight timetable could therefore be kept to and traffic on the river suffered no major disruptions. Materials Pile sections Sheet pile wall: 1450 t L 603 10/ 10, L 605 K, 628+ 0.5, L 607 n, L 607 n- 0.5 and L 703 sheet pile sections, 3.00–17.60 m long, grades S 270 GP to S 430 GP Interlock seals and coatings sealed and partly coated 260 t tubular piles: 711.0 dia. x 32.0 mm, 13.00–16.30 m long Client Government of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, State Department for Agriculture & Environment, Western Pomerania Contractor Züblin AG, Züblin Wasserbau GmbH, Berlin Project duration March 2011 to 2014 Sealing and coating work W. Hartmann GmbH & Co. KG, Dortmund Work on site Installation of quay walls, excavation shoring and dolphins Construction of “Eldena” cofferdam and mooring piles Project duration Late 2011 to spring 2013 Contact Gerd Bittner ThyssenKrupp Tiefbautechnik GmbH, Alsfeld Tel: +49 6631 781131 [email protected] ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik Magazine | 2 | 2013 12 Germany Bützow: now welcoming river excursions Riverside facilities with prospects: the new promenade in Bützow now greets day-trippers Bützow on the River Warnow could be reached by boat until well into the 1970s. But as the river runs through a nature conservation area and supplies of drinking water are taken from here, motorised vessels were banned. Trips along the river are now being planned in order to boost tourism. Facts & figures Materials Pile sections 270 t Larssen sheet piles, L = 6.60–13.35 m Anchor systems 75 Ischebeck Titan 40/20 micropilles, 16–23 m long, with end plates with spherical recess, 30–50° rake with respect to horizontal (DIBt approval No. Z-34.14-209) 40 t walings, UU200 to UU300 and quay equipment, 12 round steel tie rods, ASF 3 in., L = 10.0 m, for horizontal anchorages near the gas main 5 tubular dolphins, 406.4 dia. x 12.5 mm, L = 11.0 m, grade S355 JO, with 4 m colour coating, SikaCor SW 500 Machinery MÜLLER MS-16 HFV/ICE 14-16 vibrator Client Bützow Local Authority, Building Dept. To attract more visitors, the town of Bützow on the banks of the River Warnow now has a new riverside promenade and a ferry jetty. The project opens up a charming stretch of land alongside the river and helps to attract tourists to this area. A total investment of €1.5 million was budgeted for this. ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik was appointed to carry out the steel sheet piling works, including walings and anchorages, in June 2012. Prior to this, joint preparations and planning work had been carried out together with the contractor Tias Tiesler GmbH. A proposal by ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik’s design office in Essen proved to be worthwhile because it led to 30 t of materials being saved – in the end only 270 t were needed for the 220 m long sheet pile wall. By December 2012, the citizens of Bützow were already enjoying strolling along their new promenade. And since the new holiday season began, a boat offering excursions to Schwaan in the Warnow nature conservation area has been regularly casting off from here. Contractor Tias Tiesler GmbH, Rostock-Waldeck, (driving) and ASA Bau GmbH, Neubukow Detailed engineering design Ing.-Büro A. Kohl Bützow Dr.-Ing. Rehm, Baugrund GmbH Ing.-Büro LAWA Güstrow GmbH Contact Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Kruse Rostock Branch Tel: +49 38208 842-12 [email protected] Anchoring the sheet piles with Ischebeck Titan micropiles GERMANY 13 Rostock: boost for wind power Wind energy meanwhile accounts for more than 7% of electricity generation in Germany – and this figure is set to rise. That means particular opportunities for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. One reason for this is that more than half of the electricity generated already comes from the wind. Another is that the plant manufacturers are investing in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and are witnessing dynamic growth, with 70% of output being exported. Production for offshore wind farms and the export business needs an efficient infrastructure. ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik is playing its part in Rostock. Wind energy is a cornerstone of Germany’s new direction in energy policies, but also a global market. In 2020 some 25–30% of electricity in Germany should come from renewable sources. Wind energy in Germany’s neighbour, Denmark, has already reached this percentage. Wind turbine structures are big and are getting even bigger. The highest towers are in the meantime 160 m high – as tall as Cologne Cathedral – and the rotor blades have long since reached the 100 m mark. For offshore or near-shore wind turbines, transport by water is simply unavoidable. Consequently, a new quay with heavy load facilities is being built in Rostock’s “Gross Klein” Industrial Park. ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik’s contribution to renewable energy includes this new quay in Rostock. The new quay has a water depth of 10.50 m. It is being built to the south of the Neptune Wharf on the River Warnow in front of an old steel sheet pile wall with horizontal anchors dating from the 1980s. To meet the future demands of the offshore wind energy industry, it will be equipped with an 85 m long and 15 m wide slab for heavy loads. More than €8 million are being invested in the new berth; the opening is planned for late 2013. So far a total of 1300 t of steel sheet piles has been installed. The total length of the new Peiner sheet pile wall, including the north and south retaining walls of Larssen sheet piles, is about 280 m. Acid test passed As ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik is able to supply ex stock, the materials required were available at short notice. Even the necessary fabrication work (see “Site report”) was quickly completed so nothing could hold up rapid progress on site. All materials were delivered environmentally friendly by rail from mid-January 2013 onwards. The driving operations were already successfully completed by the start of May. Once again, the use of Peiner sheet pile sections in particular (see “Site report”) proved worthwhile. As in other locations in Rostock and Warnemünde, the key here was to install the sheet piles in the hard marl using a combination of installation techniques and in doing so avoid interlock declutching. ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik Magazine | 2 | 2013 14 GERMANY The new heavy loads quay (red) and the crane rails (green) are readily visible on the driving drawing An IHC S-90 hammer was used for driving the raking piles Site report: the engineering in detail The construction measures are divided into three areas, or rather nine blocks each about 30 m long. Peiner PSP 900 sheet pile sections in grade S430GP are being used in the main. Only block 1 is about 15 m long. It joins onto the southern retaining wall, which is about 31 m long and consists of L605K double piles in grade S430GP. Blocks 4–6 form the heart of the facility, the quay for heavy loads, which is designed for an imposed load of 250 kN/m². All the other blocks are designed for an imposed load of 50 kN/m² in the quay areas. These blocks protect the banks. In area 4 of the old Laak Canal, or rather in blocks 7–9, there are also approx. 80 m long crane rails cast into a concrete slab founded on piles. These rails connect to the existing rails of the Neptune Wharf to the north. A total of 433 large-diameter bored piles plus the Peiner bearing piles constitute the foundations for the heavy loads slab and the crane rails. The reinforced concrete capping beam is 1.5 m wide and 2 m deep measured from the top edge at +2.15 m above sea level. The top edge of the Peiner wall is located at +0.95 m. New replacement: the Peiner sheet piles already in place in front of the old wall The anchors for the new quay structure are in the form of 82 GEWI 63.5 anchors in grade S555/700 with duplex corrosion protection. There is a structural connection between these and the DU 380 upper waling in grade S355 J2+N. Only in area 4 of the old Laak Canal is the anchorage in the form of 24 PSt 600/159 steel raking piles, approx. 31 m long, in grade S430GP – a special solution proposed by Ed. Züblin AG. ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik was able to deliver these PSt piles as well (approx. 120 t). The connection at the top of the sheet pile wall is via a tubular waling, 457 dia. x 16 mm, in grade S355J2, with 48 welded raking pile plates measuring 60 x 40 x 2150 mm. In the area of the heavy loads quay, the toes of the bearing piles were also strengthened with plates welded on site to cope with the higher loads. Dynamic pile loading tests were carried out on six PSp 900 bearing piles (included in the final structure) prior to the actual start on site to check the loadbearing capacity. The required capacity was confirmed and so no piles had to be extended. Actual driving work was able to begin at the end of February 2013 – earlier than originally envisaged. GERMANY 15 easily overcome because a second intermediate pile was able to be supplied at short notice. This was then attached to the rear interlocks of the bearing piles and driven to the necessary depth. That saved the need to remove the obstacle. Once again, another general success factor proved to be the many years of experience with the use of combined Peiner steel sheet pile walls, the knowledge of the local circumstances and, last but not least, the good cooperation with Ed. Züblin AG from Rostock. Pitching the intermediate piles in the area of the heavy loads quay in blocks 4–6 Facts & figures The PSp 900 Peiner sections were rolled at the start of January 2013 but the intermediate sections were easily supplied at short notice from the stocks of ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik. The Dortmund-based Hartmann company fabricated these with P-interlocks to form double piles. As predictions indicated very heavy driving in the marl down to about approx. 