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Sewer for interference-free drainage replaces pump system

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The reinforced-concrete jacking pipes of ND 1400/OD 1700. In the background, the Göttingen University Clinic

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Look into the VTDZ-UMG launch pit at the start of pipe jacking

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The tunnel boring machine enters the receive pit

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Figure: I.CO.P.

400 reinforced-concrete jacking pipes were installed and expertly connected to each other

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The Göttingen University Hospital (UMG) with its workforce of around 7,500 and 1,460 beds is one of Germany’s leading clinics. Situated in a depression of the metropolitan area, the wastewater and storm water that occurs at the site is currently drained by means of a complex lifting system. An additional large-volume storm water retention basin at the site protects the sewer system from becoming overloaded. The area taken up by this basin will now, for lack of other space, have to make way for the new construction of a ward and an OP wing with intensive care unit.

Against this background, the...

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