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SUMMARY:ATS QLD - Spaceproofing for tunnels
DESCRIPTION:This event is hosted by the ATS Tunnel Systems group and is a joint session with ITEE. \nSpaceproofing is a critical early activity required to inform the design and construction of tunnels and underground spaces. \nIt is important to get the sizing for tunnels right. Too small; the tunnel may not be able to function or be operated as intended. Constructing a tunnel that is too big; you are wasting your money. \nSpaceproofing ensures that all required functions can be accommodated within the planned tunnel volume. This can be a challenge for tunnel design\, which involves reconciling the functional space needs of a large number of stakeholders and resolving many complex physical interfaces early in the design process. \n \n \nEvent program\n5.30pm — In-person registration & networking (catering)\n6.00pm — Webinar commencement\n7.30pm — Webinar conclusion & in-person networking\n8.00pm — In-person conclusion \nSpeakers\n \nTony Peglas BEng\, CPEng\, RPEQ\nPrincipal Aurecon \nTony is a Principal at Aurecon with over 20 years’ experience in the tunnelling industry and has worked on many large-scale tunnelling infrastructure projects including the Inland Rail Project\, West Gate Tunnel Project\, WestConnex New M5 and M4-M5 Link\, NorthConnex\, Airport Link Project\, Clem7 and Cross City Tunnel. Tony is the Australasian Tunnelling Society (ATS) representative on the Austroads Tunnels Taskforce which undertakes research on new technologies and best practice for road tunnel projects. \n \nTom Starling\nAssociate Principal – Mechanical ECI \nTom Starling is a mechanical engineer with 16 years of experience in process\, industrial\, mining\, infrastructure\, water and defence sectors. \nTom works for EIC Activities\, a member of the CIMIC group. Tom has worked with tunnel space-proofing strategies all around Australia and overseas\, in transport\, power and mining applications with sister companies CPB\, Thiess\, Leighton Asia\, and their joint venture partners. Tom’s background is in delivery of design and technical services\, but his role at EIC Activities sees him advising a wide audience of engineers\, stakeholders\, operators and financers in all phases of project development\, approaching issues from a range of perspectives. \n \nChris Baker \nTunnel Systems Design Manager – UGL Brisbane \nChris is an engineering design manager with UGL and works within the Major Projects Underground Infrastructure team designing road and rail tunnels within Australia\, with recent detail design experience on M6 in Sydney and Cross river rail in Brisbane.  He has a degree in mechanical engineering\, a master degree project management and an MBA.  Chris has a very board experience of mechanical and electrical tunnel systems including Fire and Life Safety and Security in design and enjoys the challengers that come with Major Projects. \nPrior to working on road and rail tunnels\, Chris worked on tunnels in the mining industry focusing on services design and gained construction and commission experience.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-qld-spaceproofing-for-tunnels/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia QLD\, Level 9\, 340 Adelaide St\, Brisbane\, QLD\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Queensland,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220428T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220428T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
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SUMMARY:ATS 50th celebrations - legends panel discussion
DESCRIPTION:There’s never been a better time to be a tunneller in Australia. \nWith billions worth of upcoming tunnelling projects in the next decade\, we’ve assembled a panel of three legends of the industry to help us navigate the challenges and opportunities we face during this exciting time in the industry. \nThe event will be held as a face to face and webinar hybrid event across several Engineers Australia offices around the country and online. \nThe Legends Panel will comprise 3 individuals who are all regarded as well-respected ATS ‘legends’ in the tunnelling industry. The panel will take the form of a facilitated conversation chaired by Rachael McCarrison. \n  \n\nProf. Arnold Dix \n \n\nProfessor Arnold Dix is a barrister\, mediator\, dispute adjudicator\, consultant and expert on all matters relating to tunnelling\, underground infrastructure\, fire and disasters\, as well as broader civil planning and environmental disputes. His career over the past 30 years has celebrated a unique hybrid of engineering\, geology\, law and risk management matters. Arnold’s key strength is in his ability to bridge the gap between the legal and technical dimensions of a problem\, risk assessment or dispute.\nArnold’s approach in legal matters is practical and commercially minded\, appreciating the many factors that are intrinsic to complex disputes to do with tunnelling\, mining\, engineering and underground works. He has niche high level experience and a considered appreciation of the issues at hand\, as well as the many stakeholder interests to be taken into account\nArnold is the current Vice President of the International Tunnelling Association (Consultative Status to United Nations).\n\n\nDr Bill Bamford \n \n\nDr Bill Bamford is recognised as a world leader in the field of specialised rock testing with a lifetime of experience and research devoted to the area. He has established a fine team at BRTS – highly qualified young testing engineers\, an experienced Laboratory Manager and a competent administrator.\nIn 1967\, Dr Bill Bamford commenced lecturing\, performing research and managing a rock testing laboratory at the University of Melbourne.\nDr Bamford is currently an honorary Principal Fellow and Associate Professor in the Melbourne School of Engineering in the University of Melbourne. His specialisations include rock mechanics\, mine design\, geotechnical engineering. He held the position of Vice-President for the International Society for Rock Mechanics for 8 years. Other appointments include being the National Chairman of the Australian Geomechanics Society and of the Australasian Tunnelling Society.\n\n\nDiane Mather \n \n\nDiane Mather is a Design Manager for the Australian Rail Track Corporation’s (ARTC) $15.5 billion Inland Rail Program. She is responsible for the design management of the Gowrie to Heldion (G2H) section of the a Public Private Partnership Project and the technical lead for the three tunnels within the Gowrie to Kagaru (G2K project) scope the most technically complex sections of the Inland Rail alignment. The tunnels technical lead scope covers tunnel design and construction\, tunnel systems and fire life safety\, key features for the safe service offering of the project.\nDiane has more than 20 years’ experience in design and construction of civil infrastructure and mining projects\, and has successfully developed\, managed and delivered a wide range of design and construction programs across many disciplines. Prior to joining ARTC\, Diane delivered a range of design and construction work packages on several major projects including Clem7 (NSBT)\, Airport Link\, City Rail Link\, Westconnex M5East\, Westgate\, Sydney Metro\, Melbourne Metro and Brisbane Cross River Rail. Diane is a UK and Australia-registered chartered professional engineer and the winner of the inaugural Australian Tunnelling Society 2021 Women in Tunnelling Award.\n\n\nEvent program \nWebinar \n6.00 – 7.00 PM: Webinar \nIn-person event \n5.30 – 6.00 PM: Arrival and registration\n6.00 – 7.00 PM: Presentation\n7.00 – 7.30 PM: Networking \nEvent locations \nBrisbane \nEngineers Australia Hawken Auditorium\nLevel 9\, 340 Adelaide Street\, Brisbane QLD \nMelbourne (speakers presenting live from this location) \nWhite & Case \nLevel 32\, Rialto Towers \n525 Collins Street\, Melbourne VIC \nSydney \nEngineers Australia Harricks Auditorium\nMezzanine Level\, 44 Market Street\, Sydney NSW
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-50th-celebrations-legends-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:QLD
CATEGORIES:New South Wales,Online,Queensland,South Australia,Victoria
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220331T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220331T190000
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SUMMARY:Tunnel systems: three decades of Australian tunnel systems operation stall and axial fan parallel operation
DESCRIPTION:This event will be held online and in-person (Sydney\, Melbourne\, Brisbane). \nPresentation outline\nThis is the first technical session of the ATS Tunnel Systems Group. This technical session will be in three parts. \nPART 1\nThree Decades of Australian Tunnel Systems Operation Bob Allen\, General Manager Sydney Harbour Tunnel. Bob’s 30 years operating then managing SHT means that he has had a hand in almost the complete lifecycle of a tunnel\, missing only tunnel decommissioning. His insights on maintenance\, systems upgrading\, and process improvement are built over three major systems upgrade cycles\, understanding the approaches\, what is important and what works well. Through those 30 years\, societal approaches to safety have also moved on\, and SHT has been a leader in the change in tunnel operations\, driven in no small part by Bob. \nBob will lead us through some of the changes that have been made to SHT in tunnel systems\, operations\, and operational safety\, drawing lessons where applicable for road tunnels more generally. \nPART 2 \nLee Brown will discuss Stall & Axial Fan Parallel Operation. Lee has been to be involved with the majority of major Australian and New Zealand Road and Metro Tunnel infrastructure projects. Directly involved with the design and supply of Jet & Axial Fans\, Fire Dampers and Sound Attenuation. \nPART 3 \nThe technical session will Finish with an Update from Conrad Stacey on the AS4825 work of ATS the update of the Tunnel Fire Design Standard \nLocation\nThis event will be held in multiple locations: \n\nSydney: Aurecon Office\, Level 5\, 116 Military Road\, Neutral Bay\, NSW\nArrival and registration 5.00pm AEDT\nBrisbane: Stacey Agnew Office\, Unit 4\, 35 Limestone Street\, Darra\, QLD\nArrival and registration 4.00pm AEST\nMelbourne: Engineers Australia\, Level 31\, 600 Bourke Street\, Melbourne VIC\nArrival and registration 5.00pm AEDT\n\nImportant note: CPD records cannot be automatically recorded for this event and will need to be recorded by participants. \nSpeakers\nBob Allen\nGeneral Manager Sydney Harbour Tunnel\nBob started as a tunnel controller three months prior to the opening of Sydney Harbour Tunnel in August 1992\, becoming Operations Manager in August 1993. At the end of the concession period in August 2022\, Bob will finish up with the Sydney Harbour Tunnel Company\, having spent the last 23 years as its General Manager. Bob’s leadership within the tunnel community was instrumental in starting the Australian Tunnel Operators Group and in formalising training and qualification of tunnel operators. Bob’s initiatives on tunnel operations and safety come up in many conversations in the tunnel community\, with his philosophies and knowledge on tunnel operation and safety recognised internationally. \nLee Brown\nTunnel & Metro – Business Manager\nInvolved with ventilation for nearly 25 years\, with companies Fan Systems UK\, Witt & Sohn Germany\, Fantech Australia and more recently as Director of TROX Australia. Since moving to Australia\, Lee has been to be involved with the majority of major Australian and New Zealand Road and Metro Tunnel infrastructure projects. He is directly involved with the design and supply of Jet & Axial Fans\, Fire Dampers and Sound Attenuation\, with his first project being the Auckland Waterview Tunnel supplying the complete ventilation solution of Jet Fans\, Axial Fans\, Fire Dampers\, Sound Attenuation and transition ducts. \nConrad Stacey\nDirector Stacey Agnew\nConrad is the director of Stacey Agnew experienced in Tunnel Fire life safety and ventilation. Conrad is leading the ATS AS4825 working group
