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Dearemployees,
ThisisthesummereditionofournewsletterwhichagainshowsindividualprojectswhichhavebeenawardedtoDorschcompanies.
Again,theprojectsshowthatweareabletorealizecomprehensivecon-structionprojectsinvolvingnumerousdisciplines.
Forexample,consultingserviceshavebeenawardedtoDCWaterandEnvironmentasapartofalarge-scaleinfrastructureprojectaimingatthenavigabilityoftheNeckarriverfor��5mboatsandthemaintenanceofthestructuralsafetyandusabilityoftheshiplocksforthenext80years.
Thisshowsthatthequestionofsus-tainabilityofourprojectshasbecomeaquestionofgreatimportancewithourGermanclientsaswellaswithourclientsabroad.It’sbecomingmoreandmoreapparentthatthedaysofcheapenergyareover–thisappliestotheArabworldaswell.
WeshouldhaveinmindthatinWest-ernsocietiesnearlyhalfofallenergyconsumedperyearusedforopera-tionofbuildingsandtheirconstruc-tion.Todayabout20percentofthetotalenergyconsumptionaccountsformobility.
TheyoungArabsocietywithitsdemographicchangehasthechancetolearnfromtheshortfallsoftheWesternsocietyandtodobetter.Thefirststepshouldbetore-definetheconsumerrole:foragreaterefficien-cyandavoidanceofconsumptionwehavetofocusonbuildingsandevenonentireurbanareas.Wewillfind
outthatthecityofthefuturecandomuchmorethanbeingefficient.Thecityofthefuturewillbecomeamajorenergyproducer.
Let’sbabtizethisvisionofanidealcity:thePost-Kyoto-City.ThePost-Kyoto-Cityenergyistreatedonthreelevels:sustainableproduction–effi-cientuse–avoidingofconsumption.Inthefuture,buildingswillserveaspowergeneratorsandasagricul-turalresources.Buildingshavetobeproductive:fromsolarpanelsthatproducepowertotree-filledterracesthatrecyclewater.Thebuildingofthefuturewillwork,literally,fromtheinsideout.
Whatdowereceive,ifweimplementsustainabilityonanurbanlevel?ThePost-Kyoto-Citywillhaveahighurbandensity,offeringahighqualityoflifewithoutpollutionandwithalotofgreenandopenspaceforurbanlife.Itwillcontinuouslyattractnewpeopleandcreatejobsforthem.Itwillbeanurbanmachinewithacapacitytoturnmigrantsintofellowcitizenswithatleastafootholdontheladdertoprosperity.
FurthermoreweareverypleasedthatMr.HolgerHeims,ManagingDirectoratFalconEquity,agreedtoprovideaguestarticleaboutEngineeringPro-curementConstructionintheMiddleEastandinAfricafocusingonthefinancingpointofviewandontheregionaldistinctions.
Nowwehopeyouenjoyreadingandwishyouandyourfamilyapleasantsummerbreak.Staywithusasem-ployeeandreaderofIngSight.
Yours
JürgenRöderandOlafHoffmannShareholdersDorschGruppe
www.dorsch.de
Editorial
ViewtoFrankfurtskylinefromourOffenbachpremises
Contents
Editorial:J.Röder,O.Hoffmann �
GroupNews 4
DorschTopics:IllustrationoftheServiceRangeofBDCBerlin 6
GuestColumn:HolgerHeims,FalconGroupofCompanies 7
Interview:ImadDiban,BDCBerlin 8
LandmarkProject:RunwayRehabilitationatFrankfurt-HahnAirport �0
ReportsoftheCompanies �2
InBrief ��,�5,�7
Imprint �7
TitlePicture:Bird’sEyePerspectiveofFrankfurt-HahnAirport,Germany
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ourcolleaguesfromtheEmiratesinpersonandbecamefamiliarwiththem.
Thecommunicationwillbesafer,faster,andwillrunsmoothly,sinceweknoweachothernow.Afterallaphonecallorane-mailbetweenacquaintancesisfasterandmoreef-ficient.
itwaspossibleforanybodytogofromtheorytopraxislivevialaptopduringanysinglepresentation.
Thelive-testingbecamesuchrealthatSAPhasshownusoneofitsmalice:ittookawhileuntilanyparticipantgotaSAPpermissionandanaccesstotheSAPsystem.DespitetheSAPdelaytheparticipantslikedthecourseverymuchandtheywerefullofenthusi-asmusingthesystem.
Notonlywork-wehadfunaswell.Sowehavemadetwoexcursionsafterthecourses:OnWednesdayour
Holding
SAP Training for our Colleagues from Abu Dhabi
by Alexander Strobl
EndofAprilMenaSalah,VivianAragoAlcazarundWagdyElagmee,threeaccountantsfromAbuDhabihavebeenforalmostoneweekwithusinOffenbachforSAPtraining.Intheholdingthethreeaccountantshavehadtheopportunitytoimproveandtodevelopliveandunderprofes-sionalguidancetheirSAPknowledge.
MorethaneighthourseverydaythecolleaguesfromtheEmirateslearnedturningtheirentriesinSAPregardlesswhatkindofentriesdebitor-,credi-tor-orimpersonalaccounts,whichareadministeredviaSAPwithus.
