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The ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik Customer Magazine | 2 | 2006 |
Lake Phoenix New oasis in the middle of the Ruhrgebiet area
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Successful management trio (from left):
Godehard Drees, Christian Walter, and Tilo Quink
Dear readers,
We would like to welcome you to the current issue of our magazine "diebautechnik" with the quotation:
"Good parents give their children two things - roots and wings." These words originate from none other
than Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. So why this quotation in particular? Because we are including a
report about our commitment in Dortmund. It is there that an erstwhile industrial site covering 30
hectares is being converted to a new urban area which, together with the artificial "Phoenix Lake" at its
centre, will provide an excellent quality of life. What is particular about this project is that this site in the
middle of the Ruhrgebiet area used to belong to ThyssenKrupp and is an outstanding example of
structural change. As a "child" of ThyssenKrupp, we are proud of having been able to contribute to the
success of urban renewal on the very site where we have our roots.
And the "wings"? Well, in this issue of "bautechnik" you'll once again see many examples of how fresh
ideas, commitment and an entrepreneurial spirit are lending us wings for our business to soar on
upward. For example, the work on the largest quay wall building site at the Predoehlkai in the harbour of
Hamburg. Or the extension to the Short Sea Terminal at Bremerhaven, where we can modestly claim to
announce world records. A further uplift to business is being provided by the opening up of Eastern
Europe, for it is there that we see many opportunities. It is also particularly here that economic
development is always making a contribution towards better living conditions for people.
We wish you interesting and entertaining reading!
Godehard Drees Christian Walter Tilo Quink

Contents
Quay wall in the Promised Land
Sheet piling for a giant
project in Haifa
A home match for the
ThyssenKrupp specialists
Shoring up and redeveloping the 385metre
long quay wall in Duisburg
Where containers meet world records
The Short Sea Terminal in Bremerhaven
is being extended
Like a phoenix from the ashes: a blast
furnace plant becomes a residential oasis
Living and working by the large artificially
developed lake in the middle of Dortmund
A lignite opencast mine becomes
a paradise for water tourists
The largest artificial lake district in Europe is
being developed at Lausitz in Brandenburg
Ready for the next generation of
container vessels
Three new berths are being developed at
the Predoehlkai in the Hamburg harbour
Sophisticated but surprisingly simple
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik:
an expert partner in flood protection.
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Quay wall in the Promised Land
Sheet piling for a giant project in Haifa
"We've made it!" Andreas Wieners, ThyssenKrupp
GfT Bautechnik Export Manager, is satisfied.
Together with Project Manager Marc Große-Thie, he
has made a major contribution over recent months
during the construction of a 2.1 kilometre long quay
wall for container vessels in the Israeli Carmel port
of Haifa. Obviously using sheet piling, beams and
mounting technology: a total of 20,000 tonnes of
material, all of which was provided by our company.
50,000 square metres of steel had to be fitted in
place, coated against tidal energy and welded in
accordance with structural requirements. Some of
the work was carried out at the Bremerhaven plant,
prior to shipping to the Promised Land. In the
meantime, four quay sections were finished in Haifa
from both land and water using vibration technology
and deploying two ramming units.
And the customer? Certainly no reason to be
unhappy! The job is done and the results speak for
themselves. "The quality demands made of our
system services were incredibly high. The
cooperation onsite with our customer A. Arenson
Ltd. proved to be a very close, and efficient mutual
partnership," recalls Große-Thie.
Following a special technical recommendation with
pile sections, and PZi 675/12 intermediate panels,
the customer was not only able to save 1,500
tonnes of material compared to the initial quotation,
but it was also possible to perform the ramming
more quickly.
Preliminary planning was suitably complex. "This
order required the ultimate level of project
management. Apart from the procurement and
delivery of classic material, we had to coordinate
the chain of communication between many
suppliers. Apart from manufacturing planning and
materials management for almost 5,000
logistics and financial controlling, and the
documentation", says Wieners.