15 m below sea level and thereafter in medium-dense to dense fine sand strata, pre-drilling to loosen the ground was carried out ahead of the driving. The new sheet pile wall was installed 1.80 m in front of the old quay wall. Afterwards, the top of the old wall was demolished to expose the old horizontal anchors. MÜLLER PVE 38 M and MS-25 HF vibrators were used to pitch the sheet piles in a driving guide, and an IHC S-70 hydraulic hammer to drive the piles to their final depth, or an IHC S-90 for the raking piles. All works were completed satisfactorily. One thing that was particularly evident was the flexibility of the Peiner PSp sheet pile system with outer interlocks on the PZ-Form 23 intermediate piles during driving. There were no complications whatsoever, no interlock declutching either. Even an obstacle at a great depth was Materials Pile sections 1185 t Peiner PSp900 steel sheet piles, grade S430GP, Form 10, L = 21.95 and 20.95 m, with PZa 675-12 intermediate piles, grade S355GP, Form 23, L = 14.45 m (new quay wall) 120 t PSt 600/159 steel piles, grade S430GP, L = 31–32 m (raking anchors) 85 t steel sheet piles: L605K, L607n, grade S430GP, L = 12.85–20.95 m (connecting walls) Construction project Maritimes Industrial Park “Gross Klein” quay upgrade with heavy loads zone Client Rostock Local Authority, Civil Engineering & Port Dept Contractor Ed. Züblin AG, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Group, Rostock Consulting engineers INROS LACKNER AG, Rostock, and WASTRA-PLAN, Rostock Contact Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Kruse Rostock Branch Tel: +49 38208 842-12 [email protected] ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik Magazine | 2 | 2013 16 GERMANY With its new marina and holiday cottages, north-west Rügen now has even more to offer tourists Beauty spot on Rügen Island: the coastal village of Vieregge The north-west corner of Rügen has some of the most charming scenery on the island and lies somewhat off the beaten track. This is a quiet spot where holidaymakers can relax and nature-lovers can discover rare flora and fauna. The village of Vieregge with its holiday cottages and marina is a real gem for those in the know. GERMANY 17 Facts & figures The well-equipped marina opens out onto the Breetzer saltwater lagoon. With 50 berths, it functions as a starting point for short and long boat trips through the winding waters of this region. And from here it’s not far to the Baltic Sea, although to reach it you have to sail through the Rassower Strait and the Schaproder Lagoon or Libben Channel – a special experience in itself. A ceremony to mark the opening of the marina, after five months of construction, took place in the summer of 2012. This is part of a multi-million-euro investment that also includes the small resort itself. The intention is to stimulate tourism in this really quite remote corner of Rügen. Materials Pile sections approx. 120 t L602, grade S355GP, 6.0–13.40 m long, 45 t HEA 340 beams, grade S235JR, for jetties Accessories Steel walings, decking, bollards, ladders Project duration Feb–June 2012 Contractor Möbius Bau GmbH, Ports & Waterways Division, Stralsund Contact Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Kruse Rostock Branch Tel: +49 38208 842-12 [email protected] “Have a great holiday” was the theme Investment for this project totalled about €10 million. Besides the 3 m deep basin, which is therefore also suitable for sailing yachts, the work included new quays, a refuelling station for vessels and a ferry building. And there are now 32 holiday cottages within reach of the the new sandy beach. So the modern facilities provide everything tourists need for a great holiday with or without a boat: seaside, safe berths, shopping and a restaurant in which visitors can relax after a day on the water. ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik contributed design expertise and supplied the building materials required for the marina: sheet piles and beams for the jetties plus steel walings, bollards and ladders. The design office in Essen carried out planning work for the Stralsund office of MIV consulting engineers. New starting point for one of the most beautiful sailing areas in the Baltic Sea ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik Magazine | 2 | 2013 18 Worldwide Expert help for Pakistan’s flood defences Monsoon season in Pakistan: an almost daily catastrophe Flooding is a global problem with a growing significance. Pakistan is yet another example. In July 2010, for instance, there were no signs at first