PROF. DIPL.-ING. H. QUICK INGENIEURE UND GEOLOGEN GMBH ...

PROF. DIPL.-ING. H. QUICK 

INGENIEURE UND GEOLOGEN GMBH 

DARMSTADT • MUNICH 

D-64295 DARMSTADT 

GROSS-GERAUER-WEG 1 

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FEASIBILITY STUDIES 

EXPERTISE · SOIL REPORT 

FOUNDATION DESIGN 

ANALYTICAL - NUMERICAL CALCULATION 

APPROVAL ENGINEERING 

COURT EXPERTISE 

SUPERVISION 

CONTRACT AND CLAIM MANAGEMENT 

RISK MANAGEMENT 

GEOTECHNICS 

SOIL AND ROCK MECHANICS 

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY 

HYDROGEOLOGY 

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY 

GEOTHERMICS 

HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS 

HIGH SPEED RAILWAY LINES 

TUNNELS 

BRIDGES 

PITS 

CUTS · DAMS 

SPORT ARENAS 

LANDFILLS 

DECONTAMINATION OF SITES 

REHABILITATION OF BUILDINGS 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: 

PROF. DIPL.-ING. HUBERT QUICK 

PUBLICLY APPOINTED 

AND SWORN EXPERT 

MANAGING DIRECTOR: 

DR. RER. NAT. JOACHIM MICHAEL 

GEOTECHNICAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT 

CONSULTANT / CHECKING ENGINEER: 

DIPL.-ING. WOLFHARD ROMBERG 

SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANTS: 

UNIV. PROF. DR.-ING. ULVI ARSLAN 

PROF. DR. HELMUT PRINZ

PROF. DIPL.-ING. H. QUICK • INGENIEURE UND GEOLOGEN GMBH 

� DELEGATION JOURNEYS 

Journey of the German Chancellor Dr. Gerhard Schröder 

Kingd. of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) 

27 th February until 5 th Chancellor (Germany) 

Prof. Hubert Quick 

Dr. Gerhard Schröder 

March 2005 


Journey of the Federal Minister for economics and technology Dr. Karl-Theodor 

Freiherr zu Guttenberg, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 

9 th until 11 th May 2009 

Prime Minister (Qatar) 

H.H. Sheikh Abdulla 

Prof. Hubert Quick Bin Khalifa Al Thani 

Journey of the Bavarian Minister Dr. Otto Wiesheu 

Qatar, 20 th until 23 rd November 2004 

Federal Minister of Eco- 

nomics and Technology 

(Germany) Michael Glos 

Federal Minister of 

Economics and Technology 

Dr. Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg Prof. Hubert Quick 

Bavarian Minister 

Dr. Otto Wiesheu 

Minister of Economy 

and Planning (U.A.E.) 

H.H. Sheikha Lubna 

Journey of the Federal Minister for economics and technology Michael Glos 

United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), 5 th until 7 th May 2006 

Minister President 

Roland Koch 

Journey of the Hessian Minister president Roland Koch 

United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), 11 th until 14 th November 2005 

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 30 th April until 4 th May 2009 


Prof. H. Quick 

Vice-Chancellor and Federal 

Minister for economics and 

technology (Germany) 

Dr. Philipp Rösler 

Journey of the Federal Minister for economics and technology Dr. Philipp Rösler 

Qatar, Egypt, 7 th until 9 th December 2011


� PRESENTATION / QUALIFICATION 

The office Prof. Dipl.-Ing. H. Quick Ingenieure und Geologen GmbH provides expertise and consultancy 

as follows: 

• Geotechnical and tunnelling feasibility studies 

• Concept, tender and allocation of ground investigations 

• Supervision of ground investigations 

• Ground and foundation reports, tunnelling reports 

• Geological and hydrogeological reports 

• Geotechnical, geological, geophysical, hydrogeological and tunnelling consultancy 

• Design and numerical simulations of foundations, building pits and tunnels 

• Numerical deformation simulations 

• Supervision and documentation of geotechnical works 

• Concept of monitoring programmes incl. evaluation 

• Comprehensive evaluation of displacements 

• Geoenvironmental reports 

• Structural fabric reports 

• Groundwater management 

• Concept of the dewatering 

• Consultancy, calculations and design for the use of geothermal energy 

• Geotechnical and tunnelling risk and contract / claim management 

• Geotechnical and tunnelling approval of the execution planning and for authorities 

• Expertise for court and court of arbitration 

• Research 

Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Hubert Quick is an Honorary Professor at Technical University of Darmstadt and 

teaches the class: foundation of high-rise buildings. 

Dr. rer. nat. Michael carried out his doctoral thesis at the Philipps-University Marburg with the main 

topics rockmechanics and tunnelling and is the office’s confidential clerk. 

Dipl.-Ing. Wolhard Romberg supports our office as a geotechnical consultant and checking engineer 

and is responsible for the geotechnical quality management. Mr. Romberg looks back on 40 years of 

experience in Germany and abroad. 

Further scientific advice is given by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Arslan, Ordinary Professor for Geotechnics at the 

Technical University of Darmstadt and by Prof. Dr. Prinz, lecturer for Rockmechanics and Tunnelling 

at the University of Zittau / Görlitz (FH). 