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/tunnel-systems-three-decades-of-australian-tunnel-systems-operation-stall-and-axial-fan-parallel-operation/
LOCATION:QLD
CATEGORIES:New South Wales,Online,Queensland,Victoria
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220324T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220324T180000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
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SUMMARY:Management and maintenance of challenging tunnel sewer cleans
DESCRIPTION:In-person (Brisbane) and online \nWhilst the glamourous rail and road tunnels are visible and exciting to the public in the modern era with ample space to perform maintenance activities\, the forgotten world of utility tunnels are just as important in keeping our societies operating since the first millennium BCE. \nUtility tunnels are smaller than their larger transport cousins\, and with the added issue of noxious gas environments makes maintaining these tunnels inherently more difficult. Veolia undertakes routine maintenance activities on drainage networks including sewer tunnels. It is important to share the challenges faced with the management\, and maintenance of these tunnels after construction is completed. \nSpeaker\nLee Gnezdiloff  \nLee is currently a Project Manager for Veolia Network Services delivering challenging and complex maintenance projects within SEQ. With more than 20 years’ experience in the water and construction industry and as an RPEQ since 2007 he has been the engineer responsible for conveyance network designs from concept through to IFC drawing packages. \nAs a project manager\, Lee has managed teams to deliver network pipelines and pumping infrastructure\, and supporting infrastructure including civil buildings and structures\, dams (raw and tailings)\, creek diversions\, roads both flexible and rigid\, and bridges and culverts across various locations in Queensland. Lee has worked for various private and public clients\, specialising as a superintendent’s representative under the contract for conveyance networks and civil infrastructure construction projects for the past 10 years. \nEvent overview\nArrival and registration: 5.30pm – 6.00 pm AEST\nWebinar / presentation: 6.00pm – 7.00 pm AEST\nNetworking: 7.00pm – 7.30pm AEST
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/management-and-maintenance-of-challenging-tunnel-sewer-cleans/
LOCATION:Brisbane
CATEGORIES:Queensland,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211203T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211203T220000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD – End of Year Celebration - Feast of St Barbara 2021
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate the feast day of St Barbara Day and World Tunnel Day the ATS Queensland chapter invite members and guests to a celebratory dinner in Brisbane\, Friday 3rd December 2021. \nThis networking-focused event will recognise the achievements of tunnelling projects and their engineers around the country\, and will promote the industry. The event is one of the most highly regarded events in the tunnelling calendar. \nWe look forward to welcoming back the Tunnelling community for this celebratory event which will give us the opportunity to celebrate international tunnelling day together. The night will involve welcome drinks\, followed by a Christmas meal\, speeches by the committee and sponsors\, and the lucky door prize draw. \n \nThe evening will raise funds for Retina Australia by donating a portion of the ticket price to the charity. Retina Australia funds world-leading research into treatments and cures for blindness caused by inherited retinal disease and cares for people and families through peer-to-peer support services. Through education and advocacy Retina Australia works tirelessly to empower around 15\,000 Australians who are living with blindness or vision impairment. We will also hold a raffle on the night ($5  per ticket) so make sure you bring some cash! \n  \nThe ATS would like to thank BarChip and Mapei for sponsoring this event. \n 
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-qld-end-of-year-celebration-feast-of-st-barbara-2021/
LOCATION:The Charming Squire\, 3/133 Grey Street\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, 4101\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211111T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211111T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
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SUMMARY:Technology advancement of tunnel boring machines in Europe
DESCRIPTION:In-person (Brisbane) and webinar—this session will be livestreamed at the Engineers Australia Brisbane office with drinks and light refreshments. Those from around the country can join the webinar. \nIn this presentation\, Dr Remo Grandori will present a series of innovative technologies developed in recent years to make the execution of large underground tunnel projects faster and safer. He will illustrate these technologies from his extensive experience\, bringing practical examples of completed works\, including long railway tunnels in the presence of asbestos\, under high cover in squeezing ground and high water pressures. \nOutline\nIn this presentation\, Dr Remo Grandori will present a series of innovative technologies developed in recent years to make the execution of large underground tunnel projects faster and safer. He will illustrate these technologies from his extensive experience\, bringing practical examples of completed works\, including long railway tunnels in the presence of asbestos\, under high cover in squeezing ground and high water pressures\nThe QLD Chapter will hold the annual meeting from 5.45 pm prior to the presentation – arrival from 5.30pm. We’ll be recapping the year and some changes in the committee\, and provide the opportunity for feedback and nominations. This is your opportunity to have your say in how your local chapter is run. \nSpeaker\nDr Remo Grandori\nWeBuild \nDr Remo Grandori gained a PhD in Industrial Mechanical Engineering from the University La Sapienza of Rome in 1984. With a thesis on TBM excavation and rock cutting technology\, he worked in mechanized tunnelling and was the Technical Director for several tunnel projects executed worldwide. From 1996 to 2007\, he taught a course at the University La Sapienza as a contract professor on mechanised tunnel excavations. \nDr Grandori has been involved in the execution of more than 130 TBM tunnel projects for approximately 1100 km of tunnels bored in a wide variety of geologies and conditions. He has participated in the development of several innovations in tunnel and TBMs design\, acting as a consultant to clients\, contractors and TBM manufacturers. His cooperation with the Webuild group goes back to the late eighties and continues until today\, having been involved in the study and execution of several major TBM projects in North and South America\, China\, Europe\, Africa and lately in Australia. \nEvent program\nOnline \n7.00–8.00 pm AEDT (Sydney time) \nIn-person (Brisbane) \n5.30 pm—Arrival and registration \n6.00–7.00 pm—Presentation \n7.00–7.30 pm—Networking
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/technological-advancement-tbms-europe/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia QLD\, Level 9\, 340 Adelaide St\, Brisbane\, QLD\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Queensland,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211014T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211014T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
CREATED:20210811T023323Z
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SUMMARY:Crushed waste glass re-use in tunnel shotcrete production
DESCRIPTION:To attend in-person register via the Engineers Australia registration link\, or join the webinar here.\nJoin the Queensland Branch of the Australian Tunnelling Society for a presentation by Dr Mehdi Serati. He will provide an update on the latest results from his industry-sponsored project using crushed waste glass (CWG) to replace sand in shotcrete used to support tunnels and underground spaces. \nAbstract: According to the International Tunnelling Society\, the global demand for underground constructions will boom in the coming years\, with around $42 billion of investment in the tunnelling sector in Australia alone. This trend can be seen already by nine out of 12 current state and federal government infrastructures related to underground road and rail tunnelling projects in Australia. With such an increased demand for tunnelling\, shotcrete has also received increased attention for ground support in tunnels and mines. For example\, in 2018 800\,000 m3 of shotcrete was used in Australia with 500\,000 m3 used in underground constructions\, and 300\,000 m3 in civil basements\, swimming pools and embankments. \nShotcrete (or sprayed concrete) is concrete in nature that needs to be pneumatically projected onto the target surface from a nozzle at a high (typically 20-30 m/s of impact) velocity to generate a dense homogeneous mass. But\, unlike conventional concrete\, shotcrete mixes are rich in sand and require an increased binder content to coat the surface. Shotcrete industries have therefore suffered from a significant rise in the overall cost in recent years\, mainly due to steep hikes in the price of sand. This can be attributed to the widespread use of sand in today’s industries that has made it the second-most consumed resource on earth after fresh water. Recycling local wastes to replace the rapidly reducing natural and quarried sand is therefore becoming of urgent interest in Australia and worldwide in the construction and tunnelling sectors. \nThis presentation will summarise the results of a recent trial project at UQ Civil\, supported by GCP Applied Technologies and Aurecon\, on the applicability assessment of crushed waste glass re-use in shotcrete production. \nGuest speaker\nDr Mehdi SeratiBSc MSc PhD (Geotechnical Engineering) MAusIMM\nAssistant Professor (Lecturer)\nDeputy Manager\, Large Open Pit Project   \nDr Mehdi Serati completed his PhD at The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) through The University of Queensland (UQ) in Brisbane\, Australia in Rock Mechanics and Rock Fracture Mechanics. His main research interests include the design and setup of advanced experiments with diverse engineering materials including pavements\, brittle composites\, ceramics\, hard rocks\, and superbly hard diamond composites. Dr Mehdi is a Lecturer at UQ Civil and Deputy Manage of the Large Open Pit Project (LOP). His areas of work are analytical methods and computational modelling of geotechnical problems\, materials testing\, rock mechanics and rock fracture mechanics.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/crushed-waste-glass-re-use-in-tunnel-shotcrete-production/
