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Amberg Engineering was involved in numerous subsurface in frastructure projects in Sweden, predominantly in the Stockholm metropolitan area. Our rock mechanical and engineering expertise represented and represents our key contribution to the projects, while we came in touch with valuable, and sometimes very different tunnelling approaches. While certain technical solutions still appear exotic, majority of them have to be valued as correct and consequent answers to the predominant geological conditions in Scandinavia. The present publication will show our experience based on one case study. Special attention is given to rock mass characterisation, design processes and tunnelling philosophy. The issues of support, water ingress control and vibration control are treated in detail, and a comparison with our local practice is presented. The paper attempts to deliver an objective treatise and honest presentation of our experience, and a summary of "lessons learned". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the readiness of the Swedish manufacturing industry to implement dynamic, data-driven preventive maintenance (PM) by identifying the gap between the state of the art and the state of practice. Design/methodology/approach: An embedded multiple case study was performed in which some of the largest companies in the discrete manufacturing industry, that is, mechanical engineering, were surveyed regarding the design of their PM programmes. Findings: The studied manufacturing companies make limited use of the existing scientific state of the art when designing their PM programmes. They seem to be aware of the possibilities for improvement, but they also see obstacles to changing their practices according to future requirements. Practical implications: The results of this study will benefit both industry professionals and academicians, setting the initial stage for the development of data-driven, diversified and dynamic PM programmes. Originality/Value: First and foremost, this study maps the current state and practice in PM planning among some of the larger automotive manufacturing industries in Sweden. This work reveals a gap between the state of the art and the state of practice in the design of PM programmes. Insights regarding this gap show large improvement potentials which may prove important for academics as well as practitioners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discusses the findings of a national quality assessment report covering courses in all Swedish schools of mechanical engineering. Goals of the report; Methods used; Education and its academic level; Education process; Educational goals; Engineering skills; Recommendations.

Reports on the development of a database for structural mechanics computations at the Linkoping Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Division of Solid Mechanics in Sweden. Selective information retrieval; Literature references covering finite and boundary element; Information on pre and post-processor programs interfacing finite/boundary elements.