Prof. Quick conducts approval works for German Authorities and for the Federal Railway Office in 

the fields of Earthworks and Ground Engineering, Rock Mechanics and Tunnelling as well as Environmental 

Engineering. He is publicly appointed and sworn expert of the Chamber of Commerce for 

Earthworks, Foundation Engineering, Soil- and Rock Mechanics. 

In the ISSMGE Prof. Quick is active member in the 

• Technical Committee 28: “Underground Construction in Soft Ground” 

• Technical Committee 19: “Preservation of Historic Sites” 

World-wide consultancy activities of Prof. Quick are provided e. g. in China, South Korea, Thailand, 

United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Jordan, Iran, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, 

Vietnam, India, Ukraine, Russia, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Poland.


� TRANSRAPID (MAGLEV) 

Munich 

central station 

airport 

Location Munich central station – Munich airport 

Route length 37.4 km 

Time of construction - 

Tasks Geotechnical feasibility study 

Concept, tender and allocation of the ground investigation 

Supervision of the ground investigation 

Ground and foundation report 

Geoenvironmental report 

Design and numerical simulations of the foundations 

Geotechnical and tunnelling risk management


� DISTRICT OF PARLIAMENT AND GOVERNMENT IN BERLIN 

“Reichstag“-building (House of parliament) 

Design Foster + Partners, United Kingdom 

1926 

fine-mediumsand 

loose-medium dense 

sand, gravelly 

medium dense 

sand, gravelly/ 

gravel, sandy 

dense 

1999 

Location Berlin, Germany 

Height of building 53 m 

Foundation area of the dome Combined Pile-Raft Foundation (CPRF) 

Length / Diameter of the bored piles 15 - 25 m / 0.9 – 1.5 m 

Foundation of the edge towers existing foundation on timber piles 

Time of construction 1995 - 1999 

Tasks Geotechnical feasibility study of the new foundation 



Supervision and documentation of the geotechnical work 


Design and numerical simulations of the foundation and the 

building pit 

Groundwater management


� DISTRICT OF PARLIAMENT AND GOVERNMENT IN BERLIN 

Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-House 

Federal government’s 

press and information 

office 

Children day care centre 

Paul-Löbe-House 

Jakob-Kaiser-House 

Chancellor’s office 

Paul-Löbe-House and Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-House 

Design Stephan Braunfels, Germany 

Chancellor’s office Federal government’s press and information office 

Design Schultes Frank Architekten, Germany Design Nalbach und Nalbach, Germany 

Jakob-Kaiser-House Children day care centre 

Design Gerkan, Marg & Partner (gmp), Germany Design Gustav Peichl, Austria 


Tasks Concept, tender and allocation of the ground investigation 



Design and numerical simulations of the foundation and the building pit 




� LEHRTER STADTQUARTIER 

Office and business buildings • Berlin, Germany 

MK 9 Office Building 

„Cube“ 

Main 

station 

MK 8 MK 9 MK 3-7 

MK 4 InterCityHotel MK 3 Hotel Meininger 

MK 8 Tower 


Development 9 buildings (MK 1 to MK 9) 

Height of building MK 8 150 m 

Tasks Geotechnical consultancy 


Design and numerical simulations of the foundation and 

the building pit


� EUROPAVIERTEL 

Residential, office and business buildings • Frankfurt/Main, Germany 

Europa-Allee 

South 2 

South 1 

Europa-Allee 

North 4 · Hotel Meininger 

North 1 

Location Frankfurt/Main, Germany 

Development 11 project sites incl. the Europa-Boulevard 





Design and numerical simulations of the foundation and the building pit 

Concept of the dewatering


� HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS AND PITS 

Frankfurt/Main • Skyline Plaza 



Foundation Raft Foundation / Combined-Pile-Raft Foundation (CPRF) 

Length / Diameter of the bored piles 20-30 m / 1.2 m 

Time of construction 2009 - 



Design and numerical simulations of the foundation 

Design oft the building pit 

Concept of monitoring programmes incl. Evaluation 

Supervision and documentation of geotechnical works 

Geoenvironmental reports



Frankfurt/Main • kap europa - Kongresshaus 

Design ECE Projektmanagement GmbH & Co. KG, Germany 

kap europa 



Foundation Strip foundation 

Fläche 3.300 m² 

Time of construction since 2012 



Design and numerical simulation of foundation and building pit 

Concept of the dewatering 

Supervision



Doha, Qatar • QIPCO Office Tower 

Design JSK - SIAT, Germany / Qatar 

QIPCO Office Tower 

Location Doha, Qatar 


Foundation of high-rise building Combined-Pile-Raft Foundation (CPRF) 

Length / Diameter of the bored piles 40 x 28 m / 1.2 m and 39 x 24 m / 1.2 m 

Thickness of the raft 4.0 m 




Design and numerical simulations of the foundation

PROF. DIPL.-ING. H. QUICK � INGENIEURE UND GEOLOGEN GMBH 

��INTELLIGENT AND VALUE ENGINEERING ► INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS 