LOCATION:QLD
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210925T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210925T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
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SUMMARY:Cross River Rail Young Members Site Visit
DESCRIPTION:The ATS QLD chapter would like to invite students and young engineers for a site visit at the Cross River Rail Project Woolloongabba tunnels. The site visit will involve an introduction to the project\, induction\, and tour of either the cavern works\, road header operations or TBM tunnels. \nThe groups will be divided up on the day based on the activities happening on site at the time. We are limited to a maximum of 30 people and registrants will need to be under the age of 35 to attend. Following the site visit the young members invite everyone for some casual networking at a nearby location. \nRequirements: All registrants need to be under the age of 35. On the day of the event\, registrants must bring their white card and be wearing safety boots\, long pants\, a long sleeve shirt\, a hi-vi vest and hard hat with cap lamp (can be provided on request). Safety glasses\, mandatory gloves and ear plugs can be provided by the project. \nMaximum numbers: 30 participants (first in\, best dressed basis). \nTimings: 1pm-4pm site visit \n4-6pm networking at a nearby location
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/cross-river-rail-young-members-site-visit/
LOCATION:867 Main Street\, Woolloongabba Tunnel Site
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210812T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210812T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
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SUMMARY:Human Factors in Tunnel Design
DESCRIPTION:In-person and webinar \n \nJoin the ATS for this event where Acmena Senior Human Factors Advisor Dr Keryn Pauley will discuss the importance of considering Human Factors\, a scientific discipline concerned with optimising environments\, systems and technologies to meet the needs of human operators\, in tunnel design. \nTopics will include the Human Factors process\, incorporation of Human Factors into the systems engineering process\, the importance of early identification of end user requirements\, consideration of how the tunnel will be used and maintained during normal\, abnormal\, degraded\, and emergency scenarios\, and some particular Human Factors considerations that are important during tunnel projects. \nGuest speaker\nKeryn Pauley – Senior Human Factors Advisor\, Acmena \n \nDr Keryn Pauley is a Human Factors professional with more than 13 years of experience in providing system design and evaluation\, risk assessment and safety management support in the rail\, healthcare and aviation industries. \nPreviously\, the Principal Human Factors Adviser for Queensland Rail\, she is now a senior Human Factors Advisor with Acmena. With Acmena\, Dr Pauley is consulting to CBGU Joint Venture and Unity and is the Human Factors lead for Cross River Rail Tunnels\, Stations\, and Development and the Rail Integration and Systems packages. Dr Pauley has a strong background in integrating Human Factors into specification\, procurement\, design\, and implementation of complex engineering projects to ensure that user needs are successfully met. \nEvent timings\n5.30–6.00 pm—registration and networking \n6:00PM –7:00PM—presentation and webinar begin \n 
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/human-factors-in-tunnel-design/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia QLD\, Level 9\, 340 Adelaide St\, Brisbane\, QLD\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Queensland,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210729T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210729T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
CREATED:20210525T022134Z
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD – What does NASA know about building a tunnel?
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Australian Tunnelling Society\, Queensland Chapter for a presentation titled “What Does NASA Know About Building a Tunnel?”\, which aims to describe what systems assurance is and why it matters to tunnelling engineers.\nEngineers are natural problem solvers. Have you ever looked at a tunnel or structure in use and thought ‘If only they had known that was how it would be used\, they could have…?’ \nIf we consider each element of built infrastructure in the context of its sustained intended purpose\, then we have more of a chance of reducing those future challenges in service. We can assure the integration of all parts will create a complete functioning system of civil\, structural\, mechanical\, electrical\, electronic\, software and human elements that can work together to fulfill a need. We can increase the likelihood that our contributions support achieving the complete benefits hoped for if we start out with the end purpose in mind. \nThe presentation will introduce the concept of systems engineering as an approach to assuring a system that meets the needs of the end user and is built correctly\, taking the audience through a brief history of systems engineering as an approach to assure a mission critical system is designed and built right first time for its intended mission. \nThere will be consideration of whole of life challenges\, with specific examples of where a whole of system approach early in the design could have solved those ‘if only’ moments for engineers who must fix things up after the tunnellers have gone. \nThe presentation will discuss the opportunities and challenges of being the early contributors to the overall system design\, and include thoughts of how tunnelling engineers are already using systems engineering processes and techniques to get their tunnel right\, including blast design\, pilot tunnels and modelling. \nSpeaker\nJane Copperthwaite\, BEng (Hons)\, CPEng\, FIEAust\, MIRSE\, RPEQ \nSystems Assurance Manager\, Cross River Rail \n \nJane Copperthwaite is a Chartered Professional Engineer and Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia. Jane started her career with British Rail in 1991 as a signalling and telecommunications engineer. She gained her ground up rail experience working in rail maintenance and asset management and this gave her a whole-of-life and whole-of-system understanding of the railway. Jane progressed into project engineering management with a rail infrastructure renewal contractor where she was the assurance lead for a number of multi discipline network enhancement projects. In 2007 Jane moved to Australia leaving infrastructure projects to join signalling supplier Ansaldo STS. She was subsequently appointed their Global Head of Systems Engineering. After Ansaldo STS\, Jane took up consulting\, specialising in systems assurance using systems engineering. Over the past four years she has primarily been involved in assignments relating to the Cross River Rail projects and last year was appointed to her current position as Systems Assurance Manager for the CRR Program with the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-qld-what-does-nasa-know-about-building-a-tunnel/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia QLD\, Level 9\, 340 Adelaide St\, Brisbane\, QLD\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210610T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210610T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD - Young Members Technical Session
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a special young members tunnelling event! We have two amazing talks lined up.\nThe event will be a great networking opportunity and will conclude with a couple of drinks at the pub.\nThe event will also be streamed live online for young members located outside Queensland.\nPresenters:\nAlena Conrads \nPresentation: Maintenance scheduling of cutting tools in soft ground mechanised tunnelling considering uncertainties in wear prediction \nAlena completed her PHD at the Institute for Tunnelling and Construction Management at the Ruhr-University in Bochum\, Germany\, under the guidance of Prof. Thewes. Her research focused on process simulation of logistic and maintenance processes of mechanised tunnelling projects. She was also a key driver behind the founding of the German ITA young members chapter STUVE-YEP. Alena is now part of the tunnelling division of Wayss & Freytag and in October 2019 began work on the Cross River Rail project in Brisbane as an project engineer for the TBM tunnels. \n \n  \n  \n\n  \nJiwoo Ahn \nPresentation: Numerical modelling of the Sharaan Desert Resort \nJiwoo is a Geotechnical Engineer at PSM and has been involved in a variety civil engineering and mining projects both locally and internationally. Jiwoo is currently working on the Cross River Rail Project where he is providing construction phase design services. His presentation will focus on the numerical modelling for a luxury hotel in Saudi Arabia – The Sharaan Desert Resort. \n \n  \n\nEvent sponsor:
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-qld-young-members-technical-session/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia QLD\, Level 9\, 340 Adelaide St\, Brisbane\, QLD\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210520T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210520T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
CREATED:20200123T082927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210413T011208Z
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD—Tunnelling Heroes
DESCRIPTION:ATS QLD Chapter Young Members will host a networking event with a Q&A session featuring Matt Lennon (Tunnel Construction Director)\, Ulrike Pelz (TSD Project Design Director)\, and Adrian Smith (PSM Design Director) \nThroughout this interactive session you’ll find out about their careers\, achievements and how they got to where they are professionally. \nThis will be a forum for you to also meet other incredible engineers from Brisbane and to fully understand who they are and what it is they do that is inspiring. \nTicket purchase includes food and drinks at the event. \nAttendance to this event is by registration only. \nEvent program is as follows: \n5.30pm | Arrival and registration\n6-7pm | Question and answer session\n7-8pm | Networking \n \nMatt Lennon – Tunnel Construction Director\, CBGUJV Cross River Rail Tunnels and Stations Development Project \nMatt Lennon is a mining engineering graduate from University of Queensland and has significant underground construction experience having worked for 20 years on major tunnelling and mining projects in Australia. \nRecent projects that Matt has been involved in include major recent infrastructure projects in Australia such as Lane Cove Tunnel\, Gold Coast Desalination Plant\, Airport Link Brisbane\, and Westonnex M4 East. \nUlrike Pelz MIEAust CPEng NER APEC Engineer IntPE(Aus) | TSD Project Design Director\, CBGU JV – Cross River Rail Project \nUlrike brings a wealth of engineering experience\, having gained over 25 years of first-hand experience as a civil engineer on major tunnelling and infrastructure projects in Europe\, Asia and Australia. \nUlrike’s experience covers all aspects of project delivery\, including design\, design management\, claim and contracts management and construction management. \nUlrike has been involved in some of the major recent infrastructure projects in Australia including Epping to Chatswood Rail Link\, Lane Cover Tunnel\, Airport Link Brisbane\, Northwest Rail Link\, WestConnex Stage 2\, NorthConnex\, and currently Cross River Rail. \n \nAdrian Smith\, BE(Civil) MEngsc (Geotechnical) RPEQ (Civil) RPEQ Mining (Geotechnical) | PSM Design Director\, Cross River Rail Project \nAdrian joined PSM as intern in 2001 and has since worked across civil tunnelling design and construction\, underground and open cut mining and civil infrastructure. \nHe has worked on the CRR project from EOI through tender design development to detailed design and construction. \nOther related projects including Airport Link and Clem7\, North-west Rail – part of Sydney Metro and various mining projects in Australia\, Africa and South-East Asia. \n  \nRegistration Costs: \n\nMember Rate: $15\nSociety Member Rate: $15\nStudent Member Rate: $15\nNon-Member Rate: $45\n\n\nSponsors:
