Hydraulic engineering

Hydraulic engineering

Contemporary solutions – we design them

Humans are increasingly encroaching on the space claimed by water. This requires us to  balance the tension between usage and ecological considerations. We use our know-how to create zones that do justice to various interests.

Our service spectrum

  • Development of basic principles
    · Hazard mapping
    · Risk analyses
    · Hydrology reports
    · Bedload studies
    · Management of protective structures
     
  • Prevention measures
    · Flood protection
    · Revitalisation
    ·  Defining areas for water bodies
    ·  Planning maintenance of water bodies
     
  • Precautionary measures
    ·  Emergency planning
    · Surface runoff analysis
    · Water ecology study
     
  • Reconstruction
    · Event documentation/event analysis
    · Implementation of immediate measures

Competent intelligent solutions

Using our interdisciplinary knowledge and experience to bring water into harmony with people, infrastructure, agriculture and nature – that's our daily business.

Comprehensive study on the rehabilitation of the bedload balance of the River Alp

Comprehensive study on the rehabilitation of the bedload balance of the River Alp

Canton Schwyz, Switzerland

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Flood protection and revitalisation of the Dünnern river

Flood protection and revitalisation of the Dünnern river

Herbetswil (SO), Switzerland

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Preventative, holistic flood protection

Preventative, holistic flood protection

Dierikon (LU), Switzerland

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Bank restoration and widening of the Aare river

Bank restoration and widening of the Aare river

Bern/Köniz (BE), Switzerland

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Bank restoration and widening of the Aare river

Under the leadership of HOLINGER AG, a local recreation hotspot for the city of Bern and the municipality of Köniz is being renovated and upgraded. The AaDä consortium (Kästli Bau AG/Walo Bertschinger AG) is implementing the project planned by HOLINGER AG, which will replace the ageing concrete riverbank structures with contemporary protection made of blocks in combination with various ecological enhancement measures. As part of the bank restoration work, the two paths along the banks will also be widened and renewed to give the local population more space. The video shows the status of the work and the dismantling of the temporary bridge built especially for the construction site. (as of March 2023)

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Sandro Ritler

Head of Hydraulic Engineering Technology

"We give water the space it needs to permit natural flows. Every day we work passionately to create valuable and balanced habitats for people and nature. This task gives meaning to our actions and motivates us to act with vision."