��Combined pile-raft foundation 

transfers loads by raft and by piles into the ground 

► saves construction costs in comparison to a pile foundation 

► reduction of piles - up to 70 % 

► reduction of construction time - up to 70 % 

Combined pile-raft foundation pile foundation 

action 

reaction 

raft 

amount of piles: 79 

reduction of 65 % 

piles 

plan view 

with pile location 

action 

reaction 

amount of piles: 225 

piles



Frankfurt/Main • Millenniumtower 

Design Albert Speer & Partner, Germany 

Messeturm 

Millenniumtower 

Millenniumtower 


Height of building approx. 350 m 

Foundation of high-rise building Combined-Pile-Raft Foundation (CPRF) (planned) 


Geotechnical consultancy



Frankfurt/Main • Tower 185 

Design Christoph Mäckler, Germany 

Tower 185 

Tower 185 




Length / Diameter of the bored piles 50 m / 1.50 m 


Foundation of low-rise building Raft Foundation 





building pit 

Concept of monitoring programmes 

Supervision and documentation of geotechnical works 




Frankfurt/Main • Main Tower 

Design Schweger + Partner, Germany 

Equipment of the energy pile 

return flow 

bored pile 

flow 

reinforcement 

heat exchanger 

fit on the 

reinforcement 




Length / Diameter of the bored piles 15 - 30 m / 1.5 m 

Thickness of the raft 3.0 – 3.8 m 

Foundation of low-rise building Combined-Pile-Raft Foundation (CPRF) 






building pit 



Concept of the monitoring programme incl. evaluation 

Consultancy, calculations and design for the use of geothermal 

energy



Frankfurt/Main • Commerzbank 

Design Foster + Partners, United Kingdom 



Foundation of high-rise building Pile Foundation 

Length / Diameter of the bored piles 38 - 46 m / 1.8 m (1.5 m) 







the building pit 



Concept of the monitoring programme incl. evaluation



Frankfurt/Main • Campanile 

Design JSK Architekten, Germany 

Campanile 

Campanile 



Foundation of high-rise building Raft Foundation (planned) 

Thickness of the raft 4,5 m (planned) 


Geotechnical report 

Foundation report 




Frankfurt/Main • Ordnungsamt 

Design Meixner · Schlüter · Wendt, Germany 


Height of building 6 floors 

Building area 9.328m² 




Geothermal method Field of borehole heat exchangers (BHE) 

Number / Length of the BHE 110 BHE / 85 m 











energy



Berlin • Sony Center 

Design Murphy / Jahn, USA 







Tasks Ground and foundation report 


and the building pit 


Concept of the monitoring programme incl. evaluation



Berlin • Total-Tower 

Design Barkow Leibinger, Germany 

Total-Tower 




Length / Diameter of the bored piles 17 m / 1.10 - 1.20 m 






building pit



Munich • Süddeutscher Verlag 

Design Gewers, Kühn + Kühn, Germany 

use of geothermal energy by energy piles 

Location Munich, Germany 



Length / Diameter of the bored piles approx. 20 - 25 m / 1.5 m 

Thickness of the raft approx. 2.5 m 

Foundation of low-rise building Raft foundation 





Geoenvironmental report 






energy 

100 m



Doha, Qatar • Al Quds Tower 

Design Arab Engineering Bureau (AEB), Qatar 

Location Doha, Qatar 


Foundation of high-rise building Pile Foundation 




Tasks Geotechnical feasibility study of the foundation 

Geotechnical consultancy 

Numerical simulations of the foundation



Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates • Landmark Tower 

Design Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects, USA 

Landmark Tower 

Location Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 


Foundation of high-rise building Piled-Raft Foundation 


Thickness of the raft 4 m 


Tasks Design and numerical simulations of the foundation



Dubai, United Arab Emirates • Jumeirah Gardens, EP 09 Tower 

Design Smith + Gill, USA 

Dubai 

EP 09 Tower 

Jumeirah Gardens 

EP 09 Tower 

EP 09 Tower 

Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates 

Height of high-rise buildings 130 – 150 m (6 Tower) 


Thickness of the raft approx. 3.0 m (planned) 

Time of construction (planned) 

Tasks Geotechnical report building pit 

Geotechnical, geological and hydrogeological consultancy



Dubai, United Arab Emirates • Momema, Museum of Middle Eastern Modern Art 

Design UNStudio, The Netherlands 

Dubai Creek 

Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates 


Foundation of the building Raft Foundation 


Tasks Feasibility study of foundation and building pit



Amman, Jordan • Limitless Towers 

Design Werner Sobek, Germany 

Limitless Towers 

Amman 

Location Amman, Jordan 


Foundation of high-rise building Raft Foundation (planned) 

Thickness of the raft 4.0 m (planned) 

Time of construction - 

Tasks Geotechnical feasibility study of the foundation 

Geotechnical consultancy 

Numerical simulations of the foundation



Kiev, Ukraine • Pobedy Prospekt Komplex 


Kiev 

Pobedy Prospekt Komplex 

Location Kiev, Ukraine 

Height of high-rise buildings 230 m (2 Towers) 


Length / Diameter of the bored piles 35 m – 45 m / 1.3 m - 1.5 m (planned) 