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-qld-tunnelling-heroes/
LOCATION:Milton Common\, 35 Railway Terrace\, Milton\, QLD\, 4064\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210311T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210311T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
CREATED:20210218T040650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210218T065631Z
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD - Directional Drilling for Tunnel Investigation
DESCRIPTION:Please join The Australian Tunnelling Society (QLD Chapter) for a presentation on Directional Drilling for Tunnel Investigation\, presented by Dr. Ian Gray\, Managing Director of Sigra. \nIn shallow tunnels with predominantly vertical variation in geology\, vertical drilling is generally the most effective approach. However\, when either the proposed alignment is deep\, the surface inaccessible\, or where the geology changes rapidly through the tunnel alignment\, there are good reasons to consider directional drilling in the alignment of the tunnel. \nThis presentation will examine the suitable directional drilling options available for tunnel site investigations. It will also examine the different drilling methods\, borehole survey systems and testing that may be conducted within the hole for lithology\, ground fluid and geomechanical parameters. The use of open hole drilling coupled with suitable borehole geophysics will be compared with core drilling. The issues of drill string mechanics and drilling hydraulics will be considered. The latter is frequently the limitation in shallower boreholes. \nSpeaker\, Ian Gray will comment on the cost and risk of directional drilling vs. traditional boreholes\, as this usually governs which investigation techniques should be used. \nSpeaker\n \nDr Ian Gray\nManaging Director\, Sigra Pty Ltd \nIan started work as a civil engineer in New Zealand in 1977 and then came to the UNSW in Australia in 1978 to study for a Master’s in hydrogeology and engineering geology. From 1979 to 1982 he worked for Australian Coal Industry Research Laboratories based on mine sites in Queensland\, during which time he worked on outbursts\, gas drainage and rock mechanics. He completed his PhD while working in this role. He then worked as a geotechnical engineer for the Hong Kong Government on slope stability\, foundations\, groundwater and tunnelling until the end of 1988 when he returned to Australia. \nHis initial job when back in Australia was to supervise the installation of the first gas drainage system at Central Colliery and then went on to work as Senior Geotechnical Engineer with D J Douglas and Partners. In 1990 he became Principal Engineer\, Mining Research\, with the Safety In Mines Testing and Research Station of the Department of Resource Industries of the Queensland Government. In this role he worked on frictional ignitions\, mine explosions\, windblasts\, gas drainage and directional drilling including the first surface to in-seam operation in the country in 1991. \nIn 1994 he started Sigra. Since then the company has grown under his guidance to span mining\, gas and civil geotechnical work. Sigra provides services\, solutions and products. The work it has undertaken includes gas exploration\, mine design and hydroelectric power investigation spanning such diverse locations as Arctic Russia to Patagonia. \nSigra’s products include its own instrumentation including stress measurement tools\, drill stem test tools and drilling equipment. On the heavier equipment side it manufactures well control systems and packers. It has its own gas and geomechanics laboratories. \nIan has some 86 publications on such diverse topics as reservoir engineering to piling. He also has multiple patents covering such varied items as mining systems to cyclonic separators. \nCPD hours: 1 \nWebinar Start time: 7.00pm AEDT | Brisbane Auditorium start time: 6.00pm AEST (please arrive 15 minutes earlier)
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-qld-directional-drilling-for-tunnel-investigation/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia QLD\, Level 9\, 340 Adelaide St\, Brisbane\, QLD\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Queensland,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201204T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201204T180000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
CREATED:20201108T232327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201126T022519Z
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD – National Tunnelling Day Celebratory Dinner 2020
DESCRIPTION:The Queensland Chapter of the  Australian Tunnelling invites members and guest to attend the National Tunnelling Day Celebratory Dinner on Friday 4 December the Feast Day of St. Barbara at the Waterloo Hotel. \nThis networking-focused event will recognise the achievements of tunnelling projects and their engineers around the country\, and will promote the industry \nWe look forward to welcoming back the Tunnelling community for this celebratory event which will give us the opportunity to celebrate international tunnelling day together. \nThe celebration will be held in the function rooms of The Waterloo Hotel the ticket price includes a three-course dinner and refreshments. \nPlease note that this event will be limited to 50 attendees – so book in quickly to ensure you don’t miss out.  \nPlease note: \nThis event is face-to-face only. Bookings are compulsory and Engineers Australia will not provide entry to anyone who shows up without proof of booking. The health and safety of our members\, guests and staff is our highest priority and a range of measures are being implemented in-line with\, and in addition to\, the QLD Government WHS regulations and COVID-19 policy to ensure everyone’s wellbeing. \nPlease adhere to the following when visiting the space: \n\nPlease use the sanitiser stations provided at reception upon arrival\nPlease then fill out the guest register using the QR code provided\nPlease maintain the 1.5 metre physical distancing rule\nStay home if you are sick\, have been advised to self-isolate or travelled from overseas in the last 14 days or returned from a Government determined hotspot\nAvoid close contact with any with cold of flu-like symptoms.\n\nSponsors: \n\nPhotos from last year’s celebrations:
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-qld-national-tunnelling-day-celebratory-dinner-2020/
LOCATION:Waterloo Hotel\, Cnr Ann St and Commercial Rd\, Fortitude Valley\, QLD\, 4006\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201023T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201023T140000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
CREATED:20201007T073057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201007T073057Z
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SUMMARY:ATS WEBINAR - Large Diameter EPB Operation to Control Settlement
DESCRIPTION:Explore the scope and risks associated with large diameter EPD machines\, including the specific requirements for large diameter TBM’s and the operational requirements to achieve tight settlement control. \nThe use of mega TBM’s for road tunnels or combined road and rail tunnels with an external diameter of greater than 14m is rapidly increasing. Up to 2019\, there have been 39 tunnelling projects worldwide using mega TBMs. There is also a worldwide trend to use EPB machines\, including in large diameter tunnels. There are a number of issues in scaling TBM operations from standard metro machines to mega TBM’s of greater than 14m. This presentation will cover specification requirements for the large diameter TBM’s as well as operational requirements to achieve tight settlement control. \nSpeaker\n \nTom Ireland | Major Projects Director\, Aurecon NZ \nTom has over 28 years’ experience and has worked on projects in the UK\, Middle East\, Hong Kong\, Australia and New Zealand. He is currently located in Auckland\, New Zealand and is the Principal Technical Advisor on the $4.4B\, 3.5km underground City Rail Link Project. \nTom has extensive experience in the design and construction supervision of segmentally lined tunnels\, including Independent Checking Engineer on several international metro and highway tunnels. His mega TBM experience includes Waterview Connection\, Auckland; Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Lung Shan Tunnel\, Hong Kong; and segmental lining design lead for the West Gate Tunnel in Melbourne.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-webinar-large-diameter-epb-operation-to-control-settlement/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Queensland,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20200609T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20200609T180000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
CREATED:20200526T222817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200526T222854Z
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SUMMARY:2019 David Sugden Award - Sentilnath GT
DESCRIPTION:The David Sugden Award was launched in 2004 as a way of promoting the art of technical writing with young tunnellers. The winning paper prize includes attendance to the following years WTC. For more details click through the link below. \n \nThis webinar presents design and construction issues of two pedestrian tunnels from Thomson Line metro in Singapore which were built below two operating metro lines. Two tunnels with cross-sectional area ranging from 50m2 to 85m2 are excavated below an existing operational rail tunnel (with vertical clearance of less than 2.7m) and below an operational metro station. The tunnel excavation below the operational metro tunnel is carried out using pipe roof method and the tunnel excavation below the existing station base slab is carried out by underpinning the structure as the excavation progressed. \nSpeaker\nSentilnath GT | Senior Tunnel Engineering\, GHD\nAs a Chartered civil engineer\, Senthil has 12 years of experience in diversified geotechnical projects such as TBM and SEM/NATM Tunnels\, excavation support system (for mining and urban development projects) and site supervision. He has worked on wide range of tunnelling projects (soft ground\, hard rock\, deep caverns) with project experience in Australia\, Singapore\, UAE\, India\, Malaysia and Indonesia. \n 
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/2019-david-sugden-award-sentilnath-gt/
LOCATION:Webinar\, Register via the link to join!