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik was able to resource
its wealth of experience. Two of the largest maritime
building sites in Europe were - and are being -
designed (as we reported). In the meantime, work
at the container terminal 4 in Bremerhaven has
been concluded and the company is currently
proceeding with a follow-up order for the MOSE
project for flood protection in Venice. �
the new and more economical HOESCH 2606 sheet individual components, there was also the Data and facts
Commissioning builder:
A.Arenson Ltd., Caesarea, Israel
General contractor: Per Aarsleff, Abyhoj, DK
Sheet pile sections:
Main wall - PEINER PSp 1016S, PSp 1000,
PSp 800, PSp 600, PZi 675-12
Anchor wall- HOESCH 2606 in length up to
31.40m
Anchor / bracing belt / accessories
Coating: Humidur ML
Steel quality: S 355 GP and S 430 GP
Weight: 20.000 t
Construction duration: February/March 2006
Additional information:
Andreas Wieners, Marc Große-Thie, Export
Telephone: + 49 (0) 201-188-3975
E-Mail: andreas.wieners@thyssenkrupp.com
The new quay wall at the Carmel Port in Haifa is
2.1 kilometres long.

A home match for the ThyssenKrupp specialists
Shoring up and redeveloping the 385-metre long quay wall in Duisburg
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik in Essen had a type
of 'inside job' to pull off: At southern port of
Walsum in Duisburg, three-hundred and eightyfive
metres of quay 5 had to be secured,
reconstructed and prepared for future challenges.
The existing quay wall on the harbour's eastern
side is a crumbling gravity wall from the
nineteen-twenties, which had already been
'propped-up' once after Krupp sheet piles were
driven into it during the nineteen-fifties as the
harbour basin bed was dredged and deepened.
These sheet piles were clearly suffering from the
ravages of time, which had caused extensive
damage. Closer inspection revealed that urgent
attention was required, since substantial rusted
areas were discovered on the sheet piles and
bracing belts.
Steel from Brazil
The old wharf is, however, earmarked for
major use in the future: ThyssenKrupp Steel
AG in Duisburg plans to use the new slab
warehouse in the near future as a temporary
store for over 250,000 tonnes of steel slabs
shipped from the new factory in Brazil. So that
the quay wall withstands all the stresses and
strains, the new 385-metre sheet piling wall
now runs parallel to the existing waterside wall
at a distance of four metres.
This involved the use of a single rearanchored
'LARSSEN 25' profile sheet pile and
factory-fitted 'S 355 GP' impact resistant
steel, with 13 HOESCH LV 25 profile columns
as integrated mooring dolphins positioned
every 30 metres. This construction permits
ships, predominantly tug-pushed dumb
barges, to moor up to the highest water mark,
independent of the existing waterside wall.
The mooring dolphins were equipped with
head and two-sided side bollards. Inset
bollards and armoured ladders were also fitted
within the sheet pile wall to allow ships to
moor at low water levels. Vibration technology
was used for the majority of the pile driving. A
MENCK high-speed ram was only used in
addition in the few areas where the specific
soil characteristics restricted the desired depth
being obtained through vibration piling. As
rear anchor along its entire length the new
sheet pile was fitted with a Double U- 400
bracing belt retained by pressure drilled
columns (4.5 inch diameter, lengths up to
28.5 metres). A reinforced concrete strut was
used to close off the top.
safe ashore
Five new sets of steps have been built to make
coming ashore at high-water safe for the crew of
any ship. As a result of the excellent cooperation
with the companies involved, ThyssenKrupp GfT
Bautechnik was able to successfully implement
this important project for ThyssenKrupp Steel
AG. The steel from Brazil can now roll in... �
At the Duisburg ThyssenKrupp Stahl AG plant, the 385-metre long quay wall was shored up and redeveloped.