that the annual monsoon rains would have such dramatic consequences this time. But the rain just simply didn’t stop. Enormous quantities of water collected in the deep, narrow gorges of the high mountains to the north-west and then rushed through the valley onto the flat, densely populated Punjab region (Punjab = Land of Five Rivers). The water took everything with it, anything that stood in its way: bridges, roads, houses. Many dykes broke. An area half the size of Germany was flooded. Many hundreds perished. More than 20 million people had to flee. The harvest was almost completely ruined and innumerable buildings destroyed. Challenges create chances The events in Pakistan portray the future. It doesn’t really matter whether the threat is due to climate change or simply an unusual weather pattern. Because when it comes down to it, the growing population, and hence the increasing density of the towns and cities near the rivers, or the vulnerability of modern infrastructures or industries mean that flood damage is more and more devastating each time. Worldwide 19 Pakistan, too, is now looking to modern flood defence technologies – and this is where ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik can help. An initial project in the Karachi region was followed with great interest by Pakistan’s building authorities and invited contractors. Early 2013 saw the delivery of plant and sheet piles for improving initially just 1 km of dyke that protects farmland. Further projects will follow in the coming years. Facts & figures Materials Pile sections 880 t L 601, approx. 10 m long Machinery Sale of two MÜLLER MS-4 HFB excavator-mounted vibrators Project duration February/March 2013 Contact Dipl.-Ing. Guido Rautenberg Export Tel: +852 3181 7901 [email protected] The technology speaks for itself: experts from the Pakistani authorities and industry find German expertise very convincing ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik Magazine | 2 | 2013 20 Worldwide St. Petersburg: new quay for heavy ice-breakers Without ice-breakers, the port of St. Petersburg on the Baltic Sea would soon grind to a halt. Ice in the Gulf of Finland can be up to a metre thick. And ice like that means up to 80 ships can be waiting to be escorted by an ice-breaker in order to reach ice-free waters. Very often, the ice forms so quickly that convoys are impossible and every ship needs its own ice-breaker. The ice-breakers are therefore absolutely vital to the economy of this location – and so the port authorities are investing in a new quay for the fleet of ice-breakers operating from this port. A combination of sheet and bearing piles from ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik was chosen for this project. This new quay was designed in our design office in Essen. By July 2013 some 4800 t of steel had been delivered to St. Petersburg. Facts & figures Materials Pile sections 4800 t of wall consisting of PSP 1016 and PZ 610 sol.23 intermediate piles, max. 28.50 m long Contractor General contractor “Korporacija Ing. Transstroj” Project duration April–July 2013 Contact Tatjana Detzel Export Eastern Europe Tel: +49 201 844-563895 [email protected] 1 / Essential for economic survival: St. Petersburg must have unobstructed access to the Baltic Sea even during the icy winter months In future ice-breakers will moor within sight of the container terminal Worldwide 21 Sochi: fit for the Olympics The 2014 Olympic Winter Games will be taking place in Sochi. At the moment, Sochi is Russia’s biggest holiday resort on the Black Sea, but winter sports in this region are still in their infancy. So the city is currently one giant building site. But the preparations are on schedule. All the sports facilities are ready for use or just undergoing the final touches. The competition venues are not in Sochi itself but elsewhere – either directly on the coast or in the distant mountains. Accordingly, the planners distinguish between the “Coastal Cluster” and the “Mountain Cluster”. The Olympic Stadium, the ice rinks and the Olympic Village are located in the “Coastal Cluster”, which is near the border between Russia and Abkhazia. The new development plan covers not only undeveloped plots, but also several existing roads and buildings. A village with 800–900 inhabitants had to make way for the Olympics, but everybody was rehoused in new settlements with a much better standard of living. In conjunction with this, a new major road was planned. It is located in the district of Khosta and runs along a slope that is up to 45° steep in places. ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik provided the anchor systems necessary for stabilising this slope, including micropiles and construction plant. The client purchased an HBR 605 anchor drilling rig for this project. Further projects are in the pipeline. Facts & figures Materials Anchor systems approx. 