Planning & Design
We are one of the world's leading engineering companies in underground infrastructure design with headquarters in Switzerland.
For more than 50 years, we have been developing design and construction solutions in the fields of underground railway, road and metro tunnels, caverns and infrastructure galleries. Amberg Engineering specializes in innovative solutions for the subterranean space.
No matter whether it’s a feasibility study, final design or construction for new or existing structures, our employees with their many years of experience, commitment and passion see to it that projects all around the world are a success.
We provide wide-ranging business activities from planning, design, site supervision, commissioning through to renewal and refurbishment of structures, interdisciplinary planning processes and project man agement to research and development.
Expertise
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Assessment and Rehabilitation of existing structures
- Ventilation and Safety
- Underground Space
- Nuclear Waste Management
- Site Supervision
- Project Management
Services
Our experts prepare the planning and carry out the design from A to Z across all phases of your project. We ensure your project is taken care of when it comes to Planning and Design of
- Geological surveys
- Geomechanical and structural model analyses
- Ventilation and safety technology
- Client assistance and project management
Depending on phase of your project, our services are applied project and customer relevant at its respective level of detail, especially when it comes to
- Integrated BIM Modelling with Geotechnical and structural 2D and 3D Modelling, comprising (dis)continuous numerical analysis, applying advanced modelling and simulation tools.
- Expertise is provided on thermal analysis of structures, evaluating temperature distribution in case of fire,
- Construction sequencing of geometrical complex structures.
- Digital planning in form of rapid engineering, information and data modelling, digitaliza tion of inventory and the integration of BIM, GIS and geological information, resulting in the Development of efficient digital processes.
Activity
Segments of underground infrastructure
- Rail, road and metro
- Hydro and utilities
- Underground space
All types of underground structures
- Tunnels, adits, shafts and galleries
- Caverns and underground space
Geology & ground conditions
- Soft ground
- Squeezing ground
- Swelling conditions
- Fault zones
- Water and gas bearing ground
Excavation methods
- TBM
- Drill & blast
- NATM
- Mechanically assisted excavation (road headers, excavators, rippers, etc)
Competence
- Comprehensive experience in underground design, from early feasibility to final detailed design, mastering all phases of the lifecycle of under ground infrastructures
- Site supervision to support you all the way
- Smart and feasible structural and geotechnical engineering solutions
- Developing big data and cloud-based applica tions to enable more efficient processes and working methods
- Clever, cost sensitive, value added alternatives
Benefits
- A single competent partner
- Short decision-making processes enabling quick and competent reactions to changed conditions or unexpected events.
- The close collaboration among all Amberg Group companies – Amberg Technologies, Amberg Loglay, Amberg Infra 7D and the Hagerbach Test Gallery – enables Amberg Engineering to meet customer needs even beyond its specific scope of expertise.
- Whether exploratory work, measuring technology, construction site logistics or the development of construction technologies – our clients benefit from the synergies within the Amberg Group.
Selected references
Project
Gotthard Base Tunnel Switzerland
Services
- Project planning and design in engineering joint venture
- Stability analysis and proof
Client
Alp Transit Gotthard AG
Project
Gubrist 3rd Tunnel Project, Switzerland
Services
- Design of all underground structures
- Design of ventilation system
Client
FEDRO Federal Roads Office, Winterthur Branch
Project
Berlin Metro U5 Germany
Services
- Conceptual and tendering design
- Implementation planning
Client
BVG Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Project
Nagra Switzerland
Services
- Overall BIM coordination
- Structural design of all underground structures
Client
Nagra Nationale Genossenschaft für die Lagerung radioaktiver Abfälle
Project
Metro Delhi India
Services
- Design of segmental tunnel lining with earthquake load
- Design of station/tunnel interfaces
Client
Italian Thai Development Public Company Ltd
Project
Brenner Base Tunnel Austria
Services
- Basic Design
- Final Design
Client
Galleria di Base del Brennero
For around 60 years, the renowned Swiss Amberg Group has been a leader in engineering and surveying services for railway, metro, underground and specialised civil engineering.