Data and facts:
Property Developer: Eisenbahn und Haefen
GmbH, Duisburg
General Contractor:
Huelskens Wasserbau GmbH & Co.KG, Wesel
Implementation Planning:
IDN Ingenieurbuero DOMKE Nachf., Duisburg
Sheet pile supply:
Impact resistant LARSSEN 25 profiles in lengths
of 15.80/16.80 m, 13 HOESCH LV 25 steel
columns in a length of 24.50 m
Weight: 1,500 t
Construction duration:
February - December 2006
Additional information:
Frank Tapken, Essen branch
Telephone: + 49 (0) 208/49586-40
E-Mail: frank.tapken@thyssenkrupp.com
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Where containers meet world records
The Short Sea Terminal in Bremerhaven is being extended
Bremerhaven is booming: this where the real leviathans can tie up.
Not only containers are stacking up at the
Bremerhaven Container Terminal (CT), but also
records. With a storage area of two million
square metres, it has been entered in the
Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest
connected container terminal. It was here in
September 2006 at Bremerhaven that the
world's largest container ship, the "Emma
Maersk", moored up at the longest riverside
mooring in the world. After the planned extension,
the storage area will even amount to three million
square metres, and the extension of the CT
Bremerhaven is Germany's largest maritime
building site. The Bremen port operators are not
just investing in Germany's largest port project -
the CT4 riverside quay. There are building
projects underway throughout the harbour. In
building the Short Sea Terminal, bremenports is
continuing to drive the modernisation of its quay
facilities and inner harbour areas forwards. In the
south west area of the turning basin for the
international port, bremenports is preparing a
short sea mooring for container handling and for
this purpose, a 210 metre long quay is being
driven. Apart from the extension of the storage
spaces, deepening of the harbour basin by
approx. 5.50 metres is also planned, in which
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik specialists were
also involved.
And this was with success, since the customer
bremenports was able to save 15 percent on
material at the short sea terminal, while also
managing to gain a substantial time advantage
in the processing of the project, thanks to the
innovative suggestions and ideas provided by the
ThyssenKrupp team.
The tender was for PSp 900 and PSp 800 beam
piles, in combination with the PZi 612 intermediate
pile. The alternative worked out by ThyssenKrupp
GfT Bautechnik with the newly-developed PZi 675
intermediate pile and PSp 800 beam pile in special
steel provided the decisive benefit, enabling less
pile driving elements to be driven into the ground
thanks to the wider system measurements, thus
saving time and materials. The equivalence
documentation required, such as stress detection
for the sheet pile interlocks, was supervised by the
technical offices at ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik and
released to the full satisfaction of the testing
engineers.
High ramming performance
Apart from being the system provider and supplying
the sheet piling, ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik also
provided the driving technology and equipment. The
most recent Mueller vibration technology was used,
which could provide rapid, simple and precise driving
of the beam piles (up to 29 metres in length) and
intermediate piles (up to 23 metres long). Because
the well-trained site team had such a high ramming
output with the machines supplied by ThyssenKrupp
Bautechnik, backup supplies had to be delivered by
three ships rather than just one, as originally
intended. The beam piles measuring up to 29 metres
in length were delivered by ThyssenKrupp on ships

ight up to below the ram and the intermediate
panels were handed over to the joint general
contractor at an interim storage site as requested.
The coating process was also modified to achieve a
further acceleration effect and work could commence
3 weeks earlier than planned. The ThyssenKrupp
Bautechnik expert advisers developed an alternative
of equal value which found immediate acceptance
with the planning organisation ARGE and the
Property Developer bremenports. In order to reduce
the preliminary time even more, work was carried out
in the processing workshop using three shifts.
Because of this, the onsite assembly work (joining
and welding into double piles) could be substantially
reduced.
In this way, the ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik
specialists made an important step in Bremerhaven
towards setting further records. �
Work was completed in Bremerhaven more quickly
than first planned.
