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SUMMARY:Fire testing of tunnel concrete lining segments – requirements and practical advice
DESCRIPTION:This presentation provides a detailed summary of the structural fire testing requirements for concrete used in tunnel infrastructures. \nContrasting with building fires\, tunnel fires are more significant within a few minutes due to the confined space\, which can cause concrete spalling and jeopardise the tunnel supporting capacity. This fire-induced damage should be a substantial concern to designers. The catastrophic European tunnel fire events in 1999 and 2001 led to the development of innovative regulations and recommendations\, including guidelines endorsed by the European Federation of National (EFNARC 132F r3:2006) and Efectis R0695:2020. This presentation provides an overview of these test standards and the tests conducted at the Victoria University full-scale NATA facility. \nPresentation overview \nAs more cities in Australia and overseas dig deep underground to build congestion-busting car and train tunnels\, they are exposed to risks incurred by fire-induced damage to tunnel lining. Spalling occurs when small pieces of concrete explode during fire or mechanical pressure\, weakening the concrete and putting tunnels at risk of collapse. It has been linked to tunnel disasters and deaths overseas\, including the Mount Blanc and St Gottard Tunnels in Switzerland (1999 and 2002 respectively). \nDr Maurice Guerrieri is using his expertise in ‘concrete spalling’ to test how various concrete samples respond to fire. Using the fire testing facilities in Victoria University\, he is working on major tunnel projects to ensure they meet relevant fire-testing standards. \nThe presentation will demonstrate the test results on several concrete samples with various ratios of aggregate rock\, sand\, gravel and cement in temperatures of up to 1300 degrees centigrade to test for spalling since late last year. It offers useful lessons to tunnel designers\, contractors\, project managers\, asset owners\, and so forth. \nSpeaker bio \nProfessor Maurice Guerrieri is a senior Principal research fellow within the Institute of Sustainable Industries & Liveable Cities (ISILC) at Victoria University. He is the chief engineer in charge of the NATA Structural Fire Testing Facility located at the Werribee Campus. Maurice’s research interest is centred around the performance of concrete in fire and\, to date\, has undertaken full-scale structural fire testing relating to tunnels for some of Australia’s major infrastructure projects. \n \n 
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/fire-testing-of-tunnel-concrete-lining-segments-requirements-and-practical-advice/
LOCATION:Melbourne Engineers Australia office
CATEGORIES:Victoria
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SUMMARY:The missing link: Constructing the WestConnex M4-M8 Link tunnels
DESCRIPTION:How outstanding project leadership and innovation lead to successful delivery of the critical link for the WestConnex project. \nThe WestConnex M4M8 Tunnels is the final link for integrating the overall WestConnex tunnel network\, providing the critical link between the M4 at Haberfield and M8 at St Peters\, and creating the longest continuous underground motorway in Australia. This presentation covers how a strong leadership culture\, along with design and construction innovations\, enabled the team to safely deliver the project ahead of time\, on budget and to the client’s satisfaction. \nWho should attend: Tunnelling & Construction engineers\, and anyone interested in the space. \nHow to attend: This is a hybrid event so you can attend in person or online. \nSpeaker 1 – Emmanuel Clech\, Project Design & Construction Director at Acciona Samsung Bouygues JV \nEmmanuel has over 33 years construction and management experience on international tunnel projects. He has successfully delivered major Infrastructure worldwide. His most recent role has been Project Design & Construction Director for the A$3.25B Westconnex M4-M5 Link Tunnels in Sydney\, Australia. Emmanuel thrives on building highly capable teams with a “one team” culture where everyone is clear on the direction\, openly communicate\, collaborate\, and support each other. He supports his one-team focus with a commitment to providing training\, staff development\, and continuously improving safety across the project lifecycle. \nSpeaker 2 – Andrew Marsonet\, Project Director at Acciona Samsung Bouygues JV \nAndrew has more than 40 years of construction experience\, with a focus on the delivery of large-scale civil infrastructure in brownfield environments. Over the past 20 years Andrew has held senior management positions and assumed accountability for winning and delivering design/construction of major projects. \nHis projects have included the M4–M5 Link Tunnels\, M2 Motorway Upgrade\, major elements of the Sydney Harbour Tunnel and the tunnel packages of the New Southern Rail Airport Link in Sydney. A natural leader with an open and engaging approach\, his collaborative leadership style has contributed to his effectiveness in project and operational management roles. \nSpeaker 3 – Dr. David Oliviera\, Technical Director\, Tunnelling at Aurecon \nDr David Oliveira is a Fellow of Engineers Australia with over 23 years of experience in geotechnical and civil engineering and highly regarded technical competence. He is currently a Technical Director\, Tunnelling with Aurecon and is passionate about innovation and intelligent risk taking\, focusing on delivering the highest levels of service and quality engineering to clients. His most recent experiences in tunnelling include the M4-M5 Link Tunnels\, Sydney Metro West Central Tunnelling Package and Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Plant in the UK. \nThis event is sponsored by Jacobs and Aurecon.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/the-missing-link-constructing-the-westconnex-m4-m8-link-tunnels/