CATEGORIES:National,Online,Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20200526T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20200526T133000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
CREATED:20200517T223621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200518T215645Z
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SUMMARY:Segmental Linings - What's New
DESCRIPTION:Discover new developments and implementations of segmental linings in this informed presentation by Jacobs’ Technical Director for Tunnels\, Anthony Harding. \nThousands of kilometres of precast concrete segmental linings are erected behind TBMs every year. The industry is full of suppliers\, designers\, and contractors looking to use them in new ways\, to reduce costs\, and improve performance. Jacobs’ Technical Director for Tunnels Asia-Pacific\, Anthony Harding has recently teamed up with Arup’s Jon Hurt in New York to compile a list of some of the most important developments in this field\, gathering some experiences of implementing them. \nSpeaker\n  \nAnthony Harding | Technical Director for Tunnels Asia-Pacific at Jacobs \nGaining his degree and PhD from Edinburgh University\, Anthony joined Halcrow (now part of CH2M) in London in 2000where he worked on a wide range of tunnel projects across the road\, rail\, power and water industries. His experience covers TBM and conventional tunnelling\, including the design of new tunnels and assessment of existing tunnels and other assets impacted by tunnelling. \nAnthony has acted in roles as technical manager and reviewer for multidisciplinary designs\, usually within design-build environments. He has a particular interest in TBM tunnelling and has been involved in over 25 TBM tunnelling projects\, including more than five large-diameter tunnels\, many of which have been steel fibre reinforced.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/segmental-linings-whats-new/
LOCATION:Webinar\, Register via the link to join!
CATEGORIES:National,Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20200514T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20200514T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
CREATED:20200123T073222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200406T092322Z
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD - Sydney Metro
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URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-qld-sydney-metro/
LOCATION:QLD
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20200408T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20200408T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
CREATED:20200303T010359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200406T092315Z
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD - M4-M5 Link Tunnels Project Update
DESCRIPTION:Click here to see flyer \nThe M4-M5 Link Tunnels project is the final and most critical component of WestConnex\, featuring twin tunnels between the New M4 at Haberfield and the New M5 at St Peters. Each tunnel will be approximately 7.5 kilometres long and will be able to accommodate up to four lanes of traffic in each direction. \nThis results in the excavation of tunnels of unprecedented size in Australia\, with main line tunnel spans up to 23m in width and Y-junction caverns up to 34m. \nA demanding construction programme adds to this scale complexity and to meet these challenges\, the project will have up to 27 roadheaders operating from three different construction sites at its peak construction. \nOur speakers will present the current progress of the project and some of the challenges associated with both the design and construction of these tunnels as well as some of the innovations adopted with respect to spaceproofing\, ground support and planning. \nIntroducing your interviewees for the evening. \n Mario Buterin\, Construction Tunnelling Director\, LSB JV \nMario is a Tunnelling Director for Bouygues Construction Australia. He has over 20 years of experience in the construction industry and been involved in a large number of tunnel projects in Australia such as the New M5\, part of WestConnex\, Airport Link in Brisbane\, Lane Cove Tunnel\, the original M5 East Tunnels and others. \n  \nMark Sheffield\, Discipline Lead (Tunnels)\, JAJV \nMark is a Technical Director for the Transport Services and Tunnel Engineering at Aurecon. He has over 25 years in the civil engineering and tunnelling industry and has been involved with major underground projects around the world from feasibility and concept design through to implementation and construction systems in a variety of ground conditions and challenging urban environments. \n  \nDavid Oliveira\, Technical Lead (Tunnels)\, JAJV \nDavid is a Technical Director for Asia Pacific and Global Subject Matter Expert in Hard Rock Tunnelling at Jacobs Engineering Group. He has over 20 years in the civil\, geotechnical and tunnelling industry and has been involved on a broad range of projects varying from complex open pit and deep and highly stressed underground mines to major infra-structure projects in a variety of ground conditions and challenging urban environments.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-qld-m4-m5-link-tunnels-project-updatepdate/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia QLD\, Level 9\, 340 Adelaide St\, Brisbane\, QLD\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20200312T083000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20200312T153000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
CREATED:20200105T221053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200227T213917Z
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD - Site visit Mount Coot-tha Quarry
DESCRIPTION:Click here to see the flyer \nFollowing the success of the Mount Cootha Quarry site visit as part of the 2015 ATS Design and Construction Workshop\, ATS Queensland invites members to another site visit to the Mt Cootha Quarry. \nIn 2020 the Brisbane City Council and Quarry Manager Robert Bell have again kindly allowed access to the Quarry for the site visit. \nAs part of the Brisbane Legacy Way Tunnel project\, an underground conveyor was used to transport spoil from tunnel excavation underneath the Brisbane Botanic Gardens and through to the Mount Coot-tha Quarry. The conveyor tunnel was excavated using drill and blast construction methods. The construction of the spoil conveyor enabled spoil removal 24 hours a day\, seven days a week in line with tunnel boring machine (TBM) operations. This spoil conveyor eliminated the need for 96\,000 truck movements on surrounding roads. \nCoffee vans will be available in the quarry (kindly supported by Ausrocks and ATS). Paper bag breakfast options will be available for purchase. \nAll delegates will be required to wear long pants\, closed toe safety boots and a long sleeve shirt. Reasonable fitness and mobility is required as the tour involves walking through a working quarry. \nExhibitor Displays:\nActive displays will be carried out by the exhibitors and guides will be provided by Ausrocks Pty Ltd\, Consulting Mining Engineers. Logistic support provided by the BCC quarry operators. \n\nRemote control demolition (Brokk)\nShotcreting (Jemna)\nFire Bus (Stacey Agnew)\nTelebelt Display (Mobile Conveying Services)\nDrill and Blast (Orana)\nBluey\n\nShotcrete supported by: \n\nHolcim  (supply)\nBASF (additives)\nBarChip (fibres)\n\n \n  \n\nAbout the speakers:\n \nJiwoo Ahn GradIEAust\, Geotechnical Engineer – PSM  \nJiwoo Ahn is a Brisbane-based Geotechnical Engineer at PSM. Since joining PSM in 2017 Jiwoo has worked on a variety of civil infrastructure projects including a local rail tunnel project\, a luxury underground hotel\, open cut and underground mining projects. Jiwoo’s presentation is largely based on his honours thesis submitted last year\, which explores probabilistic concepts in determining design rock loads for tunnel support design. \nTopic: Probalisitic Rock Load Determination Using Discrete Fracture Networks for Tunnel Support Design \nThis paper presents a method for determining a design loosening rock load\, by application of a discrete fracture network (DFN). Analyses can be undertaken on a DFN to identify the size and spatial distribution of unstable blocks using limit equilibrium and numerical methods in order to estimate tunnel support requirements.  However\, current methods do not consider the adopted risk for a given design load. A method is proposed using binomial probability theory to determine the design rock load in compliance limit state design philosophy. \n\n \nBari Thomas\, Ground and Underground Engineering (GUGE) Leader – Aurecon \nBari is a chartered geologist and is the Ground and Underground Engineering (GUGE) Leader for Aurecon in QLD. With over 20 years international geological and geotechnical experience\, he specialises in the production of engineering geology and geotechnical models for the civil engineering industry. \nTopics: Geology of Brisbane Area \n\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nCraig Wright\, BarChip Australia \nCraig has worked with Barchip Inc. formerly Elasto Plastic Concrete for nearly 12\, as the civil manager for Australia. His involvement in technical sales to the construction industry began over 30 years ago\, following his studies in Horticulture at Gatton College. During this time Craig has been involved in sales \, and managed sales teams with a number of construction materials manufacturers and suppliers. such as Besser\, Pioneer\, ACI\, and Fletchers.  This varied career\, has provided Craig with a wealth of experiences across a wide range of industries and projects\, which he will  draw on when seeking solutions to clients challenges. \nTopic: Preparation and Care of Test Specimens at site trials \nAn important part of any project is the effort that designers\, contractors\, sub-contractors\, and suppliers put into conducting site trials and the testing of concrete specimens in order to obtain results that will best reflect the materials properties and insitu performance. \nThis presentation aims to provide a clear understanding of how correct placement\, compaction\, and curing of shotcrete/concrete material test specimens increases the likely-hood of obtaining results that will provide information that is relevant\, reliable\, and repeatable for the duration of the project. \n\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nCharles Howarth\, Herrenknecht Australia Pty Ltd\, Brisbane \nCharles Howarth\, graduated from The University of Newcastle in 1997 with a Bachelor’s of Engineering (Mechanical). \nCharles and has a strong background in mechanical engineering for mining and tunnel construction equipment having worked initially in the underground coal mining sector for OEM’s in Newcastle NSW.  Machine design activities in Europe for Herrenknecht from the late 1990’s through mid-2000’s on major construction projects such as the Swiss Apltransit Projects\, Gotthard Base Tunnel\, Arrowhead Project in California and Hallandsas Project in Sweden. \nMore recently\, Charles has headed up Herrenknecht’s Australian subsidiary as Managing Director responsible for Traffic Tunnelling services and mining business in the region.  