Data and facts:
Commissioning builder: bremenports,
Bremerhaven
General contractor: ARGE Short Sea Terminal
(Gebr. Neumann GmbH & Co. KG, Emden und
Bohlen & Doyen Bau und Service GmbH,
Wiesmoor)
Execution planning: Ingenieurberatung
Broeggelhoff GmbH, Emden
Sheet pile sections: PSp 800, PZi 675-12
Pile driving technology: MS-48 HFV and
MS-10 HFV
Duration of building project: June to
December 2006
Further information:
Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Becke, Bremen branch
Telephone: +49 (0) 4402 5197 - 10
Mobile: +49 (0) 160 470 57 30
E-Mail: matthias.becke@thyssenkrupp.com
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Like a phoenix from the ashes: a blast furnace plant becomes a residential oasis
Living and working by the large artificially developed lake in the middle of Dortmund
In hindsight it was indeed a fabulous idea to
name this blast furnace, established in 1852 in
the Dortmund district of Hoerde, after the
mythical "Phoenix". For just as the fabled Ancient
Greek mythical figure is said to have arisen from
the ashes, so this former smelting works is also
enjoying a rebirth in a place where the
restructuring of the steel industry is turning
industrial areas into modern urban areas with a
high lifestyle and leisure value. Typical Ruhrgebiet
and typical ThyssenKrupp: The company was
involved in production here in days gone by,
today ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik experts are
contributing their know-how to its transformation.
The Phoenix-Ost project is regarded as one the
most ambitious projects nationwide in the
history of urban renewal. The heart of the new
district will be Lake Phoenix, surrounded by
residential areas and trading estates. The
leisure lake is huge - with a length of 1,200
There's something special going on in the Hoerde area of Dortmund. Boats will soon replace the excavators standing there.
metres and width of 300 metres - it will be larger
than Hamburg's well-known Binnenalster.
Excavation for the 3 metre deep lake started as far
back as 2005 and it should be flooded in 2008. The
dimensions are impressive. Three million cubic
metres of earth have to be excavated for the lake
itself and a further 1.3 millions of earth need
moving to provide the terrace-like area surrounding
the water. This futuristic location of Phoenix will
be a real shot in the arm for the Hoerde district
and indeed for the entire city, particularly as the
200-hectare site is a mere four kilometres from
the city centre and has excellent links to
motorways and Dortmund airport. Planners are
speaking of 15,000 new jobs in future-oriented
sectors and have selected a mix for the
residential building plans that will reflect the
requirements of demographic change. While
peaceful residential areas will be created on the
lakes north side, there will be more hustle and

Full power: steel driven into the earth with the most modern technology.
bustle around the harbour with piazzas, catering
establishments and cultural facilities. The
residential areas will possess a mix of styles to
meet the requirements of singles and young
families to senior citizens. The three-kilometre
lakeside walk is ideal for active recreation, be it in
the form of walking, skating or cycling.
Because of its outstanding significance, North
Rhine-Westphalia and the European Union are
supporting the project.
Thus everything goes full circle for ThyssenKrupp,
from former manufacturing site to the active
supervision of its transformation. Various sheet
pile sections from the ThyssenKrupp GfT
Bautechnik rental facilities have been deployed in
several temporary trenches as part of the
development, and ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik
also provided the sheet piling for the future Lake
Phoenix harbour. Piles were also used to provide
a 180-metre long watertight screen to prevent
contaminated ground water infiltrating the lake.
All piles delivered were of sufficient dimensions to
reach down and provide a watertight layer, so that
the ground water cannot penetrate the sheet
piling. The middle interlock seals and the
threading seal that is activated during pile driving
were also coated at the works with Siro 88
bitumen hot sealing compound.
In order to assure rapid and safe pile driving, our
mobile TM 14/17 and TM 12/15 driving systems
were used.