AcomprehensivepresentationanddocumentationforthecolleagueshasbeenpreparedandpresentedbyMargareteWickleinandJuttaNiggeschmidt.DuringthelessonsAn-dreasRienecker,CorneliaThiemann,ThomasKrischandmyselfhavebeenendeavouredtoanswerarisingques-tionsdirectlyon-site.
Itwasveryimportantforustoorgan-izethecoursesverypractical–hence
Arab-German Yearbook 2010 for Constructing and Consulting in Arab Countries
Incloseco-operationwiththeGhorfaArab-GermanChamberofCommerceandIndustrytheDorschGruppereleasedthefirsteditionoftheArab-GermanYearbook“ConstructingandConsulting.
2�Germancompaniesandenter-prisespresentingaselectionofitsconstructionandconsultingprojectswhichstandexemplaryforthecur-rentdevelopmentsinthe22Arabcountries.
Internationalconsultingcompanies,plantconstructorsandarchitectureofficesaswellastheDevelopmentBankKfWandtheGTZareamongsttheparticipatingcompanies.Thefederalministeroftraffic,construc-tionandurbandevelopmentDr.PeterRamsauercouldbepleasedforprefacingwords.
guestsvisitedtogetherwithAndreasRienecker,MargareteWicklein,JuttaNiggeschmidt,CornelieThiemann,ThomasKrischandmethehistoriccitycentreofFrankfurtwhereanun-expectedspectaclehasbeenpresent-edtous:ontheMain-Riverbridge“EisernerSteg”abicycledriverdrovedirectlyandvirtuallynon-brakedintotheMainriver.Passersbyhadtopullhimoutofthewater;wherehestillhadhisbicyclebetweenhisknees.
Aftermakingsurethebikerwasn’tseriouslyinjuredwepresentedourguestssomeofFrankfurt’sspeciali-ties,“Handkäswithmusic”(aspe-cialdishmadefromcheeseservedwithplentyofonions,vinegar,oilandcaraway)andApfelwein(applewine),inarestaurantinthehistoriccentre.Whilsthavingdinnerwehadaniceconversationandcouldex-changeotherexperiences.NeithertheHandkäsnortheApfelweinwillbefoundonthewishlistforsouve-nirsofourvisitors.
ThesecondexcursionledustoHei-delbergwherewevisitedtheworld’smostfamouscastleruins;afterthevisitwemadeatripthroughtheOdenwald,aforestareawhichispopularforhikingandwalking.
Inanutshellwehavetosaythemeetingwassuccessful:wehavemet
Group News
Quotes by our Colleagues Vivian Arago Alcazar, Menatallah Osman and Wagdy Elagmee from Abu Dhabi
“Firstandforemost,weenjoyedourtrip(thetraining,thefoodandtheFrankfurt/Heidelbergtour)verymuch.”
“Dorsch(Offenbach)peoplefromtopmanagementtoem-ployeesareverywarm/hospita-bleandfriendlythatwefeltweareathome.WelovetheofficebecauseithasaniceviewoftheMainriverandthegreensur-roundings.”
“Thetrainingmodulewaseasytounderstand/comprehendandwelearnedalot,allbecauseoftheprofessional/experiencedtrainers.Whenwillbeournexttrip?“
“Impressivearchitecture,bigin-frastructureorrenewableenergyprojectswouldnotshowthewholepicture.Withmorethan2,�00projectsintheUnitedArabEmiratesandSaudiArabia,over500projectsinQatarandKuwait,nearly200projectsinOman,andalmost�50projectsinBahraintheconstructionindustrylivesupthedemandsofthegrowingpopulationintheArabworld”,declaresOlafHoffmann,CEOofDorschGruppeandmemberoftheBoardofDirectorsArab-GermanChamberofCommerceandIndustryinhispreface.
“Thisyearbookshallbeausefultooltointroducevariousexemplarycon-structionandconsultingprojectsreal-izedorplannedbyGermanenterpris-esincooperationwithpartnersintheArabworld”,declaredDr.ThomasBach,PresidentoftheArab-GermanChamberofCommerceandIndustry,andAbdulazizAl-Mikhlafi,SecretaryGeneraloftheArab-GermanCham-berofCommerceandIndustryintheirpreface.
“TheArabcountrieswelcomeGer-manenterprisesascrediblepartnersandinvitethemtoparticipateinthecontinuingeconomicgrowth”,theyelaborateinthepreface.
Mr.RöderandMr.HoffmannarewelcomingtheSAPtrainingparticipantsofDCAbuDhabiinOffenbach
ImpressionsfromtheSAPtraininginOffenbachforthecolleaguesfromAbuDhabi ThefirstArab-GermanYearbook„ConstructionandConsulting“;Co-editorisDorschGruppe
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Illustration of the Service Range of BDC BerlinForalmost20yearspublicclientsofthefederalandländerauthori-ties,theauthoritiesofruraldistrictsandofcommunesaswellaspri-vateinvestorshaveentrustedtheirexactingprojectstotheprofessionalcompetenceofBDCDorschConsult’sengineersandarchitects.
Today,ourengineeringcompany,whichwasfoundedin�99�asatwo-mencompanyspecializedonarchi-tectureandinterdisciplinaryengi-neeringcalledR&HBauplanConsultGmbH,offersalladvantagesofamodern,independentlyplanningandconsultingservicecompany,whichbynowhasmorethan65permanentemployees.