1896 m Titan 103/78 micropiles, approx. 666 m Titan 73/53, approx. 636 m Titan 52/26 Machinery Hütte HBR 605 anchor drilling rig with Scheltzke MD-B-100 mixing/pumping unit Contact Ina Munteanu Export Eastern Europe Tel: +49 201 844-563856 [email protected] Safety first: this new road in Sochi crosses difficult terrain ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik Magazine | 2 | 2013 22 Worldwide Initial project in China: big contract on big river Supplying a large quantity of sheet piles gave ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik the chance to position itself in the Chinese market for the first time. The materials were needed to upgrade navigation channels on the Yangtze River. This important infrastructure project, which will enable ships with a large draught to reach the city of Wuxi with its six million inhabitants, included the building of an extra lock. “We’ve made a start, the way is now open for us to take part in further projects. Upgrading waterways is a very important topic in China. So for us this success represents a milestone on the road to a sustainable entry into this market,” explains Regional Manager Guido Rautenberg. ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik will supply 2375 t for this key project in China. The materials will be delivered in two batches over the next six months. For a civil engineering specialist, the significance of the Chinese market cannot be overestimated. China has a long tradition of waterways. There are about 125 000 km of navigable waterways and 1300 ports. The three biggest waterways – the Yangtze River, the Pearl River and the Grand Canal – form the backbone of the transport infrastructure. But it’s the first of these that has by far the greatest importance for China. Just this river alone has 2800 km of navigable channels connecting central and south-west China with the megacity of Shanghai. Almost 800 million t of cargo are transported on the Yangtze (= long river) every year; that accounts for 80% of the traffic on China’s inland waterways. Wuxi is a good example of the enormity of this task. This dynamic, emerging city lies inland from Shanghai on the banks of the Yangtze and Lake Tai. This is also the point where the Grand Canal – an inland waterway stretching more than 1500 km north-south as far as Beijing – crosses the Yangtze. There is also an abundance of motorways and railway lines – Shanghai is just 45 minutes away with the high-speed train. The city knows how to exploit its favourable location. In just six years the number of inhabitants has risen by two million; an underground railway and an international airport have been built. According to a ranking in Forbes Magazine in 2008, Wuxi is the third most attractive business location on mainland China. So Wuxi is also known as “Little Shanghai”. The Yangtze River: with 2800 km of navigable channels, one the most important waterways in the world Wuxi is booming and needs a better connection to the sea; ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik is helping Textile manufacture has always been very important here, but the significance of the electrical, machinery and automotive sectors is growing. On top of that, Wuxi is an important centre for China’s solar technology industry. Many Japanese companies, too, have set up factories here, e.g. Sony, Minolta, Panasonic. German companies such as Bosch and Vaillant are also present. Facts & figures Project Construction of a lock to connect an industrial region near Wuxi to the Yangtze River Materials Pile sections L 628, approx. 2375 t Contractor China State Construction Port Engineering Group Ltd. Project duration May 2013 to March 2014 Contact Dipl.-Ing. Guido Rautenberg Export Tel: +852 3181 7901 [email protected] Worldwide 23 Hong Kong Airport: it just grows and grows Just recently, ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik decided to set up a machinery storage depot in Hong Kong. The prospects for this investment are already visible. Top: Driving works at Hong Kong Airport Bottom: An MS-50 H3 in use at the junction between Wan Chai bypass and a flyover at North Point Facts & figures Project Construction of Wan Chai bypass, junction with existing road network at North Point, expansion of Hong Kong Airport, restructuring of the region around old Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong One example of the diverse opportunities in this region is the new Hong Kong Airport. It is the second-largest in China and the largest air cargo terminal in the world. However, its maximum capacity will soon be reached – and much earlier than the designers envisaged. The island of reclaimed land outside the city is now to be extended by about 650 ha to create space for a third runway. ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik sent four machine units to China, and three are already on hire. Two MÜLLER MS-25 H3 vibrators are being used to extract tubular piles for the extension to the Airfreight Cargo Center. In a second project, the old type VL piles, installed during the construction of the airport, are now being extracted to enable the executive private jet area to be extended. Not only at the airport is the constant development of Hong Kong visible. For example, a bypass – partly above, partly below ground – is being built on the island around the district of Wan Chai. Where this road connects to the existing road network there is a ramp founded on piles that are more than 50 m long. The tubular sections that function as formwork for the installation of H-sections will be extracted afterwards with an MS-50 H3 vibrator. Materials Machinery MS-25 H3, MS-50 H3 Contact Dipl.-Ing. Guido Rautenberg Export Tel: +852 3181 7901 [email protected] ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik Magazine | 2 | 2013 24 behind the scenes Behind the scenes: Bremen Branch Our new column “Behind the scenes” gives you the chance to get to know the people within ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik. We shall start with our Bremen Branch. The Hannover and Bremen branches were combined in 2006. This joint branch is now based in Achim near Bremen. A staff of seven led by Mr. Haupt manages sales for this region. Ms. Lawall, Ms. Rulfs and Mr. Gabel look after orders and invoices. Mr. Steins, helped by Ms. Rulfs, is responsible for preparing quotes and customer visits. In the workshop it is Mr. Schinköth and Mr. Marczak who make sure that the machinery for hire remains in first-class condition. The two of them and their mobile workshop are well known to local contractors. Focus on: sheet piles Specialist civil engineering in northern Germany often takes place over or near water. As the soils of this sales region usually offer good driving conditions, the agenda of the Bremen Branch focuses mainly on sheet piles. With Central Depot North located in Hannover, this region has an ideal partner for supplying building sites. Numerous sheet pile sections are generally available ex stock in the required quantities and lengths. This fact and the good location add up to distinct advantages in this competitive market – whether for hire or sales contracts. Showing their faces for the customers: Mr. Steins, Ms. Rulfs, Mr. Haupt, Mr. Gabel, Ms. Lawall Excellent workshop service A good workshop is a real bonus for our customers with their tough working conditions. Bremen is in a good position in this respect, too. The machine business and the best possible service are simply inseparable. Our fleet of rental equipment includes all the important machinery, including ABI TM 11/14, TM 17 and TM 22 telescopic leaders with attachments such as the vibrators with the modern VV technology, plus presses, drilling rigs and diesel hammers. In addition to the ABI plant, the MÜLLER MS-20 HFV and MS-10 HFV crane-supported units with separate power packs are very much in demand. Excavator-mounted vibrator and drilling rigs round off the portfolio for our customers. We can provide the tried-and-tested shoring systems of Friedrich Ischebeck GmbH for civil engineering, horticulture and landscaping projects. In particular, there is growing demand for their lightweight aluminium trench boxes. Flood defences naturally play an important role in northern Germany. Owing to the tidal influences along the coasts and the lower reaches of the rivers, the River Weser especially, many projects have been carried out with stop logs, glass systems, etc. in the past. Our range of high-tech products can make a major contribution to safety behind the main flood defences. Whether closing off dyke openings or raising existing defences, supplying protective gates or glass walls, we have the right solution for every situation. behind the scenes 25 Technology twin pack: Mr. Marczak (left) and Mr. Schinköth Our aspiration... ...is to improve the services for our customers constantly and to ensure that our staff are competent contacts for our customers from the civil, specialist and port engineering sectors. Contact Dipl.