Local projects include\, Brisbane Clem 7\,  Airportlink\,  Legacy Way Tunnells.  Bogong Hydropower Tunnell\,  Victorian Desalination Project\,  Auckland Waterview Tunnell Project\,  Perth’s Forrestfield Airport Link\,  Sydney Metro City and Southwest\,  Metro Melbourne\,  West Gate Tunnel Project\,  Snowy 2.0\,  Auckland Interceptor\,  Auckland City Rail Link and Brisbane Cross River Rail. \nTopic: Successful Completion of Major Large-Scale Tunnel Infrastructure Projects in the Southern Hemisphere with XXL Machines \nWhen considering large-scale infrastructure projects special attention has to be paid to the large diameter tunnel construction projects that were successfully completed in the Southern Hemisphere. The projects highlighted in this presentation are of large-scale infrastructure transport projects focusing on road tunnel projects that were constructed in Australia and New Zealand using mechanized tunnelling technology. The tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that were reliably applied to these projects all in the range of large to very large diameter TBMs. Two Double Shielded Hard Rock TBMs (Ø12.35 meters) were used for the construction of the Clem Jones Tunnel in Brisbane crossing beneath the Brisbane River\, then reused for the excavation of a 4.3km long two-lane highway tunnel for Legacy Way in Brisbane creating a new traffic artery towards the city centre. Two EPB Shields (Ø12.48 meters) excavated and lined the twin-tube road tunnel for the Brisbane Airport Link. The Earth Pressure Balance Shield (Ø14.41 meters) involved in the Waterview Connection Project in New Zealand. \n\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAlan Robertson\, Director – Ausrocks \nAlan has been involved in Mining\, Quarrying and Tunnelling projects for the last 40 years and currently owns and operates Caged Rock Pty Ltd. Alan is a past Australian Chairman of the\nATS and has a passion for innovation in Tunnelling and Underground Space. \nTopic: Quarrying and Tunnelling Project Synergies \n\nSupported by \nGold Sponsors: \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nSilver Sponsors: \n  \n \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nMeeting Point: \n \n 
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-qld-site-visit-mount-coot-tha-quarry/
LOCATION:Mt Cootha Quarry\, Mt Cootha Rd\, Toowong\, QLD\, 4066\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20200213T193000
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD - SNOWY 2.0 Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Click here for event flyer \nSnowy 2.0 will supercharge the Snowy Scheme’s existing hydro-electric generation and large-scale storage capabilities. The fast-start\, on-demand generation of pumped-hydro and Snowy 2.0’s massive storage capacity will be vital as more intermittent\, renewable energy sources such as wind and solar come online and coal-fired power stations retire. Snowy 2.0 will add 2\,000 megawatts of energy generation and provide 175 hours of storage for the National Electricity Market (NEM)\, enough to ensure the stability and reliability of the system during prolonged weather events\, such as wind or solar ‘droughts’. \nSnowy Hydro already plays a critical role in ensuring system stability and at times of peak demand\, we keep the lights on. Snowy 2.0 will enhance our existing capability and ensure that we can continue to provide increased stability and security to the energy market well into the future. \nMeet our Speakers:\n \nDave Evans\, Director of Engineering\, Snowy 2.0\, Snowy Hydro Limited \nDave Evans is the Director of Engineering on Snowy 2.0 and has been working on the project since its inception in April 2017. Prior to joining Snowy 2.0\, Dave was the Australia New Zealand Hydropower and Dams Manager at SMEC and has been involved as a designer and expert review in international hydropower projects in Australia\, Nepal\, Papua New Guinea and Kenya. \n  \nDamon Miller\, Associate Engineer – Dams & Hydro\, SMEC \nDamon Miller has worked on Snowy 2.0 since the project commenced with SMEC and Snowy Hydro in April 2017. Damon was the Design Manager for the Snowy 2.0 Feasibility Study and has been the Civil Design Lead for the Reference Design and Tendering for the 2000 MW pumped storage hydropower project. \n  \n  \nHelen Barbour-Bourne\, Associate Engineering Geologist – GHD \nHelen Barbour-Bourne is an Associate Engineering Geologist with GHD Sydney with a strong background in Project Managing and delivery of large scale complex and specialised site investigations from overseas projects at London Olympics 2012 and Crossrail\, to Oxley Highway to Kempsey and Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific Highway Investigations. She has been Project Manager for the Snowy 2.0 Geotechnical Investigation Project since October 2017\, drawing together\, a specialist and skilled team of up to 80 people on site from across Australia\, New Zealand and Canada\, to deliver this amazing and challenging project. \n  \nDaniel Kamphorst\, Geotechnical Engineer – GHD \nDaniel Kamphorst is a Geotechnical Engineer\, responsible for managing the Snowy 2.0 Geotechnical Investigation program on site since October 2017\, more recently become the Site Investigation Manager. With a strong focus on highly specialised geological and geotechnical field work\, from PNG\, and across Australia. He has been critical to the execution of the complex scope required by the investigation which  includes three methods of insitu stress testing\, down hole geophysical logging and deep directional drilling\, essential to the delivery of the project.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-qld-snowy-2-0-presentation/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia QLD\, Level 9\, 340 Adelaide St\, Brisbane\, QLD\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20191204T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20191204T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
CREATED:20190924T203633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191119T013822Z
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD – National Tunnelling Day Celebratory Dinner 2019
DESCRIPTION:ATS Queensland invites members and guests to celebrate National Tunnelling Day. \nThe aim of this networking event is to celebrate the great achievements of tunnelling projects and tunnelling engineers in Australia and to promote the industry and its many professions to students\, graduates and members of all ages. \nThe celebration will be held in the upstairs function rooms at The Charming Squire\, Southbank. Your ticket includes a three course dinner (vegetarian options available) and refreshments. \n\nA short presentation will be given by Mates in Construction. MATES in Construction is a charity established in 2008 to reduce the high level of suicide among Australian construction workers. It is owned and controlled by the Australian Building and Construction Industry. \n\nRegistrations close 23 November 2019 (or when all tickets are sold out). Be sure to register soon to avoid missing out. \n\n\n\n\nDate: Wednesday 4 December 2019 \nTime: 6.00pm to 9.00pm \nVenue: \nThe Charming Squire\n3/133 Grey Street\n\nSouth Bank\, Queensland\, 4101\n\nCost: $70 for Members & Students/$120 for Non-Members \nEvent Contact: EAQEvents@engineersaustralia.org.au \nClick here to see flyer \nClick here to register \nSponsors:
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-qld-national-tunnelling-day-celebratory-dinner-2019/
LOCATION:QLD
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20191107T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20191107T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
CREATED:20191002T022307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191017T054044Z
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD - Water Ingress in long TBM tunnels: its mitigation and control
DESCRIPTION:The 15km headrace tunnel for the Uma Oya project in Sri Lanka was excavated by double shield TBM and intersected large quantities of water. The study of this project with regards to better understanding the effects of the tunnel on the hydrogeology of the area\, identifying relevant in-tunnel investigation techniques\, and developing better pre-excavation and post excavation grouting systems is relevant to other long hard rock TBM projects. \nThe presentation will address why we need to limit the water ingress into tunnels under construction with regards to the potential effect on the environment with dewatering of surface and near surface aquifers\, the effect on the construction and its schedule\, and the methods available for prediction and control of ground water during tunnel excavation. \nThe paper will also present examples from other projects around the world – past completed projects\, projects under construction and future planned projects\, detailing how such hazards have been or will be treated. \nAbout the Speaker: \nDavid Lees has over 35 years experience in the design and construction of underground works\, both in mining and civil tunnelling\, with particular expertise in grouting and ground treatment. He has worked in over 14 countries around the world as both consultant and contractor. From August 2015 to August 2018 David was Chief Site Supervisor on a 15km TBM tunnel in Sri Lanka. The project had enormous projects with water ingress – up to 1000l/s from the face – causing heavy delays to the project and widespread social and environmental problems. David joined the project halfway through and took the opportunity whilst on the project to prepare a thesis for a PhD through the local university of Peradeniya. The presentation is based on his PhD thesis. \n\n\n\n\nDate: Thursday 7 November 2019 \nTime: 5.30pm to 7.30pm \nVenue: Hawken Auditorium\, Engineering House\, 447 Upper Edward St\, Spring Hill QLD 4000 \nCost: Free for Members & Students/$30 for Non-Members \nEvent Contact: EAQEvents@engineersaustralia.org.au \nClick here to see flyer \nClick here to register \n\nKindly Sponsored by:
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-qld-water-ingress-in-long-tbm-tunnels-its-mitigation-and-control/
LOCATION:QLD
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20191019T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20191019T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
CREATED:20190214T041649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190329T035112Z
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD - RBWH Charity Golf Day
DESCRIPTION:Funds raised by the ATS will be donated to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) Foundation who’s efforts ensure the hospital’s doctors\, nurses\, researchers and allied health professionals are able to achieve optimal patient outcomes by providing them with the knowledge\, skills and technology which may not otherwise be afforded to them due to budgetary constraints. \nMoney raised by the RBWH Foundation is used to fund research on the campus\, purchase vital pieces of equipment and enable key health professionals to attend additional training programs\, conferences and seminars. \n\n\n\n\nDate: Friday 18 October 2019 \nTime: 12 noon for 1:00pm shotgun start \nVenue: St Lucia Golf Links\, Carawa Street \nCost: $175 per player \nFormat: Four Ball Ambrose \nEvent Contact: RBWH \nClick here to see flyer \nClick here to register