The family-owned company is an innovative knowledge, engineering and technology provider in the field of logistics and infrastructure for smart cities, hubs and networks. We provide outstanding solutions for our customers through innovatively combining above-ground and underground space utilisation.
Amberg Engineering
Engineering services for the construction of underground infrastructure
Planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of railway, road, utility and metro tunnels, as well as caverns
Amberg Technologies
Systems and solutions for railway and tunnel surveying
Acquisition, evaluation and refinement of measurement data in infrastructure construction
Amberg Infra 7D
Digital services in the infrastructure environment
Geo-monitoring, mobile mapping, digital construction, geomatics and inspection services
Amberg Loglay
Smart city and construction logistics solutions
Sophisticated logistics solutions for efficient and future-orientated construction projects
Amberg Infocon
High-quality design and BIM services
Design, BIM, consulting, PMC and IT solutions for architecture, engineering and construction
VersuchsStollen Hagerbach
The underground future lab
Extensive underground research infrastructure for testing and development, testing laboratory for building materials, training centre and event facilities
QAECY
Intelligent information
Analysing documents and data with artificial intelligence to create a unified view of reality
Your underground experts
- Rail tunnels, including high-speed rail
- Metro lines
- Tunnel and shaft infrastructure
- Caverns with large cross-sections
- Energy storage and utilities
Engineering at its best
- Numerous services for your entire project cycle, from feasibility, planning and construction to renewal of your infrastructure
- Trained specialists and experts in planning and design, geotechnics, and project management
Infrastructure experts
- Rail, metro and tunnels
- Underground spaces
- Mining and shafts
Systems and solutions
- Slab track, tamping, mapping, surveying and inspections
- Tunnel machine guidance
- Tunnel profile measurements and stakeout
- Undulation
- Layer thickness control
- Surface inspection
- Geological predicting during tunnel excavation
- Surveying, data analysis and maintenance
Digital infrastructure experts
- Data acquisition and processing
- Monitoring
- Measurement of geotechnical tasks
- Maintenance and operation
- Process optimisation and digital continuity
Solutions and services
- Geo-monitoring
- Mobile mapping
- Geomatics
- Inspection services
- Digital construction
Smart cities and construction logistics experts
- Manage stakeholders across the value chain
- Improve construction mobility in dense cities
- Unlock up to 50% of the true potential of assets
- Integrate circular economy principles into construction
- Use smart data throughout the supply chain
Solutions for construction sites
- End-to-end digital logistics processes
- Rapid prototyping and smart sensors (IoT)
- Logistics concept and manual (3D/4D)
- Integration of logistics data
- Logistics insights management (LIM)
- Construction logistics management (CLM)
- Management of external hubs and consolidation
Design and construction experts
- Design and BIM integration
- Coordination between different disciplines
- Information workflow setup
- Facility management and BIM integration
- Visualisation
Services
- BIM implementation and creation of models
- Clash detection, coordination and clash resolution
- Construction documentation and shop drawings
- 4D simulation and 5D estimation
- Underground utilities
- Laser scan to as-built models
- IT solutions – BIM integration with FM application
VersuchsStollen Hagerbach - The underground future lab
Recently named a research infrastructure of national importance, we have been providing the space and expertise to turn visions into innovations for over 50 years.
Your analysis and testing requirements
- Real scale test and prototype environment
- Analysis of construction material
- Training facility
- Unique location for your event
Our facilities and services
- Various test sites, test procedures and management
- Concrete and rock laboratory
- Training environment and syllabus
- Seminar rooms, event cavern and restaurant
AI agent as a service for the construction industry
- AI agent dedicated to the AEC industry
- Easy access to complex project information
- Helps in taking confident, informed decisions
- Opens data silos, unlocks all content and uncovers context
- Effortless interaction with your most valuable asset – your collective knowledge
Solution and services
- AI agent as a service
- Strategic consulting and training
- Development of tailored solutions