Mechanized technologies of the railway and road tunnels construction in complex hydrogeological conditions

Dymitr Petrow-Ganew, Herrenknecht AG

The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Technical University of Lodz graduate. Polish trenchless technology precursor. Since 1993, the promoter of HDD method. He organized the first seminars and workshops concerning HDD in Poland (1996-1999). Since 2003 he has been working for the German company Herrenknecht AG. He introduced, among the others, many TBM machines to Polish market, e.g. for metro tunnel construction. He authored the several publications and papers on microtunnelling and TBM shields.

He is a member of the international organizations ISTT, ITA AITES and a member of Underground Construction Subcommittee of the Polish Committee of Geotechnics.