The participation of ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik
in the Phoenix project means that it is making its
contribution to a significant piece of urban and
spatial development in the Ruhrgebiet district - a
place the company is linked in so many ways. A
contribution towards people in future having a
secure home and place worth living in. �
Data and facts
Commissioning builder: Phoenix See
Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, Dortmund
Planning: ARGE W&W Wasserbau und
Wasserwirtschaft; Koblenz
Pile driving company: Kramer
Bauunternehmung GmbH + Co KG, Dortmund
Sheet pile sections, steel qualities and lengths:
LARSSEN 605 (harbour), LARSSEN 607 n
(watertight injection screen) S 355 GP,
10,00 m - 16,00 m
Interlock seal: Siro 88
Scope of delivery: 750 t
Pile driving technology: TM 14 / 17 (rented)
TM 12 / 15
Additional Information
Bruno Tech, Dortmund branch,
Telephone: +49 (0) 231/557515-10
E-Mail: bruno.tech@thyssenkrupp.com
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A lignite opencast mine becomes a paradise for water tourists
The largest artificial lake district in Europe is being developed at Lausitz in Brandenburg
Tourism instead of lignite: The largest artificially
created 'lake district' in Europe is currently being
created in Brandenburg. This "Lausitz Lakeland" will
be fashioned over the next twenty years by flooding
redundant open-cast mines, and which will eventually
lead to an area of 13,000 hectares of water. The heart
of the Lausitz Lakeland will be the chain of lakes
between Senftenberg and Hoyerswerda.
This chain of lakes with its 5,500 hectares of water
will arise from the connection of new lakes with
navigable canals. The area is to be developed as a
regional attraction, providing a water environment
with an active and sporty character. Attractions such
as bathing beaches, yacht marinas, water-skiing, jet-
skiing and floating houses are planned. One highlight
will be a seaplane port on the north shore of Lake
Sedlitz. Lake Sedlitz is found in the Oderspreewald-
Lausitz district directly on the border with Saxony. One
of the lakes in this watery landscape is Lake Sedlitz,
one of project's largest lakes, which is connected by
canal with Lake Ilse in Brandenburg and Lake
Geierswald (Sorno canal) and Lake Partwitz
(Rosendorf canal). The chain of lakes flows out into
the Schwarze Elster.
A great challenge for ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik
was the connection of the pit lakes Sedlitz, Skado and
Koschen by channels to be navigable at a later date
for ships.
It was planned to use a LARSSEN 22 double pile
(length 9 metres, total; weight 244 tonnes) to
excavate the two 1,000-square metre trenches.
Statics analysis, geological survey, ramming plan
and other documents did, however, lead
ThyssenKrupp experts to two better alternatives,
from which the customer "Tief- und Wasserbau
Boblitz" choose the LARSSEN 703 DB.
The larger system width, when compared with
the LARSSEN 22, gives significant benefits in
handling and placement, which in turn saved
time and expense. In spite of adverse weather
conditions it was possible to meet the building
schedule.
For pile driving, the customer had rented a ZR 28
telescopic excavator with an MRZV 600 V vibrator.
Following just two days of introductory training by our
service engineer, the clients were able to proceed with
the ramming work unsupervised. Once again,
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik was able to prove itself
as an expert system provider by preparing the
structural and ramming plan, delivering the sheet
piling and hiring the pile driving technology. �
Data and facts
Commissioning company: LMBV Lausitzer und
Mittelbrandenburgische Bergbau- Verwaltungsgesellschaft
mbH, Senftenberg
Engineering Project supervision / Construction
management: BHM Boeschen - Haeber -Muschter
Partner Ingenieurgesellschaft, Juedenberg
General contractor: TWB Tief- und Wasserbau
GmbH, Luebbenau
Sheet pile sections: LARSSEN 703 DB, length
9.00 m
Pile driving technology: ZR 28 telescopic
excavator with a MRZV 600 V vibrator
Completion: Beginning of 2006
Additional information:
Mathias Himmel, Berlin branch
Telephone: +49 (0) 3375 9217-24
E-Mail: mathias.himmel@thyssenkrupp.com
Just the water is missing: one day, the worked out
pits of the opencast mine will be flooded.

Ready for the next generation of container vessels
Three new berths are being developed at the Predoehlkai in the Hamburg harbour
An ever increasing number of permanently
growing container ships with a draught of up to
16.5 metres dominate the image of international
trade across the world's oceans. It is the ports and
logistic companies dotted along the North Sea
coast that are currently experiencing a logistical
and economic race. Only container terminals with
sufficient depth of water can still be called at. This
situation demands that a further three moorings
are added to the current four berths available at
Predoehl quay.