BDCrepresentstheDorschGruppesuccessfullyinmanyimportantfieldsofengineeringservices.
Theseconsistof:• Transportandinfrastructure• Transportplanningandtraffic
engineering• Civilengineering• Constructiveengineering• Waterengineering• Sanitaryenvironmentalengineer-
ing• Constructionandprojectmanage-
ment• Environmentalandlandscape
planning
Theexceedinglybroadscopeofserv-iceshasnowbeenvisualisedfortheusageinacquisition(forexamplefortheintroductionofthecompany)aswellasthepresentation,butalsoforthedesignoftheconferenceroom,inordertoquicklyconveytoourclientsandpartnersaclearimageofourcompany’scapacity.Truly,afewweekspassedbetweenthefirstideaandthecompletedimage,but,after
all,eachstaffmembershouldbeabletoidentifywiththisrenderedimageintheend.
BDChasstruckanewpathofasuc-cessfulservicecompanybyinstallingabroadbranchnetwork.
InadditiontoourheadofficeinthenationalcapitalBerlinwearepresentinthefederalstatesofBrandenburg,HamburgandMecklenburg-WestPomerania.
BymeansofninebranchlocationsandcooperationwiththeaffiliatedcompaniesoftheDorschGroupweareabletokeepclosetotheclientsandthelocationsofworkinalmosteveryfederalstate.
Dorsch Topics
DigitalvisualisationoftheservicesrenderedbyBDCDorschConsultBerlininvolvingalldisciplines
infrastructuremodernisation.Thecommonthread,though,seemtobetheprioritiesofwaterandenergy.Theopportunitiesinthesetwosectorsalonearehuge,forastrong„one-stop-solution“throughEPC.Incombinationwithadedicatedinvestmentfund,thiscanbeevenstronger.
FalconisworkingwithDCCC/Dorschtoestablishsucha„FalconDCCCInfrastructureInvestmentFund“thatwillallowlargerinstitutionalinves-torstoparticipateintheseprivateequityinvestmentopportunitiesandisaimingtostartinvestmentsbyearly20��.
Holger Heims is Managing Partner and Founder of Falcon Group of Companies
For more information on Falcon: www.falcongroup.netDorsch: www.dorsch.deCCC Gruppe: www.ccc-group.deDCCC website under construction, to be established soon
Guest Column
Infrastructure Investments in Emerging Markets – the Opportunities Now
by Holger Heims
Populationgrowth,migrationtolargercities,thelimitationsofnaturalresourcesandalargerawarenessandconcernforsocialandenvironmentalissuesaredrivingtheneedforinfra-structureinvestments.Thisisparticu-larlytrueindevelopingcountriesandemergingeconomies,withpredictedshortages,particularlyinthesupplyofenergyandwater.
Atthesametime,theFalcongroupofcompanies,aprivateequityandassetmanagementfirmspecialisinginemergingmarkets,withofficesinSouthAmerica,SwitzerlandandtheMiddleEast,iswitnessinganincreas-ing„investorappetite“forcertaininfrastructureinvestments.Investorswhoappreciatemid-andlongtermpredictablereturnswithprofilesoflimitedriskarelookingtodiversifyandinvestinsomeoftheMiddleEasternandAfricangrowthecono-mies.
Theinvestorchallengeisgettingaccesstosuchinvestmentprojectstostartwith,butalsohowtofilteroutthepotentially„gooddeals“fromthe„notsogood“.Lastnotleast,theyneedareliableprojectpartnerwhoismanagingtheprojecttheyareinvestingin.
Ontheotherhand,thedemandforprojectsandinvestmentsisclearlythere.Attheforefrontarerenewableenergysolutions,waterandwastemanagementinfrastructureprojects.Ageingexistingfacilitiesrequiremodernisation.Andahistoriclackofinvestmentinupgradingthecapaci-tiesisoftenaddingtotheshortfalls.Howeverfromthecountries´per-spectiveitisnotjustaboutgettingatechnicalsolution;oftentheyarealsofacingfinancialhurdles.
Whatthegovernmentsarelookingforisacombinationoftechnology
transferaswellasafinancingstruc-ture.Giventhewiderangeofmod-ernisationandupgradingrequire-mentsthestateormunicipallevelareaimingfora„one-stop-solution“partner,thatcancontributemorethanjustonepartofthesolution.
EPCisthebuzzword–Engineering,ProcurementandConstruction,butgenerallyalsoinvolvingacustom-madefinancingpackage(EPCF).
Takenaltogetherthiswillprovideaturnkeysolution,atafixedcontractpriceandfixedcompletiondate.Dor-schandDCCChavetakenthesestepsandthroughtheirpresenceinmanyofthedevelopingcountriesarewellpositionedtoaddresstheirneeds.
DCCCisacompanyjointlyformedbyDorschCorporateSolutionsGmbHandCCCGrouptoutilizetheircom-binedexperiencesininternationalEPCprojectsandjointlyfocusonEPCFprojects.
Foreachinfrastructureproject,thevarietyofexistinglegacyinstallationsneedstobecombinedwiththeviewofthefutureandanunderstandingofthe(master)developmentplanforthelocationsconcerned.