Thickness of the raft 2.5 m – 4.0 m (planned) 


Tasks Geotechnical, geological and hydrogeological consultancy 



� SPECIAL PROJECTS 

Al Ain, U.A.E. • Jebel Hafeet – Glacier: Ski Dome, Mountain Villas and Golf Course 

Design PNYG-VA, United Arab Emirates 

Peak Hotel 

Location Al Ain, United Arab Emirates 

Description Longest ski hall of the world, approx. 5 km ski piste, FIS-ski jump, slalom, 

halfpipe etc., 350 new villas and 4 hotels 

Time of construction Under planning 


Geotechnical, geological, geophysical and hydrogeological consultancy 

Geotechnical risk management 

Consultancy, calculations and design for the use of geothermal energy 

Supervision of the soil investigation 

Geological and hydrogeological report



Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates • Abu Dhabi Ridge – Falcon Lagoon 

Creation of a 2000 m artificial mountain ridge 

Design 3V-Design / Schrödel Engineering, Germany / Australia 


Description 2000 meter high artificial mountain ridge 

Abu Dhabi 

Cities with official buildings, universities and schools, residential buildings, 

winter and summer sport arenas, lakes and lagoons, airport, railway lines 

Energy supply Solar / wind / geothermal energy 



Geotechnical, geological and hydrogeological consultancy 

Consultancy, calculations and design for the use of geothermal energy 

,



Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates • Water Falcon 


Abu Dhabi 

3 possible locations 


Description Creation of a new City with official buildings, residential buildings, hotels, 

luxury and high quality housing, business center, shopping malls, parks, 

beaches and water canals 


Tasks Geotechnical, geological and hydrogeological consultancy 

,


� SPORT ARENAS 

Munich • Allianz-Arena 

Design Herzog & de Meuron, Switzerland 

Location Munich, Germany 

Height of the arena 50 m 

Dimensioning 258 x 227 m 

Capacity 66,000 






Supervision and documentation of the geotechnical work



Frankfurt/Main • Commerzbank Arena 

Design Gerkan, Marg und Partner (gmp), Germany 











Geoenvironmental and structural fabric report



Cologne • RheinEnergieStadion 

Design Gerkan, Marg und Partner (gmp), Germany 

Location Cologne, Germany 










Geoenvironmental and structural fabric report



Tashkent, Uzbekistan • Sport Park „Bunjodkor“ 

Design Gerkan, Marg und Partner (gmp) & Werner Sobek, Germany 

Location Tashkent, Uzbekistan 

Height of the stadium 34 m 

Dimensioning of the stadium 218 x 181 m 



Tasks Ground and foundation report 

Geotechnical and geological consultancy 



� 

Stadium 

Sport school


� INFRASTRUCTURE 

Arabian peninsula 

Cairo 

Nicosia 

Beirut 

Jerusalem 

Asmara 

Amman 

Damaskus 

Jeddah 

1 

Riyadh 

Jubail 

Dammam Manama 

4 Port Saqre 

Doha Dubai 

Hufuf 

3 

Abu Dhabi Khor Fakkan 

Sanaa 

Baghdad 

Kuwait 

Haradh 

Teheran 

Ruwais 

Landbridge Project, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 

Riyadh Jeddah 

2 

Muscat 

Asgabat 

1 

2 

3 

4 

Landbridge Project 

Riyadh - Jeddah, Dammam - Jubail 

U.A.E. Rail Project 

Ruwais - Abu Dhabi - Dubai - 

Port Saqr - Fujairah/Khor Fakkan 

Dubai Light Rail Project 

Qatar Integrated Railway Network 

Location Riyadh – Jeddah, Dammam – Jubail 

Length more than 1,000 km 

950 km of new line between Riyadh - Jeddah 

115 km of new line between Dammam - Jubail 

450 km existing Dammam – Riyadh line will be upgraded 

Bridges 293 

Tunnel 1 (planned) 

Tasks Geotechnical, hydrogeological and tunnelling consultancy 

Geotechnical and tunnelling risk management


U.A.E. Rail Project, United Arab Emirates 

Sabkha Igneous rocks (north-east-coast) 

Location Ruwais – Abu Dhabi – Dubai – Port Saqr – Fujairah/Khor Fakkan 

Length 650 km 

Bridges planned 

Tunnel 1 (planned 4.5 km) 


Tasks Geotechnical and tunnelling feasibility study 

Geological and hydrogeological report 

Dubai Light Rail Project, United Arab Emirates 

Location Dubai 

Length 68.6 km 

Bridges - 

Tunnel 2 (total length 11.5 km) 