A particular challenge
ThyssenKrupp provides the sheet piles for berth 2,
currently the largest quay wall construction site, at
Hamburg harbour. Joint general contractors Ed.
Zueblin AG and Per Aarsleff A/S secured the order
from the property developer HPA (Hamburg Port
Authority).
At a total length of 390 metres and a harbour floor
depth of -16.70m msl (mean sea level), the new
berth 2 will make handling of large container
vessels of the next generation possible.
The new quay wall to be constructed parallel to the
existing one is a deep foundation onsite-mixed
concrete slab.
The elevation change of +5.85 m mls to -16.70 m
mls will be lined with combined steel sheet pile
consisting of DB PSp 1006 as king piles and PZi
675-11.5 as intermediate piles and secured at the
back by hinged anchors. Three in situ concrete
piles were used for the deep foundation of the slab.
New impetus: container transhipment in the Hamburg harbour is constantly increasing.
A further challenge is the actual nature of the soil
layers, which dictated piling to a greater depth
through to the stable gravel and sand layers up to
the high-strength micaceous clay layer. This
necessitated the evacuation of a ramming trench in
order to remove the upper layers of gravel debris.
The trench was subsequently refilled and the DB
PSp 1006 King piles were placed in position from a
raised platform and driven to the final depth by
ramming.
Before the intermediate piles PZi 675-11.5 could
be fitted, drilling had to be carried out to loosen the
ground between the beam piles. To ensure that the
interlocks did not declutch during pile driving,
signal transmitters were also used.
28 metre long PSt 400/119 steel columns with a
welded DB HOESCH 3606 anchoring base were
used to anchor the quay wall. These hinged
anchors were connected to the King piles with
round bolts, lowered to the harbour floor and
positioned and stabilized by the anchor base.
After this it was possible to start backfilling the
berth with sand. From the new berth level, the 51
cm diameter in situ concrete piles, the DB L 703K
as flood protection apron and bearing piles for
the shore side crane track could be driven in. �
Data and facts:
Property Developer: Hamburg Port Authority
(HPA), Hamburg
General contractor: Ed. Zueblin AG, Per Aarsleff A/S
Sheet pile sections: PZi 675-11,5 Form 23,
PEINER DB PSp 1006 Form 22, PSt 400 / 119
and PSt 500/136 hinged anchors
Weight: 5,500 t
Construction duration: Jan-Dec 2006
Additional information:
Boris Schoeder, Hamburg branch
Telephone: +49 (0) 40/733207-13
E-Mail: boris.schroeder@thyssenkrupp.com
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Sophisticated but surprisingly simple
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik: an expert partner in flood protection
The TKR Glass Wall-System was demonstrated
at Brake to the President of the Dike Association,
Mr. Cornelius.
Demonstration of the TKR Glass Wall-
System in Brake
Constantly raising the level of high-water protectionlines
also makes it necessary to increase the height
of dikes in areas threatened frequently by flood
waters; unfortunately this is usually made in the
form of unsightly walls or concrete. This represents
a problem for museums and the catering trade
located close to popular tourist attractions.
ThyssenKrupp found a solution for this in the form of
its TKR Glass Wall-System. This provides excellent
protection against storm tides and, owing to the
construction's aesthetically appealing form, does
not spoil the picturesque landscape.
150 kilos of water pressure
To demonstrate the outstanding properties and
safety of the system to the public, a "live" test was
carried out in Brake on 3rd November in the
presence of Mr. Cornelius, President of the Dike
Association, and Mr. Peters, Manager of NLWK
Brake, as well as numerous planning offices,
architects and construction companies from the
Bremen region.
During this extremely effective high-profile public
demonstration, the TKR Glass Wall-System
performed outstandingly well and easily resisted the
test load of 150 kilograms of water pressure and
counter weight of 750 kilograms.
Projects in Brake, Emden and Hamburg are in
planning for 2007. �
Illerzell flood dike
As part of the flood protection running along the
lower Iller valley between Voehringen and the
northern side of Senden, a new dike of approximately
1,400 metres in length was built between the town of
Voehringen and the district of Illerzell.