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-qld-rbwh-charity-golf-day/
LOCATION:QLD
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20191017T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20191017T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
CREATED:20190820T223527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190919T024556Z
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD - Art or Science – The Engineering Behind Waterproofing in Underground Structures
DESCRIPTION:Australia is fortunate to have built some of the driest tunnels in the World over the past 20 years with a very strong track record in achieving the highest specification requirement of ‘no damp patches’ over many hundreds of kilometres of tunnel construction.  However\, this hasn’t always been the case.  In fact\, early tunnels built in the 1980s and 90s\, suffered severe water damage and cost contractors hundreds of millions of dollars in rectification works. \nThe presentation will cover how the Australian tunneling industry transformed itself by adopting International Standards and a strong engineering approach to waterproofing solutions and details.  We will overview practices from other parts of the World\, relevant standards\, specifications and experiences using various engineer designed solutions and how these apply to all types underground basements and structures. \nBiography \nDaniel Bosco is Director and Founder of Bluey Technologies Pty Ltd. \nDaniel has a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) from the University of Technology Sydney and has also completed post graduate studies in concrete technology and rehabilitation.  Following completion of his studies\, Daniel worked on a number of large infrastructure projects such as Airport Link Tunnel in Sydney\, Taiwan High Speed Rail and other significant tunnel projects built around the region over the past 25 years. \nIn 2003 Daniel started product supply company Bluey Technologies.   Bluey specialises in polymer\, cementitious and resin based products for concrete protection and repair.  The company has grown rapidly and has since become a supplier to some of the largest construction companies throughout Australia\, New Zealand and South-East Asia.  Bluey Technologies has completed approximately 5\,000\,000sqm of waterproofing supply and application across the region. \n\n\n\n\nDate: Thursday 17 October 2019 \nTime: 5.30pm to 7.30pm \nVenue: Hawken Auditorium\, Engineering House\, 447 Upper Edward St\, Spring Hill QLD 4000 \nCost:Free for Members & Students/$30 for Non-Members \nEvent Contact:memberservices@engineersaustralia.org.au \nClick here to see flyer \nClick here to register
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-qld-art-or-science-the-engineering-behind-waterproofing-in-underground-structures/
LOCATION:QLD
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20190912T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20190912T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
CREATED:20190329T040110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190716T045746Z
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD - Design and Construction of NBAQ4 Water Transfer Scheme
DESCRIPTION:Join industry professionals for an informative technical presentation on the NBAQ4 project design to supply water to the people of Manila. \nYou’ll hear from GHD’s Tunnel Practice Leader and NBAQ4 Project Manager\, Brendan Henry\, for an insight into the NBAQ4 project and its design\, implementation\, considerations\, and execution. \nBased in the Philippines\, the NBAQ4 project will provide water supply for around seven million residents of Manila and is a critical piece of water supply infrastructure for Manila Water Company Inc. \nThe scheme requires a new 3m diameter precast concrete lined tunnel 7.4km long\, drive through very weak volcanic rock and soil. The TBM will be driven from the Balara WTP with an EPB TBM design to negotiate three\, 80m-radius sections of the tunnel drive. The TBM will be driven into a new water intake structure in the La Mesa reservoir\, and will dock there with the shield left in place. \nThe Intake is connected to shore by a 150m-long access bridge and is constructed within a 32m-deep steel pipe pile cofferdam with 30m head of water. The tunneling works are executed from a 55m long mined tunnel in very weak rock with soil like parameters and supported with forepoling\, steel ribs and shotcrete. \nThe design has been completed by GHD across Philippine\, Australian and UK offices with construction by NovaBala JV of CMC\, Chun Wo and First Balfour. \nEvent assembly and light refreshments will take place prior to the presentation from 5.30 – 6.00pm. Following the presentation\, there is designated time for open discussion and questions for the presenter. \nPresenter Information \nBrendan Henry – Tunnel Practice Leader & NBAQ4 Project Manager\, GHD \nWith more than 25 years of civil engineering experience working as both contractor and consultant in four continents\, Brendan is experienced in the planning\, design and construction of tunnels\, shafts and tunnel systems for road\, rail\, sewer\, water and mines. \nHehasmanaged deliveryfor PPP\,EPCM\,D&Cand design only projects with multi-disciplined and multi-cultural teams. Brendan has in-depth experience as contractor and designer for high risk TBM tunnelling in urban environments and difficult\, mixed ground conditions. \n\n\n\n\nDate: Thursday 12 July 2019 \nTime: 5.30pm to 7.30pm \nVenue: Hawken Auditorium\, Engineering House\, 447 Upper Edward St\, Spring Hill QLD 4000 \nCost:Free for Members & Students/$30 for Non-Members \nSession Contact: memberservices@engineersaustralia.org.au \nClick here to see flyer
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-qld-design-and-construction-of-nbaq4-water-transfer-scheme/
LOCATION:QLD
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20190821T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20190821T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
CREATED:20190214T044143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190815T210435Z
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD - Oberau Bypass Tunnel
DESCRIPTION:Delivered by experienced international Civil Engineer Erik Neun\, you will partake in an evening of discussion on the learnings from the Oberau Bypass Tunnel: A 3km-long project that underpasses various buildings\, and traverses alpine rock formations and grainy soil in Gießenbach Valley. \nDue to the possibility of a sudden rise of groundwater levels above the tunnel alignment in cases of heavy rainfall during tunnel excavation\, the installation of a groundwater lowering well gallery has been called for. \nConsideration has also been given to the impact of surface settlements caused by the tunnelling in the builtup area of Oberau. Based on an initial assessment of expected settlements\, compensation grouting has been foreseen for three buildings (two workshops with individual foundations and a residential building with a raft foundation). \nThe paper being discussed focuses on various aspects of the design and construction of the tunnel\, and the experience with and lessons learned from the project\, including limitations of FE modelling concerning the influence of specific tunnelling technics\, the compensation grouting\, and the optimisation of forward spiling. \n\n\n\n\nDate: Wednesday 21 August 2019 \nTime: 5.30pm to 7.00pm \nVenue: Hawken Auditorium\, Engineering House\, 447 Upper Edward St\, Spring Hill QLD 4000 \nCost:Free for Members & Students/$30 for Non-Members \nSpeakers: Erik Neun \nSession Contact: memberservices@engineersaustralia.org.au \nClick here to see flyer \nClick here to register
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-qld-oberau-bypass-tunnel/
LOCATION:QLD
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20190808T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20190808T173000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
CREATED:20190214T044112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190718T031955Z
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD - Project Delivery of Bulimba Creek and Fotrose Rising Main Projects
DESCRIPTION:Joint the ATS and ASTT in a joint technical presentation on real-world lessons learned on Australian micro-tunnelling projects. \nDelivered by Abergeldie’s Technical Director for Tunnelling\, Grant Schultz\, attendees will learn of the key takeaways from two local projects from end-to-end. \nIn his current role\, Grant oversees all underground projects across Australia and New Zealand. \nThroughout his presentation\, Grant will share with you the works completed by Abergeldie in relation to the Bulimba Creek and Fortrose Rising Main Projects for QUU from time of tender\, right though to design to project delivery. \nBulimba Trunk Sewer is a tunnel project involving a total of 3600m of 1800mm OD Tunnel which is installed using the Pipe Jacking Method. Within\, the project had shafts up to 65m deep\nand Single Drive lengths up to 853m long. \nFortrose Rising Main was a tunnel 46m under the Brisbane River. This tunnel is 560m long and was constructed using the Pipe Jacking method\, also involving a compound curve alignment. \n\n\n\nDate: Thursday 8 August 2019 \nTime: 5.30pm to 7.00pm \nVenue: Hawken Auditorium\, Engineering House\, 447 Upper Edward St\, Spring Hill QLD 4000 \nCost:Free for Members & Students/$30 for Non-Members \nSpeakers: Grant Schultz \nSession Contact: memberservices@engineersaustralia.org.au \nClick here to see flyer \nClick here to register
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-qld-project-delivery-of-bulimba-creek-and-fortrose-rising-main-projects/
LOCATION:QLD
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20190723T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20190723T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
CREATED:20190704T235603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190709T030319Z
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD - TBM and tunnelling challenges in mixed ground and limestone karsts in Malaysia
