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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:newsletter@dorsch.de

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

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