Tasks Geotechnical and tunnelling risk management


Qatar Integrated Railway Network, Qatar 

West Bay 

Long-distance rail Metro 

Location Qatar 

Length Long-distance rail 325 km / Metro 352 km 

Tunnel Total length approx. 65 km 


Tasks Geotechnical and tunnelling consultancy 

Implementation Plan FIFA-World Cup 2022, Doha 

West Bay 

Doha West Bay


�� HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY LINES, GERMANY 

Cologne 

1 

Mannheim 

3 

Basle 

Frankfurt 

2 

8 

Karlsruhe 

Hannover 

Stuttgart 

Ulm 

4 

6 

Würzburg 

Erfurt 

Augsburg 

Ebensfeld 

Nuremberg 

5 

7 

Ingolstadt 

Munich 

Leipzig 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

Cologne - Rhine / Main 

Rhine / Main - Rhine / Neckar 

Karlsruhe - Basle 

Stuttgart - Ulm - Augsburg 

Nuremberg - Ingolstadt - Munich 

Ebensfeld - Erfurt 

Erfurt - Leipzig/Halle 

Hannover - Würzburg


� HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY LINES, GERMANY 

Services 

� 

Cologne- 

Rhine / Main 

� 

Rhine / Main- 

Rhine / Neckar 

� 

Karlsruhe-Basle 

� 

Stuttgart-Ulm- 

Augsburg 

� 

Nuremberg- 

Ingolstadt- 

Munich 

� 

Ebensfeld-Erfurt 

� 

Erfurt-Leipzig/Halle 

� 

Hannover- 

Würzburg 

• geotechnical, tunnelling, hydrogeological and environmental expertise on the basis of archives 

• preparation of bidding documents for construction works, participation in solicitations and awarding of 

contracts 

• preparation of investigation announcements for the authorities 

• consultancy of the client regarding geophysical investigation methods, Preparation of bidding / tender 

documents, participation in solicitations and awarding of contracts 

• ground and foundation expertises, feasibility studies, preliminary and approval planning incl. structural 

design 

• geotechnical, tunnelling, hydrogeological and environmental consultancy of the client 

• proof of approval and execution plannings incl. numerical analysis 

• controlling of Construction Supervision 

• participation in the geotechnical and tunnelling contract / claim management of the client 

• geotechnical, tunnelling, hydrogeological and environmental expertise on the basis of archives 


contracts 

• preparation of investigation announcements for the authorities 

• carrying out of standard procedures and tender documents for geotechnical consultants related to 

several lots 

• coordination of geotechnical consultants related to several lots 

• preparation of the geotechnical expertise for the entire line 

• collection of historical data, concept for environmental investigation 

• hydrogeological consultancy for the client 

• consultancy of the client regarding geophysical investigation methods, Preparation of bidding / tender 

documents, participation in solicitations and awarding of contracts 

• cooperation with the client for the preparation of bidding documents for construction works, participation 

in solicitations and awarding of contracts 

• investigation programme and supervision of investigation 

• expert monitoring of the ground investigation 

• preparation of the geotechnical, tunnelling, hydrogeological and environmental expertise for the entire 

line 

• preparation of construction related ground and foundation expertise 

• geotechnical, tunnelling, hydrogeological and environmental consultancy of the client, 

• working out of a geotechnical, tunnelling, hydrogeological, vibrancy related and architectural conservation 

of evidence programme 

• coordination of all measures for conservation of evidence 

• geotechnical numerical considerations regarding the stability of the landslides Bad Bellingen, Schliengener 

Weinberg and for the portal zone North of the Katzenbergtunnel 

• supervision of ground investigation 

• time and cost control management 

• contract / claim management 

• safety and health coordination according to German Standard 

• geotechnical and tunnelling consultancy of the client, i.e.: 

• cooperation in working group „Karst“ 

• geotechnical supervision of geophysical investigations 

• numerical considerations regarding the stability of slopes / cuts in kartsic terrain 

• geotechnical documentation, recommendations for a economical optimized construction of cuts in soil 

• feasibility study for the tunnel E2 

• consultancy for the tunnel construction “Tunnel Euerwang“ 

• stability considerations (Finite-Element-Method), analysis of the scenario „failure deep de-watering 

Auer Berg” 

• concept for monitoring according EC 7 

• cooperation in contract / claim management with the client 

• ground and foundation expertise, feasibility study, preliminary and approval planning (incl. compressed-air 

driving concept, freezing of the ground, proof of alternative studies from technical and economical 

point of view, concept and evaluation of pile-load-testings, preparation of documents regarding 

the exposure with water for the authorities, conservation of evidence “Tunnel Offenbau 

• numerical considerations regarding the stability of cuts 

• preliminary planning 

• geotechnical consultant 

• claim management 

• approval of the executive planning 

• concept, tender and allocation of the soil investigation 

• supervision of the soil investigation 

• preparation geotechnical, tunneling, hydrogeological and rock mechanical expertise 


contracts 

• planning, supervision and evaluation of insitu test 

• preparation of the preliminary, approval and executive planning 

• continuous evaluation of the monitoring (tunnels) 

• determination of the measure of the temporary supports during tunnel driving 

• geotechnical and tunneling consultancy and supervision during construction


� HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY LINES 

Cologne - Rhine/Main 

Lahntalbrücke 

Cologne 

Wallbachtalbrücke 

Frankfurt 

Cologne Frankfurt 

Location DB New High-Speed Railway Line Cologne - Rhine/Main, Germany 

Length 177 km 

Bridges 18 

Tunnel 30 




Ground and tunnelling report 

Geotechnical and tunnelling consultancy 


Concept of monitoring programmes incl. evaluation 

Geotechnical and tunnelling approval of the execution planning 

Geotechnical and tunnelling risk and contract management 

Comprehensive evaluation of displacements


� HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY LINES 

Nuremberg – Ingolstadt – Munich 

Location DB New High-Speed Railway Line Nuremberg – Ingolstadt - Munich, 

Germany 

Length 171 km 

Bridges 7 

Tunnel 9 


Tasks Concept, tender and allocation of the ground investigation in consideration 

of “Karst” 