-Ing. Robert Haupt Bremen Branch Tel: +4202 5197-16 [email protected] ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik Magazine | 2 | 2013 26 machinery New: MÜLLER MS-6 HFB SG excavator-mounted vibrator Grabbing, lifting, positioning, driving – the new excavator-mounted vibrator does it all This year’s bauma fair proved just how great a show it is: more than 500 000 visitors came through the gates. The new MÜLLER MS-6 HFB SG excavator-mounted vibrator with side grab attracted considerable interest. This new excavator-mounted vibrator design has a rotating/pivoting mechanism and a side grab, which add up to excellent flexibility and at the same time maximum robustness. Driving work on confined sites is no longer a problem with the new side grab. With just a few moving parts, the side grab is a rugged unit that ensures a reliable performance. And its high clamping force means plenty of power in reserve. It is easily attached to customary excavators and the intelligent control unit avoids having to modify the excavator’s hydraulics. Vertical alignment is achieved via angle measurement and display. Technical specification MS-6 HFB SG Centrifugal force Static moment Vibrator frequency Line pull Compressive force Power consumption Pile section F (max.) kN 484 H-section H 160 M stat (max.) kgm 6.5 Sheet pile kg 1600 f (max.) Hz 42.5 Sheet pile m 15 F ten (max.) kN 120 F comp (max.) kN 120 P (max.) kW 119 kg 2090 Weight with clamping unit Dynamic weight kg 1240 (max.) mm 10.5 Q motor (max.) l/min 204 Operating pressure (max.) bar 360 Clamping force (max.) kN 660 Amplitude Oil flow (min.) fairs / dates / in brief 27 When the bauma calls... ...they all come running. Some 530 000 visitors from more than 200 countries visited this major event held on Munich’s trade fair grounds between 15 and 21 April 2013. In addition to records for number of exhibitors and exhibition area, bauma has now also set a new record for number of visitors. “This is good news for our industry in these turbulent times and will certainly provide a boost,” says Johann Sailer, chairman of the Construction Equipment & Building Material Machines Association within the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) and president of the Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE). bauma facts & figures · 530 000 visitors · more than 200 000 visitors from abroad · 200 nations · 3420 exhibitors from 57 countries · 555 000 m² of exhibition area Management optimistic True to our motto “We keep things moving”, ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik was present at what is probably the world’s most important fair for this industry. Visitors were received on a suitably designed stand, and the 600 m² of exhibition space drew a good crowd on every day of the fair. The highlights included the new ABI TM 22 leader and the MÜLLER MS-240 HHF Twin vibrator. In the sheet pile section visitors could see the new TKL series and other sheet pile exhibits. Anchor systems featured the new TK-ASF grouted anchors. The new TKR aluminium stop log system with its new pocket foundation could be inspected in the flood defences section. Company chairman Dipl.-Ing. Jens Günther was able to sum up the event in positive terms: “We are especially satisfied with the good deals completed at bauma. We had many promising talks with current and potential customers. Just the contracts secured at bauma alone ensure Tiefbautechnik has full order books for the coming months.” The export departments and the domestic branches were also able to achieve very good results in the sheet pile business. Furthermore, the response to the anchor product from ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik plus the patented flood defence system was excellent. Managing director Godehard Drees also sees bauma in a positive light: “We have fond memories of our evening event with customers, too. A great many of them from home and abroad were able to be present, which meant a great opportunity to exchange ideas and opinions in a relaxed atmosphere.” ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik Magazine | 2 | 2013 28 fairs / dates / in brief IN BRIEF Restructuring at Export West ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik is well prepared for changing market requirements worldwide. The Export West Department at ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik is setting up new regional teams to improve effectiveness and flexibility. The future regional teams are: Scandinavia, Middle East, Hong Kong France, Maghrib, Switzerland, Benelux, French West Africa Stefan Pieper Tel: +49 201 844-56398 [email protected] Hermann Hubbert Tel: +49 201 844-563976 [email protected] Pascal Wellhäußer Tel: +49 201 844-563953 [email protected] Ellen Kalveram Tel: +49 201 844-563963 [email protected] UK, Ireland, North/Central/South America, Caribbean, Africa, India, RoW Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Malta Carsten Haake Tel: +49 201 844 563978 [email protected] Christian Garms Tel: +49 201 844-563771 [email protected] Michael Hartmann Tel: +49 201 844-563977 [email protected] Udo Trepper Tel: +49 201 844 563770 [email protected] fairs / dates / in brief 29 Eastern Europe covets anchor systems Tatjana Detzel, head of Export Russia, and Alexei Kliver, manager of the Kiev Branch, are delighted with the high demand for anchor systems in the countries of Eastern Europe. “A growing awareness of quality and the demand for flexible products are driving this development. The rise in demand is well served by our anchor system specialists.” So