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SUMMARY:Infrastructure Fire Protection with Water Mist
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nThe first road tunnel misting fire suppression system in Australia has now been commissioned in the Heysen Tunnels\, outside Adelaide. \nIn this hybrid event\, the ATS presents an afternoon of talks celebrating the Heysen Tunnel Refit & Safety Upgrade Project holistically and canvases some: \n\nTechnical details of the water mist installed for fire suppression\,\nThe context of road tunnels within the different applications of mist in other infrastructure and spaces\, and\nAn international picture of road tunnel safety governance.\n\nTiming (NOTE CHANGE IN TIMING)\n\n2:00 to 2:30 pm\, arrival and refreshments\n2:30 to 5:00 pm\, presentations\n5:00 to 7:00 pm\, refreshments and networking\, possibly visit the mist demonstration downstairs.\n\nSpeakers\nAlex Palle \n \nAlex Palle is the owner and CEO of VID FIREKILL\, the leader in low pressure mist\, and the renowned test institute Danish Fire Laboratories. He will fly into Adelaide to support his local distributor LPG Fire Australia who supplied and supported the Heysen mist system. With a BSc and an MBA\, growing up in a nozzle-designing household\, working all roles through the businesses at various stages\, and now owning the companies\, Alex has unique understanding of how to break up water. His life vision is to change the “conventional” fixed firefighting industry by bringing innovative\, value adding and sustainable firefighting technologies to the market. He will describe the science behind misting nozzles\, and road tunnel misting technology within the broad spectrum of mist applications. \nDr Conrad Stacey \n \nDr Conrad Stacey is a Director of leading underground ventilation and fire safety consultants Stacey Agnew\, and Vice President of Delve Stacey Agnew in the US. Conrad’s credits include seminal reports on livestock shipping heat stress risk\, and co-authorship of a paper on the gravitational energy drivers for the geodynamo. He has worked on hypersonic upper atmospheric flight and river and flood plain hydraulics. A common thread through Conrad’s work in varied areas is a core focus on the fundamental physics and the engineering thought involved\, all within the big picture of the community interest. He will talk about the design of the Heysen suppression system\, operating policy on fire suppression\, and organisational barriers to adoption of road tunnel misting. \nShane Faulkhead \n \nShane Faulkhead of M&E Solutions\, for this purpose also representing McConnell Dowell as Managing Contractor for the Heysen Tunnels Refit & Safety Upgrade Project. Besides his tunnel experience\, Shane has global experience in a very diverse range of engineering fields\, making him a polymath of engineering and site installation. He was intimately involved with the equipment installation and problem solving in the Heysen project. His talk will focus on construction of the fire suppression systems in Heysen and in other forms of tunnel. \nRahul Gupta \n \nRahul Gupta is a civil engineering professional with three decades in all aspects of highway infrastructure development\, from strategic planning & engineering to cost control and environmental management. He is currently Chief Engineer (Tunnels) in the Indian Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and Secretary General of the Indian Road Congress. Previously\, he served as Technical Secretary to the Director General (Road Development) and Special Secretary to the Government of India\, providing advice on all road and highway development issues in the country. He is a member of Technical Committee on Tunnels of the World Road Association (PIARC) and the Governing Council of the Tunnelling Association of India (TAI). He also served as Technical Advisor to PIARC’s Strategic Theme (Resilient Infrastructure). \nRahul has implemented major bridge and tunnel projects in the Himalayan region\, successfully supervising the construction of India’s two longest highway tunnels\, the Chenani-Nashiri (9 km) and Banihal-Qazigund (8 km). Over the past five years\, he has overseen highway development projects in the strategically critical North-Western Himalayan region. \nRahul gets actively involved in disaster rescue operations. He ensured swift relief to flood victims by promptly restoring highway communication in close coordination with the army during the worst-recorded floods in the Kashmir Valley in September 2014. He also successfully coordinated the rescue operation of stranded workers in the collapsed Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarakhand\, with part of that coordination being calling on our own Arnold Dix to assist. \nRahul offers a high-level expert overview of safety issues on Indian roads and in tunnels\, and will give us the benefit of a different perspective to the paradigms we follow in Australia\, including on adoption of water based suppression. \n Session Chair\nMr Phil Cornish \n \n Engineering Director from Bell Rock Engineering. Phil has more than 35 years’ experience in infrastructure design and delivery\, including road and rail tunnels. Phil was involved with the Westconnex Tunnel Project in Sydney between 2014 and late 2017\, as the M4 East Construction Manager for Sydney Motorway Corporation. Phil was also involved with the delivery of the Adelaide Crafers Highway Project between 1997 and 2000\, including a role as the Heysen Tunnel Construction Manager for the completion of tunnel fitout\, testing and commissioning activities. \nQuestion and answer sessions after each presentation will include all speakers plus Mr Mark Martini of Shield Fire\, installers of the Heysen Tunnels mist system. \nCostings\nThanks to our sponsors\, there is no cost for attending in person at the National Wine Centre\, or online. A link\, but no refreshments\, will be sent to those who register to join online. \nSponsors\nThe event\, and the networking refreshments\, are proudly sponsored by:
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/infrastructure-fire-protection-with-water-mist/
LOCATION:Exhibition Hall\, National Wine Centre\, Botanic Road\, Adelaide\, South Australia\, 3500\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Hybrid
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SUMMARY:Quinns Main Sewer Extension & Associated Works
DESCRIPTION:Details\nOverview\nThe ATS\, Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS)\, Australian Society of Trenchless Technology (ASTT) and Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) invite you to an evening of knowledge sharing\, Q&A\, and networking.  \nNOTE: This is a hybrid event being held both in person and online. \nEvent Synopsis\nThe Quinns Main Sewer Extension & Associated Works recently earned the 2024 CCF WA Earth Award for projects valued between $30-75 million. \nThis design and construct initiative included 1.8 kilometers of tunneling\, featuring a particularly challenging 500-meter curved drive beneath both a freeway and a railway. The project also involved shafts reaching depths of up to 27 meters and the integration of two vortex structures\, showcasing exceptional engineering precision. \nEffective stakeholder management was essential\, requiring coordination with schools\, residents\, and multiple government bodies to minimize impact and foster positive community relations. \nPrioritizing safety and environmental stewardship\, the project consistently managed risks for the team\, the public\, and the national park. \nTimings and location\nIn person AWST: \nState Library of Western Australia\, 25 Francis Street\, Perth. \n5.30pm – 6.00pm: Networking and refreshments  \n6.00pm – 7.00pm: Presentation  \n7.00pm – 8.00pm: Networking and refreshments \nOnline: AEDT \n9:00pm – 10:00pm: Presentation \n  \nSpeaker\n \nAndrew Youngs \nGeneral Manager\, Rob Carr\n\nAndrew has over 25 years’ experience in civil engineering relating to the planning\, design and construction of water and wastewater infrastructure including major concrete works\, pipelines\, main sewers\, pump stations and wastewater treatment facilities and dams. As Rob Carr’s General Manager in WA\, Andrew brings a wealth of experience to the position to manage operations in Western Australia for installation of gravity\, pressure and vacuum pipeline infrastructure via conventional and trenchless techniques and additionally\, civil\, electrical and mechanical work for pump stations.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/quinns-main-sewer-extension-associated-works/
LOCATION:State Library of Western Australia\, 25 Francis Street\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Hybrid
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