Inthiscustommadeapproach,thereisnosuchthingasa„onefitsall“solution.TheEPCFapproachre-quiresthesolidtechnicalandsectorexpertiseofaleadingengineeringandEPCfirmaswellastheabilitytostructuretheadequatefinancingmodelaroundtheproject,basedonthelocalrequirementsandfinancialparameters.
Often,thisinvolvesregionalandinternationalcommercialbanksaswellasinstitutionalpartners,likethe„IslamicDevelopmentBank“.DCCChasboththecountryexpertiseandcredibleEPCtrackrecordthatisrequiredhere,whichmakesDCCCauniquepartner.
Naturally,differentcountrieshavedifferentprioritiesfortheir
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Mytasksasaprojectmanagerin-cludeprojectdevelopment,aswellasplanningofconstructionsandbear-ingsurfacesofwaterengineeringinstallations,forexampleweirplantsandsluices,riverbankwalls,portsandlandingstages.
AtthemomentI’mworkingontheplansforthereplacementbuildingoftheweirsRegowandZaareninBrandeburg,forapontooninstalla-tiononthePlauerlakeinMecklen-burg-WestPomerania,andontheplanofthebuildingpitfortificationforthenewconstructionofahotelandanofficebuildinginBerlin-Mitte.
• Areyoustillincontactwithyourfriendsandfamilyinyourhomecountry?
EverytwoyearsIflytoSyriawithmyfamily.Myparents,mysiblingsandtheirfamiliesstillliveinmyhomevil-lageKafarbehem.
Mostofmyfriendsarestillthere,too–exceptthosewhohaveemigrated.
SomearenowlivinginSaudiArabia,FranceandtheNetherlands.Butwekeepincontact!
Dr. Imad Diban is project manager at the hydraulic engineering depart-ment of BDC Berlin
aboutneighboursannoyingeachotherwhenevertheyhavetheoppor-tunitytodoso.Butpersonally,Ican’tcomplainaboutmyneighbours.Wehaveagoodrelationship.
Whatmostsurprisesmeishowreluc-tantGermansarewhenitcomestostartingafamily.Couplesfirstwanttoenjoytheirlivesandsavemoneytoensureagoodandstableeconom-icsituation.Childbearingisputoffuntil“itfitswell”.
Butthereisno“enough”ofenjoy-inglifeandsavings.Childrenoftendonotfitinthemanypossibilitiesoflivingone’slife.
–ForpeoplewithArabianoriginsalifewithoutchildrenisunthinkable.ThereisanArabianproverbwhichsays:“Whenchildrenmovebeforeyoureyes,joyentersyourheart.”
• Howbigisyourownfamily?
Ihaveeightsiblings,whostillliveinSyria.Thus,youcaneasilyimaginewhatourfamilymeetingsmustbelike.
MywifeandI,wehavethreechil-drenof�5,�2and9yearsofage.
• WhatisyourfieldofactivitiesinBDCandwhichprojectareyouworkingon?
Ihavebeenworkinginthefieldofwaterengineeringsince2004.
�.7millionsofresidents,isthecityofSyriawiththehighestpopulation,Iwasabletogainnewexperience,andsoIcametoGermanyinSeptemberof�988,becauseIwantedtodomyPhD.
MystaystartedinLeipzigattheHerderinstitute.There,IhaveintenselystudiedGermanfortwosemesters.
IhavebeenlivingwithmyfamilyinthecityofNauenintheNorthwestofBerlinfor�2yearsnow.Mywifealsoworkshereasaregistrar.
• WhatdoyoulikeaboutGermanyandwhatdon’tyoulikethatmuch?
WhatIappreciatealotarethe“typi-calGerman”virtues:punctuality,orderliness,tidiness,assiduousness,diligence,andthewholeheartednesseveninsmallissues.
WhatIdon’tlikethatmuchisthatpersonalrelationshipsare,inmyopinion,rathercool.Everybodythinksofhimselforherselffirst,eveniftheydonothaveanyneedforit.
Withalittlemoresocialconscious-ness,intheneighbourhood,forin-stance,wecouldmakelifeeasierforeachother,evenmoreworthwhile.However,instead,weoftenhear
Imad Diban,BDC Berlin
• Whereareyoufromandweredidyougrowup?
In�96�IwasborninaChristianvil-lageinthe“FertileCrescent”inSyria,whichthechildrenherelearnaboutinthe5thform.IalsowenttoschoolthereanddidmyA-levelsin�979.
„FertileCrescent“isthetermforahigh-rainfallwinterrainarea,whichissituatedNorthoftheSyriandesert,orratherintheNorthoftheAra-bianpeninsula.ItenclosesLevante,MesopotamiabetweentheEuphratesandtheTigrisandWesternIran.Thatareaisconsideredaregionoforiginofthetransitionfromanomadiccul-turetoanagriculturalone,aswellasanareawithsomeoftheoldestcityculturesoftheworld.
ThenexttownisHama,famousforitshugewaterwheelsonOrontesriver.Theywerebuilttowaterthefieldsinthe�7thcentury.Today,however,theyareonlymaintainedastouristattractions.
• SincewhenhaveyoubeenlivinginGermany?