Because of the limited space available, and the
complex environmental issues affecting the area, the
plans featured sheet steel pilings guaranteeing
structural integrity while providing a sealing function.
At a constant length of 6.6 metres the sheet piling
covered a total area of 9,000 square metres.
LARSSEN 703 K profiles were used as twin piles
with a bitumen-based interlock seal.
The piles were driven in using a Sennebogen
SR 35 T with a TM 12/15 telescopic pillar and a
MRZV 800 VS ramming and extraction vibrator.
The pile driving work lasted almost three weeks,
which equates to a daily output of approximately
600 square metres or a length of about 90 metres
per day. �
LARSSEN 703 K sheet piles driven into the ground at Illerzell for flood protection.

The folding ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik flood protection system can be rapidly deployed.
Hinged Flood
Protection System
The best ideas are surprisingly simple. A prime
example is the hinged flood protection system
from the ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik thinktank.
Our hinged flood protection system is used to
complement flood protection systems made of
steel sheet piles, in order to achieve a shortterm
high-water mark or to ensure channels are
closed. When water levels rise things have to
happen fast. There is often an insufficient
number of helpers and a general lack of
transport available for the manual assembly of
a mobile flood protection system. Rapidly
deployable local flood protection systems are in
demand, which is exactly where our new
system is used. Because loading and transport
services are redundant, reaction times are
reduced significantly and many risk factors can
be excluded.
The hinged flood protection system is
particularly suited to the development of unique
bespoke local solutions, which we design in
conjunction with the customers.
As high-water levels are seasonal, the hinged
walls can be lowered allowing accessible areas
to be created without influencing the profile of
the landscape. If the sheet pile walls protrude
slightly above the ground's surface the hinged
walls can also be lowered to provide seating.
In the event of a flood warning the folding walls
are raised. This operation can usually be carried
out by a single person without any additional
aids. �
„acqua alta“
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik were warmly
welcomed to "acqua alta", the 3rd International
Trade Fair and Congress for Flood Prevention,
Consequences of Climate Change and Disaster
Management held for the first time at the CCH-
Congress Center in Hamburg in September 2006.
The fair has become the principal international
forum where leading scientists and top-flight
experts can have intensive dialogue with
exhibitors. Drawing on years of experience,
innovative solutions for international catastrophe
management, and new concepts in control and
damage limitation are discussed at the "acqua
alta". This is where the latest flood control
systems from the ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik
think-tank play a major role. �
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News in brief
News from ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik
New Brochures
In order to keep customers constantly up to date with
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik products and services,
the following brochures have been published.
� The Bautechnik Overview - This brochure
provides a brief summary of all services provided by
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik and contains a lot of
technical data and general information.
� ABI TM 10/12.5 mobile ramming system -
Information about the ramming system with innovative
hybrid running gear that can run on rails as well as on
normal subsoil.
� Flood protection - A comprehensive information
collection concerning all services offered by Thyssen
Krupp GfT Bautechnik in the flood protection sector,
with examples of possible applications and latest
developments. �
Eastern Europe
With the expansion of the European Union and the
constant increase in trade with the evolving nations of
Eastern Europe, a growing significance is being
attached to the involvement of ThyssenKrupp GfT
Bautechnik in these markets. In Romania, for
example, the German experts were already able to
actively contribute their expertise in flood protection.
In Bulgaria, ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik is
participating in the development of the Danube and
Black Sea ports.
Croatia
Staff from the Eastern Export section of
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik participated in the
"Graditeljstva" at Zagreb in September 2006. On
an exhibition area of over 80,000 square metres,
exhibitors from over 40 countries presented their
latest developments and offerings to 100,000
trade visitors. ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik had
the MS-8 HFB V excavator-mounted accessory
device and the MS-16 HF and MS-16 HF vibrators
on display. This proved to be a great success,
Lidija Karaula, Export Manager, secured two
substantial orders during the course of the
exhibition for building and fitting-out.