LOCATION:Hybrid – online and in person at Aurecon – Level 11\, 73 Miller St\, North Sydney\, Level 11/73 Miller St\, North Sydney\, New South Wales\, 2060\, Australia
CATEGORIES:National
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SUMMARY:ATS NSW Chapter AGM - TBM Tunnelling in the Himalayas
DESCRIPTION:The NSW Chapter of the ATS is having its annual AGM on 14 December 2022. Subhash Soni from TfNSW will also provide a presentation on his experiences with TBM tunnelling in the Himalayas.\nAaron Lippett\, NSW Young Members Representative\, will also provide a brief update on the Young Member’s initiative to update the ATS Tunnel Design Guideline. \nSubhash’s presentation covers the challenges faced during TBM tunnelling in complex Himalayan geology at greater depth where ground conditions are highly variable with numerous fault zones. The complexity of tunnelling in the Himalaya’s coupled with case studies including retrieving the stuck TBMs and retrofitting the machine to resume operations. This promises to be an interesting talk to end the year. \nDr. Subhash Soni is a Fellow member of Engineers Australia and working as Technical Lead for Tunnel Structure within Advance Technical Services of TfNSW. He has more than 20 years’ experience in the design and construction of tunnels in road\, metro\, rail\, hydropower desalination and other utilities.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-nsw-chapter-agm-tbm-tunnelling-in-the-himalayas/
LOCATION:Aurecon\, Level 8\, 850 Collins Street\, Docklands\, VIC\, 3008
CATEGORIES:New South Wales
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221208T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221208T190000
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SUMMARY:Aerodynamics\, ventilation and fire in tunnels
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nIn this webinar\, four papers will be presented from the 19th International Symposium on Aerodynamics\, Ventilation & Fire in Tunnels conference. \nSustainability on the design of large infrastructure to house MEI equipment is currently under a lot of scrutiny and these presentations will tackle the problem from different perspectives. This session will also lay out innovative and state of the art sustainable solutions in an Australian project which have been recognised by international peers. \nKey takeaways\n\nhow sustainability can be considered in design and accounted for in risk analysis\nhow to improve efficiency in longitudinal ventilation with point extraction\nhow to use artificial neural networks to predict critical velocity for tunnel fires\nhow to create\, test and validate a ventilation model for a large rail network\n\nAbout the speakers\nKerem Oguz\nPrincipal Mechanical Engineer\, Mott MacDonald\, Australia \nKerem is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer with over eight years of experience designing tunnel ventilation systems. He has worked on a range of road and rail tunnel projects worldwide. Before moving to Australia from the UK\, Kerem was part of the project team working on the detailed tunnel ventilation design of the Northern Line Extension and the testing and commissioning of Crossrail’s tunnel ventilation system. More recently\, he has been involved in the design of new metros across Australia\, including Sydney Metro and Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop. \nGencer Koc\nAssociate Fire Safety and Tunnel Ventilation Engineer\, WSP Australia \nGencer is a mechanical engineer with 18 years’ experience in solving thermo-fluid-related industrial problems. He obtained his PhD on modelling train aerodynamics inside tunnels using machine learning and artificial neural networks in 2012. Gencer has completed the tunnel ventilation system design of more than 180 railway stations and more than 200 km track tunnels. He has participated in the tunnel ventilation system design of more than 20 road tunnels. He is currently working on the fire and life safety systems design of road tunnels in Australia. \nAndrea Paradiso\nLead Tunnel System Engineer\, Aurecon \nAndrea is a Lead Engineer in Aurecon’s Tunnel Systems Team in Melbourne with over 15 years of experience worldwide in fire safety engineering\, tunnel ventilation and computational fluid dynamics. He is a critical thinker passionate about bringing innovative solutions into design by mastering advanced scientifical and mathematical models. \nEden Altura\nEngineer/Consultant\, ARUP UK \nEden is an Engineer/Consultant in Arup’s Building Engineering London Group. Eden has worked on metro tunnel ventilation designs for clients in UK\, Toronto and Denmark. She is passionate about mitigating the impacts of design and construction on climate change. She currently supports design teams to achieve ambitious sustainability objectives in various sectors. \nNikhil Dawda\, Graduate Mechanical Engineer\nARUP UK \nA motivated and inquisitive engineer with a background in Aeronautics\, having achieved first-class honours from Imperial College London. Nikhil has worked on metro tunnel ventilation designs for clients in Toronto and Copenhagen. Nikhil also worked on the design of construction ventilation systems for HS2 and aided in the design and development of data centres for companies such as AWS.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/aerodynamics-ventilation-and-fire-in-tunnels/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221202T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221202T180000
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SUMMARY:ATS VIC - St Barbara's Day Celebration