AftercompletingmydegreeofcivilengineeringinAleppo,which,having
Interview
Dr.ImadDiban,projectmanagerhydraulicengineering
ConcludedhydraulicengineeringprojectGaterslebenweir,Saxony-Anhalt
AssempalaceinDamascusWaterwheelsattheriverOrontesinHama,Syria Syria–cradleofcivilisation:TheRomanOrthodoxmonasteryMalolaconcealedinthemountains(4thcenturyAD),whereAramaic,thelanguageofJesus,isstillspoken
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examined.Thissurfacemustthenbemilledasecondtimeinordertolaterensureacontinuousbindingwiththenewasphaltcourses.
• Cleaningofthemilled-offsurfaceswithsweepervehicles
• Bindingmaterialapplication• Pouringof8cmasphaltbinder
courseusingfourasphaltpavers• Bindingmaterialapplication• Pouringof4cmasphaltsurface
courseusingfourasphaltpavers• Sand/gritscatteringandrolling• Newrunwaymarking• Constructionsitecleaningand
clearing• Airportauthorityreleaseand
clearance• Returntonormalflightoperations
nallyplannedmodusoperandi(i.e.resurfacingworksinsmallsegmentsatnightonly,between00:00and05:�0hours).Thus,thiscomparisonpermitstodeterminetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachmethodandcanbeusedtohelpplantheremainderresurfacingworks.
DCAirportswasentrustedbyFrank-furt-HahnAirportAuthoritywiththefollowingservices:conceptual,preliminaryandfinaldesign,tenderdocuments,assistanceinthebiddingprocess,evaluationofbids,construc-tionsupervision,commissioninganddocumentation.
betweenthetwo-displaced-thresh-olds0�and2�,foralengthof2,450metersandaresultingrehabilita-tionareaof��0,000m².Duringthepavementworks,pipeworksarealsoforeseenforthesecondarypowersupplyofTaxiwayE.
Suchresurfacingworkscanonlybecompletedinsmallsegmentsduringthenighthoursor,alternatively,viaaseriesofworkphaseslastingseveraldaysandrequiringAirportclosure.
TherecentvolcaniceruptioninIslandhasrepeatedlycausedfullorpartialairspaceclosuresthroughoutEurope.
TheFrankfurt-HahnAirportAuthor-itydecidedtotakeadvantageofthisunexpectedsituationtocarryoutthemake-upofalargerunwaysegmentwithinaveryshorttimeframeandwithoutinterruption.
TheAirportAuthoritythereforecalledupcontractorsandsetupalargeconstructionsitewithinafewhourstostarttheresurfacingworks,originallyplannedtostartonlyafewmonthslater,insummer.
Thedecisionwastakenonthemorn-ingofApril�9,20�0.Intheeveningofthesameday,�00workersandstaff,50trailertrucks,fivemillingmachinesandfourasphaltpaverswerealreadyinaction.Duringtheairportclosurewhichlastedfor54consecutivehours,theexistingbinderandsurfacescourseswerecutdowntoadepthof�2-�4cm,removed,andreplacedwithnewpavementoveratotallengthof�,�00mandawidthof4�.�5m(2x20.58m),leav-ingalonga�.85mstripearoundtherunwaycentreline.
Constructionprocess:• Millingofbindercourseandsur-
facecourse(depth=�2-��cm)• Afterthefirstmillingmachinepass,
theresultingsurface/remaindercoursedepth,notboundtotheunderlyingasphaltcourses,istobe
Runway Rehabilitation / Resur-facing at Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
Asaresultofwaterseepage,therun-waypavement’sbinderandsurfacecoursesatFrankfurt-HahnAirportaredamagedandneedtobereplaced.Thecauseandextentofthedamagewereconfirmedthroughapave-mentsurveycompletedbytheTÜVRheinland.Thesurveystatedthatinsufficientbinding,pavementcourseembrittlementaswellasbindingcoursewearmaycausepartsofthepavementtocomeoff,inturnposingathreattoaircraftwhoseenginesmaysuckinorblastsuchpartsandresultinpotentiallycriticaldamage.
Theaccumulationofwaterseep-ingthroughasphaltporescreatesexcesswaterandicepressuresduringchangesintemperature,therebyresultingintheformationofbubblesinthepavementandbadlydamagingthecoating.
Duetotherapidincreaseinrun-waypavementdamageandwearatFrankfurt-HahnAirport,operatingrequirementssuchasload-bearingorfrictionlevelscouldnolongerbefullyandsafelymet,sothatanextensiverunwayoverhaulbecamenecessary.
Therunwaywillthereforebereha-bilitatedonitsfullwidth(45metres)
Landmark Project
FederalState’sMinisterofEconomyandTransportforRheinland-Pfalzhaspraisedallthoseparticipantsinvolvedintheconstructionprocess:“Success-fullycompletingsuchalargeprojectwithinsuchashortamountoftimeisreallyaremarkablelogisticalachieve-ment”.