Numerical simulations for the proof of the ultimate and serviceability limit 

state 



Geotechnical and tunnelling risk and contract management 

Concept of monitoring programmes incl. evaluation


� TUNNEL 

Brenner Basetunnel, Investigation Tunnel Aicha · Italy 

Investigation Tunnel 

Innsbruck 

Brenner Basetunnel 

Bolzano 

Location Franzensfeste, Italy · Extension Line Munich – Verona 

Length of tunnel Investigation Tunnel approx. 10 km, Brenner Basetunnel approx. 52 km 

Tunnelling method Conventional and mechaniced 

Time of construction 2008 – 2012 (Investigation Tunnel) 


Supervision and documentation of the geotechnical work


� TUNNEL 

Brenner Basetunnel, Investigation Tunnel Periadriatic Seam · Italy 

Conjunction Area 

Investigation 

Tunnel 

Tunnel 

West 

Innsbruck 

Brenner Basetunnel 

Crosscut 48/2(2) Typ 2, 

L = 87 m 

Connection to 


L = 420 m 

Connection to 



Periadriatic Seam 


Periadriatic Seam 

assembly TBM 

Entrance Tunnel 

Mauls 

Conjunction Area 

Access Shaft 

Crosscut to Investigation Tunnel 

Crosscut 48/3(2) Typ 2, 

L = 59 m 

Mauls Section B 

L = 75 m 

Mauls Section A 

L = 172 m 

Entrance Tunnel Mauls 

L = 1607 m 

Investigation- 

Tunnel Aicha 

Logistic Section 

L = 148 m 

TBM assembly Cavern for 

Investigation Tunnel L = 35 m 

Connection Tunnel 

L = 41 m 

TBM assembly Caverns 

for Main Tunnel 

Gleis 1 und 2 L = 180 m 

Logistic Carvern 

L = 40 m 

Bolzano 


Aicha 

Location Franzensfeste, Italy · Extension Line Munich – Verona 

Length of tunnel Investigation Tunnel 529 m + approx. 1325 m, Brenner Basetunnel 52 km 

Tunnelling method Universell 

Time of construction 2012 - (Investigation Tunnel) 


Determination of excavation classes 


Geotechnical and tunnelling riskmanagement 

Daily risk assessment and report 

Weekly reports on geotechnical and tunnelling data 

Tunnel 

East


� TUNNEL 

Khojak-Tunnel, rehabilitation / dualization (road and railway) of an existing tunnel Pakistan 

Chaman 

Khojak-Tunnel 

No. 18 3.920 m 

Shela Bagh 

Location Province Belutschistan, Quetta, Chaman, Pakistan 

Length of tunnel 3920 m 

Diameter min. 8.0 m (planning) 

Tasks Assessment of possible rehabilitation measures on the basis of geotechnical 

and tunnelling archive documents and a site inspection 

Tunnelling consultancy


� TUNNEL 

Dubai Light Rail Project · United Arab Emirates 

DMD 

Station Al Ras 

10.00 Creek 

0.00 

-10.00 

-20.00 

-30.00 

-40.00 

-50.00 

-60.00 

Tunnel 6800 m 

weak rocks 

Green Line 

upper silty sand 

lower silty sand 

Tunnel 4700 m 

Dubai Creek 

calcisiltite 

TBM, Dubai 

Station Al Ghubaiba 

Location Dubai, UAE 

Length of tunnel 2 tunnel, total length 11.5 km 

Section 78 m² 

Diameter 9.90 m 

Tunnelling method Shield tunnelling with liquid and/or earth supported face 


Tasks Geotechnical and tunnelling risk management 

conglomerate


� TUNNEL 

Extension of the Metro Tehran, Line 3 · Iran 

Line 3 

Location Tehran, Iran 

Total length 36 km 

Total length of tunnels 24 km 

Tunnelling method Shield and universal tunnelling and cut-and-cover method for the underground 

stations 


Tasks Geotechnical and tunnelling consultancy


� TUNNEL 

Frankfurt 21 

m.a.s.l. 

140.00 

120.00 

100.00 

80.00 

60.00 

40.00 

m.a.s.l. 