this business has in the meantime become an important aspect for the Bautechnik Group in these markets. TKL sheet pile business on the up in Algeria The Algerian market is becoming ever more important for ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik’s sheet pile business. Meanwhile, the company regularly sends large quantities to the country, especially the TKL 604 section. Ellen Kalveram, responsible for sales to the Maghrib and other regions, confirms this: “Our customers are regularly buying large numbers of sheet piles. These sections are needed for cofferdams in particular, but also many other projects. The last two deliveries alone added up to about 1500 sheet piles.” New branches worldwide: ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik is expanding Growth continues to be an important factor for the company. The consequence is further expansion of the sales network. One example is Kiev. The old office in the Ukrainian capital has now been upgraded in a legal sense to a registered company location. This means that sales activities in the Ukraine and Belarus can be expanded; the potential market for sales is growing. Alexei Kliver, manager of the Ukraine Branch tells us: “The goal is to establish our TKL sheet pile in this market and also offer the anchor systems together with the necessary machinery.” The Ischebeck company has granted ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik exclusive sales rights for the Ukraine. Furthermore, new branches and offices are being set up in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and Abu Dhabi, UAE. Both of these locations have storage facilities to guarantee a fast, flexible response to enquiries for sheet piles from local construction sites. ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik Magazine | 2 | 2013 30 fairs / dates / in brief Reviews CTT Construction Equipment & Technologies international trade fair ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik had a stand at the CTT in Moscow in June 2013 where staff provided information about system services and new products. The CTT is the leading event for the construction industry in Russia and Eastern Europe. This fair provides a comprehensive range of innovative and technologically advanced construction plant and technologies. It is aimed at industry, dealers and service providers in the construction and construction materials industry and especially at purchasing managers. With its international flavour, the CTT provides access to the markets in Russia and Eastern Europe and also serves as a business platform for exchanging information and networking. Intertransport Odessa ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik was also present in Odessa at the Intertransport fair and made numerous new contacts and strengthened existing ones. German Dams Symposium, Magdeburg The theme of this year’s symposium was “Dams Safeguard the Future”. This motif took into account the challenges brought about by changes in the German government’s energy policy and climate change. Both these developments focus attention on the importance of dams and their construction. ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik was present to provide information on flood defences and sheet pile systems and had many interesting talks with delegates. Save the date VDBUM (Building, Environment & Machinery Association) Germany, Kassel, 19–22 February 2014 Conexpo USA, Las Vegas, 4–8 March 2014 Dresden Hydraulic Engineering Colloquium Germany, Dresden, 13–14 March 2014 SIZ (Steel Information Centre) Germany, Hannover, 12 December 2013 CREDITS Published by ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik GmbH, Hollestr. 7a, 45127 Essen, Germany www.thyssenkrupp-bautechnik.com Editor Nicole Becker, ThyssenKrupp Business Services, [email protected] Photos Unless otherwise stated, ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik GmbH pages 2, 3: Antje Schmied page 6: Nico König page 7: dpa; MDR Doreen Jonas page 18: dpa page 21: rianovosti pages 22, 23: Shutterstock, iStockphoto Contributors to this issue Nicole Becker, Gerd Bittner, Dr. Markus Hagemeister, Dipl.-Ing. Robert Haupt, Dipl.-Ing. Frank Himpel, Dipl.-Ing. Winfried Just, Wolfgang Kessler, Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Kruse, Wolfgang Lottes, Dipl.-Ing. Guido Rautenberg, Stefan Reimann, Sigfried Steins DIE BAUTECHNIK is issued in German and English. Reproduction is only permitted with the publisher’s consent. This also applies to inclusion in electronic databases and copying onto CD-ROM. fairs / dates / in brief 31 ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik Magazine | 2 | 2013 ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik GmbH Hollestr. 7a · 45127 Essen · Germany Tel: +49 201 844-562313 · Fax: +49 201 844-562333 www.thyssenkrupp-bautechnik.com · [email protected]