Thefindingsmadeduringthecon-structionworksofthisfirstphaseaswellastheassessmentoftheequip-mentusedanditsoperationalcapac-ityenabletheClient(theAirportAuthority)andtheConsultanttocompareandconfronttheabovede-tailedprocess(i.e.fullairportclosureandworkswithoutinterruptionover54consecutivehours)withtheorigi-Useofuptofivemillingmachineswithatotalcapacityofapprox.6,000m²/hforamillingdepth�2cm
Useoffourasphaltpaverstocompletethebinderandsurfacescourseswithatotalcapacityofupto�,900m²/h
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ningandconstructionsupervision.Thesingletaskscompriseconcreteconstruction,steelconstructionforhydraulicengineering,mechanicalanddriveengineering,specialfoun-dationconstruction,geotechnics,surveying,electricalandcommunica-tionsengineering.Particularchal-lengesarisefromtheinvolvementofamultitudeofseveraldisciplinesandfromensuringcontinuedshippingtrafficwhileconductingcomplexbuildingactivitiesonexistingstructures.
aplanningareaandhasevaluatedtheconsequencesfortheadjacentroadenvironment.InMarktFeuchtDCTransportiscontinuingaformertrafficanalysisandispre-estimatingandevaluatingthetransportdevel-opmentatamotorwayjunction.
Noise Investigation Studies for Puchheim near Munich
DCTransporthasbeenassignedwithtwonoiseprotectionstudiesinthecourseofthetrafficanalysesinTreburandinPuchheim.
ThecityofPuchheimhassettheplatNo.50“WohnparkRoggenstein”intheWesternpartofthequarter“Puchheim-Bahnhof”,whichisnowtobecheckedinthecontextofastandardscontrolprocedure.Bymeansofthenoiseprotectionstudiestheeffectsontheproject-condi-tionedtrafficvolumewillbedeter-minedanddefined.
Onthebasisofawell-groundedsur-veyanevaluationistobeundertakenoftheeffectsoftheproject-condi-tionedincreaseoftrafficvolumefortheresidentialdistrictinthesur-roundingsoftheplannedsite.
DC Water and Environment
Rehabilitation and Extension of Ship Locks at Neckar Waterway
InApril20�0,afterasix-monthlongbiddingprocess,theconsult-ingconsortiumNeckarschleusenhasbeenawardedthecontractforrehabilitatingupto8andextend-ingupto4shiplocksbythefederalwaterandnavigationadministra-tion.TheconsortiumconsistsoftheengineeringcompaniesHydroprojektIngenieurgesellschaft,SpezialbauEngineeringandtheprojectleadcompanyDCWaterandEnvironment.
Withinthishighlycompetitivebid-dingprocessNeckarschleusenwastheonlytenderersuccessfulinobtainingtwooutoffivelots–eachawardedforanindependentprojectteam.Theconsultingservicesarepartofalarge-scaleinfrastructureprojectaimingatthenavigabilityoftheNeckarriverfor��5mboatsandthemaintenanceofstructuralsafetyandusabilityoftheshiplocksforthenext80years.
Theoverallconsultingfeeamountstoabout€8million.Theassigneddesignserviceswillbeprovidedfrommidyear20�0untiltheendof20�7.ThisincludesallworkphasesoftheHOAIfromoverallprojectmanage-mentuptosupportstructureplan-
ofitsquarters.DCTransport,havinglong-standingexpertknowledgeonplanning,hasfoundawaytoachievethisaimwithouttheneedfornewbuildingmeasures.InTrebur,DCTransportInfrastructurehascontin-uedthetransportplanningbymeansoftrafficcountings.
IntheBavarianplanningarea,DCTransporthasbeenabletowintwonewcontracts,oneinNurembergandtheotheroneinMarktFeucht.ForNurembergDCTransporthaspre-estimatedthetrafficvolumeof
DC Transport Infrastructure
500 km of Railway Tracks for Libya
DCTransporthasbeenassignedtheplanningof500kmofrailwayinLibyafromTobruktoBenghazi.Threealternativesarebeingdis-cussed,whicharethecoastalterna-tive,thedesertalternativeandthemountainalternativealongsidetheexistingsettlements,whichturnedouttobethefavouritealternativeafterfirstconsultingthePLC.
Itgoeswithoutsayingthattheen-vironmentprotection(GreenMoun-tains)hastobeconsideredandthequalitystandardsaccordingtoGer-mannormshavetobemaintained.
Traffic Analyses in Taunusstein, Trebur and in Nuremberg Area
IntheperiodfromMarchuntilMay,DCTransporthasbeenassignedfourdifferentprojectsconcerningtrans-portmasterplans,trafficcountings,trafficanalyses,transportconceptsandreports.
TheHessiancityofTaunussteinisaimingforatrafficreductioninone
RenaturationofNettestreamintheurbanareaofDortmund
Bird’seyeviewonawaterwaylockofriverNeckar(source:AmtfürNeckarausbauHeidelberg)
Reports from the Companies
AlternativesforrailwaytracksfromTobruktoBenghazi,Libyen
TrafficcountingsforcityofFeucht,Nurembergarea
NoiseprotectionstudiesforPuchheimnearMunich
In Brief
DC Water and Environment: The Ruhr Region at its Typical Sight?
TheNettebach(picturesabove),oneofthestillexistingwaste-waterstreamslocatedintheurbanareaofDortmund,willbeentirelycoveredduringtherena-turationofEmscherregion.
Asafirststephere,theregionalexistinghermitagesaswellastheresidentialareasNetteandNiedernettewillbelinkedtoanewsewagecanal.
OnbehalfofEmschergenossen-schaft,DCWater&EnvironmentinEssenisplanningthesewagecanalwithalengthofapproxi-mately�.7km,startingfromtheRedDesign.Fortheconstructionofthesewagecanal,aprojectconstructionvolumeof€6.5mil-lionisavailableonhandstatus.