140.00 

120.00 

100.00 

80.00 

60.00 

40.00 

20.00 

0.00 

Frankfurt 

Main Station 

Frankfurt Clay 

Limestone Bed 

Subway 

Frankfurt limestone 

Frankfurt Clay 

Tunnel City North 

Main 

North Main Station 

Subway 

Subway 

Frankfurt Limestone 

Tertiary marl 


Length of tunnel Tunnel City North 2 x 3,130 m 

Tunnelling method 

Tunnel City South 2 x 1,770 m 

Shield driving / Earth supported face (planning) 

Section 4 Single-tracked 

Time of construction Planning 




Ground and foundation report, tunnelling report 

gw 

South


� TUNNEL 

Tunnel Frankfurter Kreuz 

fill 

sand 

sand/gravel 

sand 

final concrete 

lining 

sand 

silt/clay 

sand 

silt/clay 

final lining 

track level 

II 

II 

overall 

cross 

section 

shotcrete 

initial lining 

excavation/bench/invert 

invert 

ground surface 

(BAB A3) 

backfill concrete 

"Sägezahn" 

bench 

jet grouted floor cover 

top heading cross section 

top heading 

support core 

transverse bulkhead 

I 

embankment BAB A3 

jet grouted roof cover 

I 

jet grouted 

face columns 

7 m 

gw 

top heading support 

core 

gw 

quaternary 

(pleistocene) 

tertiary 

(pliocene) 

15 m 

6 m 

embankment BAB A3 

quarternary 

(pleistocene) 

tertiary 

(pliocene) 

shotcrete 

initial lining 

final concrete 

lining 

track level 

bench 

jet grouted 

floor cover 

II I 

invert 

II I 

ground surface 

(BAB A3) 

jet grouted roof cover 

jet grouted 

face columns 

Location DB New High-Speed Railway Line Cologne-Rhine/Main, Germany 

Length of tunnel 1,886 m 

Tunnelling method Shotcrete tunnelling with partial drivings (282m) 

Section Double-tracked 

150 m² (full section) 





Ground and foundation report, tunnelling report 



Geotechnical and tunnelling contract and claim management


� TUNNEL 

Subway Tunnel U5 

start shaft 

m.a.s.l. 

jet grouted block 

35 

30 

25 

20 

15 

10 

5 

North 

track 1 

stones and 

blocks 

shield driving [m] 

100 

150 

start shaft 

U5 

200 

filling 

upper sand 

valley sand 

track level 

melting water sand 

Brandenburger 

Tor 

planned subway tunnel 

jet grouted block 

250 300 

350 400 

450 500 550 


Length of tunnel Tunnel 1 480 m 

Tunnel 2 498 m 

Tunnelling method Shield driving (liquid-supported face by means of a mix-shield 

machine) 

Section 2 Single-tracked 





Geotechnical and tunnelling contract and claim management 

East 

target


� TUNNEL 

U55 Shuttle, subway station Brandenburger Tor 

filling 

subway station, "Unter den Linden" 

valley sand 

boulder clay/ 

stones and blocks 

valley sand / melting water sand 

26 

27 

25 

28 

24 

29 

4 

5 

23 

3 

30 

6 

gw -2.00 m 

steel column 

2 

7 

Shotcrete initial lining 

1 

8 

22.0 m 

gallery south gallery north 

centre gallery 

14 

9 

22 

15 

13 

10 

12 

11 

21 

16 

20 

17 

frozen body 

19 

18 

10.4 m 

Microtunnel Ø 1.636 m 


Length of tunnel 90 m (subway station “Brandenburger Tor”) 

Tunnelling method Universal driving protected by frozen ground technology 

(30 Microtunnel, ø1.62 m) 



Geotechnical and tunnelling contract management 

Numerical deformation simulations 

No. 76


� TUNNEL 

New S-Bahn S21 Berlin • Westhafen – Central Station 

S21 

Total-Tower 


Length of tunnel and trough 610 m / 190 m 

Tunnelling method Open cut construction 


Tasks Geotechnical and tunnelling approval of the execution planning 

for the Federal Railway Authority 

S21


� TUNNEL 

Stuttgart 21 • PFA 1.1 Undercrossing with Central Station 

Origin: Aldinger & Wolf 

Location Stuttgart, Germany 

Length PFA 1.1 approx. 900 m 

Foundation Open cut construction (Raft Foundation/Pile Foundation) 


Tasks 

Geotechnical approval of the execution planning 

Supervision - documentation of geotechnical works 


Checking of plans 

Undercrossing 

Building of Infrastructure 

Origine: dpa


� TUNNEL 

Lohbergtunnel 

Location Mühltal, Germany 

Length of tunnel 1080 m 

Section 86.6 m² 

Diameter 10.5 m 

Tunnelling method Shotcrete tunnelling with partial drivings 

Time of construction 2003 – 2007 

Tasks Supervision and documentation of the geotechnical work and of the face 


Geotechnical and tunnelling contract management 

Geoenvironmental report (Asbestos)


� TUNNEL 

Siegauentunnel 

m.a.s.l. 

