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The Main Range Railway — ATS 50 Year Celebration Series
Webinar, 1-2 pm AEST Overview This webinar will provide the history of the Southern and Western Railway of Queensland which runs from the town of Ipswich to Toowoomba, a distance of 78 miles, and divided into two branches, one running to Dalby, a distance of 52 miles, and the other to Warwick, a distance of ...
Tunnel systems: three decades of Australian tunnel systems operation stall and axial fan parallel operation
This event will be held online and in-person (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane). Presentation outline This is the first technical session of the ATS Tunnel Systems Group. This technical session will be in three parts. PART 1 Three Decades of Australian Tunnel Systems Operation Bob Allen, General Manager Sydney Harbour Tunnel. Bob’s 30 years operating then managing ...
Impact of building construction on existing tunnels: one-day seminar
OnlineJoin us for a one-day seminar in April 2023 on the impacts that building construction has on tunnels. There is an increasing demand for the assessment of the potential impact of new building construction, including new tunnels, on existing tunnels and other underground infrastructure. There are limited resources both on the approvals side and for ...
Thames Tideway Tunnel
Presentation outline This presentation will give an overview of the different soft ground tunnelling techniques used on the Thames Tideway Project. The main focus will be on the west section of the Thames Tideway Tunnel in London, where an earth pressure balance tunnel boring machine and sprayed concrete lining methods were employed. The talk will ...
ATS 50th celebrations – legends panel discussion
There's never been a better time to be a tunneller in ...
Tunnel lighting functionality
Mott MacDonald L17, Tower One, Collins Square 727 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3008 Mott MacDonald L17, Tower One, Collins Square 727 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaIn the majority of tunnels artificial lighting is installed this is an important element of tunnel systems.
Design and construction of immersed tube tunnels
Engineers Australia, Sydney officeLearn about underwater tunnels which are towed to the tunnel alignment and then sunk into place.
Brisbane Metro Adelaide Street tunnel
Hybrid - online and in person at Little Shoe, 1st Floor, Yagan Square, PerthOverview The Adelaide Street tunnel is a critical piece of the Brisbane Metro project that provides additional capacity to Brisbane's public transport system but requires the construction of a new road only 3.5m below the existing roadway. This presentation will describe the need for the tunnel and the constraints of complex geology, buried services, traffic ...
Occupational health in tunnelling – ITA Lecture Series
OnlineThe episode will feature one lecture and finish with a Q&A session with all speakers. Occupational Health and Welfare in Tunnelling - Donald Lamont & Eric Ball. The Lunchtime lecture series remains free and open to all. For all those that cannot join ‘live’, please register and you will receive a link to view the ...
Geomechanics of pressure tunnels and shafts – a critical review of existing knowledge
SMEC Tower 4, 727 Collins St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaOverview Hydropower and pumped storage projects are becoming increasingly appealing as environmentally friendly energy sources and large-scale energy storage solutions. Pressure tunnels/shafts are among the primary components of such projects. Although the design of these pressure tunnels and shafts has been well-established for decades, during the peak of hydropower project development, particularly prior to the ...