At Metković in Southern Croatia (Dalmatia), the
construction of a 4-floor apartment block with 22
apartments covering an area of 900 square metres
is planned. As planning permission would not be
granted without a minimum number of parking
spaces, the commissioning builder MGA decided
to build an underground garage.
However, it is not customary to build below ground
in this region, because of the high ground water
table. ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik experts
managed to convince responsible Managing Director
Zeljko Glavinic to use sheet piling. The 80 tonnes of
sheet piling required were driven in with the MS-4
HFB excavator-mounted accessory device.
Important for ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik is the
ground breaking nature of this project as a
reference building site, since the demand for sheet
piling for underground construction in Dalmatia
and Bosnia-Herzegovina is estimated to be
considerable.
To secure their second order, ThyssenKrupp GfT
Bautechnik staff stayed in the capital of Zagreb. Due
to the brisk building trade and activity in the fastgrowing
metropolis, home to 25% of the total
population of Croatia, the Zitnjak canal is to be filled
in. This will provide new building areas and existing
plots of land will increase significantly in value. The
order for this was secured by the Georad company,
which did not, however, have experience in the
sheet piling area. Great confidence was placed in
cooperation with ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik
experts, as 600 tonnes of sheet piling were driven in
with a MS-16 HFV vibrator. Much to the delight of
Georad Managing Directors Ljubo Sicaja and Boze
Ivancic, who were convinced of the values of this
new technology. �
Sheet piles and vibrators where delivered by
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik for a building site
in Croatia.

News in brief
Major building site: two container terminals are being erected at the port of Ilichjowsk (Ukraine).
Ukraine
A new representation was established in Kiev. The
company's interests are represented by Gennadij
Kramarenko and Ekaterina Zhivopiszeva. The work
is already bearing fruit, since several projects have
already been implemented in the Ukraine. Of
particular interest because of its volume is the
current Ilichjowsk port project, where two
container terminals were constructed interest. Two
thousand tonnes of sheet piling were driven into
the earth by Mueller MS-100 HHF and MS-32 HFV
vibrators. During this project the successful
cooperation with Ukrainian project consultant
"ChernomorNiiProjekt und Bau" and the
companies "GT Projekt Ukraine", managed by
Alexander Zinowjew and "Pivdentransbud", run
by Nikolaj Kurochka, proved yet again to be of
great value. The completion of the building
project is scheduled for mid-2007.
Further projects in the Ukraine include the
extension of the port at Odessa, where the quay
29-1 requires sheet piles with a total weight of
2,100 tonnes and a length of up to 35 metres,
and the port of Mariupol, with a requirement for
1,600 tonnes of sheet piling. �
ANNOUNCEMENT:
City-Tunnel Leipzig
This construction project paves the way for Leipzig's
future. The City Tunnel will connect the main rail
terminal to the so-called "Bayerischer Bahnhof"
station, and, in doing so, will provide a link between
the south west of Saxony and Leipzig city centre. The
region's economy will be injected with fresh impetus
thanks to the (new) connection with the main Berlin-
Leipzig-Munich rail route. Good reason for the State of
Saxony, the European Union, the Federal Government
and Leipzig to shoulder the investment of Euro 572
million required for such an ambitious project.
ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik is involved in this major
project together with partners Hoesch Spundwand and
Profil GmbH. Universally applicable sheet-piling will
be used as supporting and retention walls to
guarantee structural integrity during this civil
engineering project. Our experts can even set new
records in Leipzig, since the sheet piling walls for the
City Tunnel are, at 36 metres, the longest singlepiece
non-abutting steel sheet piling walls ever
delivered. These walls will require the driving force of
what is currently the world's largest variable vibrator:
the Mueller MS 62 HV, which produces a centrifugal
force of 300 tonnes with an installed capacity of
1,000 KW.
When the City-Tunnel is commissioned at the end of
2009, ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik experts will
have made an important contribution to Leipzig's
economic future. �
Setting the course for the future of Leipzig. In future, the City Tunnel will connect the main station to the
Bayerischer Bahnhof. ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik is assisting in the realisation of this major project.
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