RedDesignhastobecarriedouttillJuly.Theprojectwithacon-sultingfeeofabout€�28,000willrequireincreasedcapacityofthebranchinEssen.
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DC Airports
Topping-out Ceremony for Berlin-Brandenburg Airport Terminal
On7May20�0,BBIBerlinAirportcelebratedthetopping-outceremonyforthepassengerterminalofthenewBerlinBrandenburgInternationalAirport(BBI).
Thenewterminal,settoopenon�0October20��,isdesignedtoaccom-modate,atfirst,upto27millionpassengersperyear.
TheterminalisU-shaped,andcon-sistsofacentralbuilding,onemainpierandtwosidepiers(northandsouth).Themainandsouthpierswillbeequippedwithpassengerboard-ingbridges,whilethenorthpierwillprovidewalkboardingpositions.Theairport’srailwaystationwillbelocatedonthelowestfloorofthesix-storeyterminal,andwillcompriseof�platformsforlong-distanceandcommutertrains.
Altogether,thenewBBIAirportwillextendoveranareaof�,470ha,whichistheequivalentofapproxi-mately2,000footballfields.TheJointVentureformedbyDCAirportsandtwootherGermanengineeringfirmsisleadingthegeneralplanninganddesigneffortforairsidecivilworksandopenspaces.Thescopeofserv-icesincludesairsidetrafficareas(run-waysystem,taxiwaysandaprons),surfacedrainage,airfieldgroundlighting,apronfloodlighting,fuel-hydrantsystems,airsideroads,andperimeterroads.
DC Asia
Waste Pressure Utilisation in Natural Gas Streams Project, Thailand
ToputDorschConsultasiainacom-petitivepositionintimesofendingresourcesandrisingenergyratesontheAsianmarket,DorschConsultasiaisevaluatingtheenergypotentialoccurringfromnaturalgaspressuredrops.
Ingas-meteringstationsandcitygatesthepressureofnaturalgasflowsinpipelineshastobethrottledtocertainmuchlowerlevels.Thisiscommonlydonebysimplethrot-tlingvalveswhichdonotextractanyusefulpowerfromthesignificantpressuredrops.
Theprojectfocusesontheuseofexpandermachinesincombinationwithdifferenttechnologies,includ-ingwasteheatrecovery,toharvesttheenergywhichcanbeextractedfromthepressuredropinanefficientway.
MichalJedrejczak(M.Eng.)fromPolandandJohannesSchochow(B.Eng.)fromGermanyareinchargetoevaluatethepotentialsastheyareemployedastraineeengineers.Inthismattertheyarecooperating
ofthetunnelitself.Itwillbecentre-placedonthetunnelandoverhangthetunnelslab.Thetunnelslabcanabsorbverticalloadsonly.
Thehorizontalloadsfromwindforcesmustbeleadaroundthetun-nelanddirectlyintotheground.Atfirstinclineddrilledpileswerefoundtobefavourable.
Itcould,however,beverified,thatthehorizontalforcescanbewornbymassivebaseplateswhichwillbeplacedonbothsidesofthetunnel.
DCWaterandEnvironmentwithitsdepartmentforgeotechnicswasassignedbytheARGEArtworkMaeWest(artistRitaMcBridetogetherwithCarbon-GrossbauteileGmbH)withplanningandconsultancyservicesforthefoundation.
Structural Artwork „Mae West“ for Effnerplatz at Munich Urban Beltway
ThenewEffnerplatzTunneloftheMunichUrbanBeltwaywasfinishedandopenedin2008.
OnthesurfaceabovetheTunnel,anartworkinformofa52mhighstructurecalledMaeWestshallbeerected.
Thestructureismadefromanetworkofsinglebarsformingtwotruncatedconeswhichareconnectedtoeachotheronbothsmallercircularsur-faces.
TwotracksofthefutureEffnerplatz-St.Emmeramtramwaywillrunthroughthestructure.
Thebasisofthestructurewillbeafoundationringwithadiameterof��mwhichislargerthanthewidth
withthelocalgasindustriesandalsocreatingapartnershipwiththeJointGraduateSchoolofEnergyandEnvi-ronment(JGSEE)inThonburi,Thai-land,toestablishthenewbusinesssegmentforDorschConsultasia.
ToimprovetheframeworkandassignmentoftheeconomicaspectsoftheprojecttheyreceivesignificantassistancefromSukritRojanawilaigul,whoistheBusinessDevelopmentCoordinatorofDorschDCasia.
Berlin-Brandenburgairport(source:ARGEAirportBerlin)
In Brief
DC Asia: Easing of Tension in Bangkok
NowafterterminationoftheseveralweekslastingexcessesinBangkok,theMegacityisbackagaintoregularlife.
Thewide-areaprotestsalsopar-tiallypreventedourcolleaguesinBangkokfromreachingtheDCasiaofficeandtheirworkplaces.
Rajprasongintersectioninthephotobelowwastheareaoccupiedbytheprotestors.
Althoughmarksofdamageofbuildingsarestillleft,lifeandbusinessinBangkokgoesbacktonormal.
90peoplehadbeenkilledandnearly2,000hadbeeninjuredduringtheprotestsoftheop-positional„RedShirts“againsttheThaigovernmentinAprilandMay.
Thearmyhadviolentlydefeatedtheprotests.