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Ir. Ooi Lean Hock and Gusztav (Gus) Klados for an informed discussion the innovative Kuala Lumpur SMART tunnel and MRT TBM tunnels. \nA much-needed solution to mitigate flooding in Malaysia’s capital city has led to the innovation of the dual-purpose SMART tunnel\, which diverts storm water and doubles as a tolled motorway tunnel. The mass rapid transit (MRT) lines were also developed to mitigate traffic congestion in the CBD. Sections of the metro lines cross the city underground in TBM excavated tunnels. Substantial sections of the infrastructure were undertaken in challenging Kuala Lumpur Limestone. This limestone has buried tropical karsts\, complex three-dimensional network of solution\nfeatures\, highly variable rock head\, steep sided troughs and cavities. \nThis presentation covers the geotechnical issues\, advance works carried out as part of risk mitigation efforts and discusses innovations in TBM and slurry technologies that has significantly reduced tunneling risks in limestone karsts. \nDr. Ir. OoI\, Lean Hock\nOoi has over 30 years of experience in geotechnical engineering design and construction. Over the last 20 years\, he has managed geotechnical design and construction of major infrastructure projects in South East Asia and Middle East. Underground experience include deep excavation works\, cut and cover structures\, TBM and drill & blast tunnels as well as pipe arch tunneling. Recent projects include Klang Valley MRT SSP and SBK Line\, the Electrified Double Track Project (Padang Besar to Ipoh)\, SMART Project\, NDIA Airport\, Dukan Highway (Doha)\, Sitra Causeway (Bahrain)\, Nam Theun 1 HEP (Laos) and Pergau HEP. \nGusztav (Gus) Klados \nGus has over 40 years’ tunnelling experience in multicultural environments as a contractor\, consultant and client. He has worked in Europe\, India\, South Africa and South-East Asia on water and rail projects in various management positions from Tunnel Manager to Project Director\, on projects such as the Channel Tunnel\, Klang Valley MRT SBK Line\, Budapest Metro Lines 3 & 4\, Athens Metro Lines 2 & 3 and Calcutta Metro sections 4/A and 2/B. \n\n\n\n\nDate: Tuesday 23 July 2019 \nTime: 5.30pm to 7.30pm \nVenue: Hawken Auditorium\, Engineering House\, 447 Upper Edward St\, Spring Hill QLD 4000 \nCost:Free for Members & Students/$30 for Non-Members \nSession Contact: memberservices@engineersaustralia.org.au \nClick here to see flyer \nClick here to register
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-qld-tbm-and-tunnelling-challenges-in-mixed-ground-and-limestone-karsts-in-malaysia/
LOCATION:QLD
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20190718T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20190718T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043619
CREATED:20190214T044016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190705T000447Z
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD - One Day Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Queensland Branch of the Australian Tunnelling Society invites members and guests to join us for a one-day Tunnel Systems workshop. The speakers will present industry experience in the areas of Safety\, Design\, Construction and operations and maintenance for tunnel systems from recent projects. \nProposed Program:\n8.30 Registration \n8.50 Welcome from Workshop Chair\nOpening Address Tino Ferrero Lendlease \n9.00 Industry Collaboration on Silica Dust Control\nKate Cole – ATS Clean Air Working Group \nKate is an Engineer & Certified Occupational Hygienist who has worked in the construction industry for almost two decades on projects in Australia and internationally. She holds degrees in Science\, Engineering and Occupational Hygiene. Named as one of the Top 100 Women of Influence by the Australian Financial Review and a Winston Churchill Fellow\, Kate is a passionate advocate for preserving the health of Australian construction workers and addressing of silica dust exposure in the construction industry. Kate is currently supporting Sydney Metro as the Occupational Health and Hygiene Manager. \n  \n9.45 Optimising Functional Tunnel Operations and Maintenance in the Sydney Harbour Tunnel \nBob Allen – Sydney Harbour Tunnel Operations \n\nBob Allen joined the Sydney Harbour Tunnel project as Tunnel Controller in May 1992 to help develop operational procedures and operate the control room when the tunnel opened in August 1992. He was promoted to Operations Manager in August 1993\, a position he held for almost six years before being appointed as General Manager in April 1999; responsible for all aspects of tunnel operations. \nPrior to joining the Sydney Harbour Tunnel team\, Bob worked for the Sydney Monorail as a Systems Manager at TNT Harbourlink from 1988 to 1992. \nBob’s background in operations management was gained throughout a career in the Royal Navy and in the Royal Australian Navy\, spanning almost 18 years. He spent 13 years of this time in the Submarine Service\, serving on both Nuclear and Diesel submarines\, and retired from the Navy in October 1988. \n10.30 Morning Tea \n\n11.15 Moving People Underground Safely (Tunnel Service)\nDerek Edwards – Tunnel M&E Design Aurecon \nDerek Edwards is a Technical Director in the tunnel services group of Aurecon with almost 30 years general professional experience of which more than 20 years has included tunnel ventilation and tunnel services. During this time Derek has carried out technical advisor roles to government an semi government bodies\, detail design roles on a variety of projects including: \n\nThe three Brisbane road tunnels (Clem 7\, Airport Link and Legacy Way) from pre-feasibility through Environmental approval\, reference design and tender and detailed design review.\nWaterview Connection (SH20) in Auckland\, value engineering\, tender and detailed design review.\nMt Victoria and Lyttleton tunnels refurbishment assessment\nWestconnex New M5 detailed design\nWestgate tunnel detailed design\nMelbourne Metro reference design\nCity Rail Link (Auckland) reference design\n\nChris Baker – Tunnel Systems Discipline Lead Aurecon \nChris is an engineering design manager with Aurecon and works within the Brisbane tunnelling team designing road and rail tunnels within Australia. Currently Chris is leading the tunnel systems discipline on the reference design for the Inland Rail Freight tunnels for Australia Track Rail Commission (ARTC). Prior this this he was the tunnel systems design manager on Westgate Tunnel in Melbourne and the Westconex Tunnel Sydney preceding that. \nPrior to working on road and rail tunnels\, Chris worked on tunnels in the mining industry focusing on services design and gained construction and commission experience. \n12.15 Ventilation and Cooling System Design Underground\nLeon Van den Berg – BBE Consulting \nLeon is Chartered Professional Engineer and MD of BBE’s Australasian division. BBE is a  global consulting firm specialising in underground environment engineering.  He has over 15 years experience primarily on mine ventilation and tunnel ventilation projects.  His expertise include ventilation and cooling system design aimed at reducing occupational health and safety risk of the u/g environment.  Leon serves as a committee member in the AusIMM mine ventilation conference organising committee. \n13.00 Lunch \n14.00 Operational Readiness for Tunnels \nConrad Stacey – Stacey Agnew \nConrad is respected globally in the tunnel vent community for both his breadth of understanding and his detailed insights.  He is on two international tunnel safety conference technical committees and a PIARC Working Group\, all by invitation.  As a committee member\, he drafted important parts of the Australian Standard for Tunnel Fire Safety.  He has advanced the governance of fire safety risk\, particularly around tunnel refurbishment. \nDr Stacey’s insight is built on past technical roles in a wide variety of fields.  Besides the hypersonics research of his PhD\, he has worked as a design and plant engineer in underground mining and smelting\, modelled floods and tides in major rivers and estuaries\, worked on managing livestock heat stress risk and\, for the last 20 years\, primarily on ventilation and fire life safety in underground infrastructure.  His underground infrastructure work has taken him to Bangkok\, Delhi\, Santiago\, and the World Trade Center rebuilding in Manhattan. \nConrad’s current involvements include owner’s and government advisor on WestConnex\, design for Cross River Rail in Brisbane and City Rail Link in Auckland\, and developing a risk assessment method for dangerous goods in Australasian tunnels for Austroads.  He is also auditing ventilation on the livestock export fleet to ensure the integrity of heat stress risk assessments. \n14.45 TBC \n15.30 Afternoon Tea \n16.00 Moving Tunnel Systems into the 21st Century: Seamless integration and the IoT \n \nMatthew Taylor Ieng FIET TFIEAust MILP FS Eng \nMatthew has over 30 years of experience within the electrical\, mechanical\, control & fire life safety systems engineering fields spanning the road and rail transport and water infrastructure industries. \nA recognised expert in the design\, installation\, testing\, commissioning and the ongoing operation and maintenance of control\, communication\, ITS and fire life safety systems associated with road tunnels and underground rail facilities in particular; Matthew has played pivotal roles in the delivery of several of Australia and New Zealand’s largest underground transport infrastructure projects since his migration from the UK in 1997. As a keen proponent of technical innovation to mitigate long term ownership cost whilst maximising traveller safety\, Matthew consistently challenges the accepted norm. \nSince December 2015 Matthew has been contracted to provide design review and assessment services to the FultonHogan Egis O&M Joint Venture and the Sydney Motorway Corporation on the AU$16Bn WestConnex Project in NSW. During this period Matthew has also been engaged with South Australian Department of Planning\, Transport and Infrastructure\, providing technical advice on the upgrading and refitting of the Heysen tunnel and previously in the delivery of DPTI’s O-Bahn City Access Project. \nMatthew is registered with the UK Engineering Council as an Incorporated Engineer and is a Fellow of both the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) and The Institute of Engineers Australia and has recently achieved registration with the German TUV as a Functional Safety Engineer. \n17.10 Closing Address Chair Tino Ferrero Lendlease \n\n\nFollowed by Evening Networking function hosted by ATS Young Members \nSponsorship Opportunities Available: \n\nPlatinum Sponsor: $2000 Includes 2 registrations\, prominent marketing opportunity including banner and logo on mailouts\nGold Sponsor: $1000 Includes 1 registration\, prominent marketing opportunity including banner and logo on mail outs\nPost workshop Evening Networking Sponsor X2 $500 each Banners & brief speaking opportunity\nAll sponsors will have acknowledgement at the event and in the ATS journal\nCorporate merchandise welcome\n\n\n\n\n\nDate: Thursday 18th July 2019 \nTime: 8.30am arrival & registration \nVenue: Novotel Brisbane \nCost: $110 for Members/$60 for Students/$175 for Non-Members \nSession Contact: memberservices@engineersaustralia.org.au \nClick here to see flyer \nClick here to register \nKindly Sponsored by: \nPlatinum Sponsor \nGold Sponsor \nGold Sponsor \nGold Sponsor \nEvening Networking Function Sponsor \nEvening Networking Function Sponsor \nEvening Networking Function Sponsor
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