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 ...

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, Australia

In the majority of tunnels artificial lighting is installed this is an important element of tunnel systems.

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Brisbane Metro Adelaide Street tunnel

Hybrid - online and in person at Little Shoe, 1st Floor, Yagan Square, Perth

Overview 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

Online

The 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, Australia

Overview 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 ...

Tunnel systems: planning assets today for the future

Online and in person at: Level 9, 340 Adelaide Street, Brisbane

Overview In this session, we will explore examples of tunnels that have undergone significant refurbishment, upgrade, or change to their systems, both locally and internationally. We will examine some of the lessons learned and challenges overcome. Our objective is to look at how these lessons might be applied to tunnel systems today to better support ...

Sprayed concrete use

Online

This instalment of the Lunchtime lecture series will focus on 'Sprayed concrete use.' The episode will feature four lectures and will finish with a Q&A with all speakers. Introduction - Karl Gunnar Holter An overview of sprayed concrete methodology - Catherine Larive Sustainability & Application - Ross Dimmock Material properties and design - Karl Gunnar ...