55 

50 

45 

40 

35 

highway A560 

door frame slab method 

compressed-air 

driving (170 m) 

curch 

churchyard 

community centre 

driving section 

170 m compressed-air driving 

pilot tunnel 

shotcrete tunnelling with 

side wall drifts (200 m) open cut 

North South 

station 390 Tertiary basement clay 

Tertiary 

channel filling Quaternary 

station 220 

clay 

sand and silt 

surface 

Quaternary 

gw 

Tertiary 

13 m 

jet grouted 

column Ø1.30 m 

core 

12.45 m 

pilot tunnel 

side wall side wall 

shotcrete 

bench/invert 

profile 

Location DB New High-Speed Railway Line Cologne-Rhine/Main, Germany 


Tunnelling method Open cut, shotcrete tunnelling with sidewall drifts (200m), compressed-air 

driving (170 m), door frame slab method 

Section Double-tracked, 156 m² (full section) 





Geotechnical and tunnelling contract and claim management 

7 m 

3.4 m 

3.5 m 

20 m


� TUNNEL 

New Tunnel Mainz 

North 

Mainz main station 

concrete 

inner 

lining 

fill 

clay, silt, marl 

shotcrete lining 

excavation 

bench/invert 

max. 120 m 

fill 

limestone bed 


limestone bed 

Mainz centre 

~30 m 

top heading 

~50 m 

1-1.5 m 

1.292m 

fill 

sidewall drift 

1-1.5 m 

fill 


sidewall 

drift 

top 

heading 

bench/ 

invert 

South 

Mannheim 

North South East 

West 

sidewall 

drift 

bolting 

gw fill fill gw 

Location DB Extension Line Mainz-Mannheim, Germany 


Tunnelling method Shotcrete tunnelling with sidewall drifts 

Section Double-tracked 


Time of construction 1998 – 2001 

Tasks Geotechnical and tunnelling approval for the German Railway Authority


� ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICS 

Construction of disposals 

Disposal Flotzgrün / Speyer, Germany Waste disposal Aßlar, Germany 

Base sealing, disposal Flotzgrün / Speyer, Germany Remediation of a contaminated site, Germany 

Base sealing, disposal Nieder-Ofleiden, Germany Waste disposal Heßheim, Germany 

Tasks Determination of required investigation 

Coordination of environmental investigation, sampling and supervision of field 

works 

Planning and supervision of disposal remediations 

Planning and supervision of new disposals and sealing systems 


Geotechnical and environmental consultancy 

Geotechnical approval 

Stability considerations 

Geotechnical and geoenvironmental reports



Abandoned sites, Contamination • Ground / Soilgas / Groundwater 

Tasks Study and evaluation of existing archive documents 

Historical research 

Geoenvironmental impact assessment 

Determination of required investigation / chemical-analytical parameters 

Coordination of concepts for remedation, sampling 

Preperation of concepts for remediation and disposal 

Planning and supervision of remediation (ground, soilgas, groundwater) 

Classification of waste and assessment according to national regulations 

Geoenvironmental reports



Building demolition / reconstruction / remediation and modification 

Tasks Evaluation / compilation of existing structural fabric and harmful substances 

Estimation of volume and mass 

Organisation of site works 

Evaluation of the risk potential concerning the waste 

Classification of waste 

Setting up programmes for the waste disposal 

Working out solicitations for the demolition and disposal 

Tender and allocation of the demolition works 

Supervision of the demolition, consulting during demolition 

Documentation and final conclusion


� USE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY 

Deep geothermal energy 

Geothermal power plant unit Drilling rig for deep boreholes 

Electricity production with geothermal power plants 

Engineering services Concepts and feasibility studies for the construction of geothermal power 

plants 

Assessment of location 

Planning, supervision and evaluation of geothermal investigation works 

Accompanation during conceptual design phase of geothermal plant 

Geothermal expertise 

Geothermal and geotechnical risk assessment study 

Research



Shallow geothermal systems 

Horizontal heat exchangers 

• Fluid circulates within a closed tube systems 

• Located 0.2 m below local frost penetration depth 

• Undeveloped area required 

Heat exchanger tubes 

• Fluid circulates within a closed tube systems 

• Single heat exchanger tubes or assembly 

• Cooling and heating 

Earth affected structures 

• Fluid circulates within closed tube systems in earth 

affected concrete structures such as retaining walls, 

piles, rafts and tunnels 

• Cooling and heating 

energy 

anchor 

energy absorber 

system 

shotcrete 

inner lining 

horizontal 

energy absorber system



Shallow geothermal systems 

raft 

energy 

pile 

foundation pile = energy pile 

Engineering services Geological, geotechnical and hydrogeological expertise 

Planning, tendering and expert monitoring of investigation works (drillings, 

geothermal tests) 

Geothermal consultancy 

Design of shallow geothermal systems 

Expert monitoring during approval procedure of authorities 

Expert documentation 

Effects by using geothermal energy 

► Saves lifetime costs 

► Reduction of energy consumption 

► Environmental-friendly energy 

► Forward-looking thinking 

heat exchanger 

fit on the 

reinforcement 

Prof. Quick and Dr. Michael are active members of working groups concerning shallow and deep geothermal 

energy.


�� GEOTECHNICAL RISK AND CONTRACT / CLAIM MANAGEMENT 

Geotechnical risk management 

�� Evaluation ground and system risks 

�� Realization of risk-simulations 

�� Evaluation of effects of risk concerning the ultimate and serviceability limit state 

�� Continuous comparison of the risk-analysis during execution of projects 

Contract / claim management 

�� Contract preparation and allocation (participation) 

�� Evaluation of solicitations 

�� Evaluation of ground and system risks during construction

PROF. DIPL.-ING. H. QUICK INGENIEURE UND GEOLOGEN GMBH ...

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