TrafficisrunningagainattheRajprasongIntersectioninBangkokStructuralartworkMaeWestaboveMunichurbanbeltwaytunnelatEffnerplatz(visualisation:WernerSobekIngenieure)
TraineeengineersMichalJedrejczak(M.Eng.)andJohannesSchochow(B.Eng.)atworkinBangkok
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Landscaping Works for the Parks and Recreation Facilities Division
DCAbuDhabiwasassignedfourprojectsbytheParksandRecreationFacilitiesDivision(PRFD)AbuDhabi.
Thenameofthefirstprojectis“Constructionworksofmainirriga-tionlinesatKhalifaBinZayedTownB”.Servicescompriseoftheconstruc-tionofmainirrigationpumpstationincludingreservoirsandthesupplyandconstructionofthemainirriga-tionpipelineincludingallthevalvechambers.
Thesecondcontractiscalled“Con-structionandDevelopmentsWorksforIrrigationnetworksandPumpingStationsinFarmAreas(DhahratAlTayeb,AlWafiya&AlWathba)”.
Engineeringservicesareprovidedfortheconstructionofareservoirand
apumpingstationincludingallcivilandelectromechanicalworks,therefurbishmentandrepairingofthreepumpingstationsandthereplacingoftheoldwaterlinesinthelocals’farmsincludingvalvechambers.Subjectofthethirdprojectis“Miscel-laneousIrrigationandLandscapingWorksatBaniyas,AlWathba&AlNahda”.ScopeofworkscomprisetheirrigationandlandscapeworksatBaniyas,AlWathba&AlNahda,furthermoretheconstructionofsubsoildrainingnetworksincludingpumpingstations.
Allengineeringservicesforthefirstthreeprojectswillberenderedduringaperiodof�8months.TotalprojectcostssumuptoAED�06.75million(€2�.6million).
Furthermore,DCAbuDhabiwasen-trustedbythePRFDwithconsultingengineeringservicesfortheremovalofweedsandpruningoftreesinAbuDhabiIsland.
TheseservicesconsistingofsevenpartialcontractscommencedinJuneandwillrequire�2months.TheconstructioncostsareAED6�million(€��.9million).
DC Abu Dhabi
New Urban Development Plan on Behalf of Al Ghadeer Abu Dhabi
DorschHoldingGmbH–DCAbuDhabihasbeenawardedonApril�2,20�0aconstructionmanagementandconstructionsupervisionconsul-tancyservicecontractforphase�ofamajornewurbandevelopmentplan.
TheclientisAlGhadeer,oneoftheleadingAbuDhabi-basedrealestatedevelopers.
Phase�oftheprojectcomprisesbuildingworksfor�54villas,5�8townhouses,798terracedapart-ments,66�apartments,twoclub-housesandtwomosques.
Furthermore,infrastructureworkshavetobeperformedconcerningapprox.�6kmofpotablewaternet-work,apotablewaterreservoirandapumpingstation(2,700m�),thepri-maryirrigationnetwork(approx.�4km),storageof4,�00m�,thestormwaterdrainagenetworkwithapprox.��km,approx�8kmofseweragenetworkwithpumpingstationandseweragetreatment.Electricalworkscompriseofanelec-tricaldistributionnetwork,approx.95kmcabling,20substationswith��/0.4kV,thestreetlightingnet-workandthetelecommunicationnetwork.Furthermore,approx.�0kmofroadsandAlFayaroadimprove-mentsarecovered.
TheconstructioncostswillbeaboutAED�.0billion(€22�million),projectdurationwillbe�0months.
UrbandevelopmentplanfortheclientAlGhadeer,AbuDhabi
Imprint
IngSightMagazine©20�0DorschGruppe
Publisher:OlafHoffmannEditor:KerstinSchneiderLayout:GerhardHabingerContact:[email protected]
We’dliketothankallauthorsofthisedition(inorderofcontributions):JürgenRöder,OlafHoffmann,AlexanderStrobl,KerstinSchneider,MichaelSchleusener,HolgerHeims(GuestColumn),Karl-RaymondMaier,ImadDiban,StefanHauser,MaximilianKrug,JürgenFlicke,HeinrichSauer,JürgenSupik,HanyLabib,AhmedFawzy,AhmedHeikal.
Pleaseconsideryourenviron-mentalresponsibilitybeforeprintingthisnewsletter.
LandscapeconceptdesignsforAlNahel–Masjid(toppicture)andSweihan–Masjid(bottom)
In Brief
DC Abu Dhabi: New Projects for Infrastructure Department
DCAbuDhabiwasentrustedbytheDepartmentofMunicipalAffairsoftheAlAinMunicipal-itywithtwoadditionalirrigationandlandscapingprojects.
Thefirstprojectcoveringanareaof�5differentlocationsinAlAiniscalled“Landscapingandirrigationsystemssurroundinggovernmentdepartmentsareasandfamilydevelopmentfounda-tion”.Theconstructionperiodisscheduledfor�8months,thedesignphasefor6months.Con-structioncostssumuptoAED25million(€5.4million).
Thenameofthesecondprojectis“Constructionandexecutionofanetworkforirrigationandimprovingthemainentrancesfortheeasternsector”.Projectperiodis�8months.
IrrigationatAlShuaib-FamilyDevelopmentFoundation