DESCRIPTION:The Victorian Chapter of the Australian Tunnelling Society invites members to attend an in-person celebration for the Feast Day of St. Barbara\, the patron saint of tunnellers and miners\, as an end of year social gathering on Friday 2nd December 2022. \nThis networking-focused event is to be held in the excellent event space at the Melbourne offices of the John Holland Group\, with its indoor area linked to a panoramic balcony overlooking the river and city. The event is being held to recognise and celebrate the past year’s achievements on tunnelling projects within Victoria and nationally\, their engineers and workforce\, and to provide an opportunity to look forward to future tunnelling opportunities. \nThe celebration will be an informal stand-up affair with quality finger food and a range of drinks included in the $40 ticket price\, with all the necessary responsible service requirements in place\, and we have sponsorship from various industry organisations to help offset the catering cost. Registration is live\, so\, please add Friday the 2nd of December to your diaries – we look forward to seeing you there! \nATS Victoria Committee 2022
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-vic-st-barbara-day-celebration/
LOCATION:John Holland Group Offices\, Level 9\, 180 Flinders Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victoria
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221202T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221202T113000
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SUMMARY:Saint Barbaras day at Sydney Metro Central project site
DESCRIPTION:The ATS NSW committee has organised a Sydney Metro Central site visit to celebrate the Feast Day of St. Barbara\, the patron saint of tunnellers and miners on the 2nd of December. Numbers are limited to 15 and will include a presentation about the project and the Burwood site\, site  visit and inspection of the portal\, Blessing by local parish Priest and Q&A session with the construction team and then finally food and drinks with the AFJV team. If interested please email David.Clague@Bekaert.com who can give you the details for the day.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/saint-barbaras-day-at-sydney-metro-central-project-site/
CATEGORIES:New South Wales
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221201T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221201T220000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD - St Barbara Day dinner 2022
DESCRIPTION:This event will be held in Australian Standard Time (AEST). This means minus one hour from AEDT time shown on this listing.  \nThis is the yearly celebration and get together for the Queensland Chapter of the ATS\, with a selected charity and raffle being held on the night. We will\, per usual\, seek sponsors for the night. \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. The night will involve welcome drinks\, followed by a Christmas meal\, speeches by the committee and sponsors\, and the lucky door prize draw. \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. \nEvent program\n6.00 pm AEST: Registrations open and event commences \n6:30 pm AEST: Presidents 2022 Address and sponsor acknowledgement \n6:45 pm AEST: Dinner is served \n8.00 pm AEST: Drinks and networking \n10.00 pm AEST: Event concludes \nSponsors
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-st-barbara-day-dinner-2022/
LOCATION:The Charming Squire\, 3/133 Grey Street\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, 4101\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221126
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SUMMARY:Tunnel Boring Machine in Difficult Grounds - 5th International Conference
DESCRIPTION:TBM DiGs is an international conference series that provides a specialized technological forum for discussing and exchanging knowledge related to TBM works in difficult ground conditions. This series covers a wide range of topics\, including characterization of difficult ground\, field observations and case studies\, physical and laboratory tests\, numerical modelling and techniques\, treatments of difficult ground\, TBM design and installation\, tunnel support design\, monitoring and risk management. TBM DiGs 2021 is the fifth conference in this series. \nTBM DiGs 2021 is jointly organized by Montanuniversität Leoben and OEGG (Austrian Society for Geomechanics). The conference organizers would like to welcome researchers and practitioners involved with TBM tunnelling to TBM DiGs 2021 to share\, to cooperate\, and to progress. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES AND TOPICS\n\nThe conference aims to bring together all who are interested in the use of tunnel boring machines in difficult ground\, to review developments in the field over the previous two years\, and to attempt to extrapolate for the near-term future. We anticipate that the conference will explore a great variety of topics. \nPresentations in the following areas are invited: \n\nRock – Very Hard and Abrasive rocks\nRock – Squeezing ground\nRock – Long and deep tunnels\nSoil – Sticky soil and Clogging\nSoil – Abrasive sand and wear problems\nSoil – High water pressure – hyperbaric challenges\nMixed Ground conditions\nInnovation – New Technology (construction chemicals\, sensory systems\, big data\, operational simulation)\nHigh Groundwater inflow / Gassy tunnels\nExtreme TBM tunneling (very small/big TBMs\, remote areas\, outer space construction)\nManufacturing challenges and new developments\nLogistics and Site Management for challenging TBM tunneling\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey note speakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProf. Dr. Mark Diederichs \nQueen’s University\, Canada \nTitle of speech:\n“TBM challenges in deep and complex tectonic environments\n– the devil is in the details” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLars Babendererde \nBabEng\, Germany
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/tunnel-boring-machine-in-difficult-grounds-5th-international-conference/
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221117T193000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
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SUMMARY:ATS VIC - Victoria's Annual Special Meeting and Westgate Tunnel Project – Update on Tunnelling Progress
DESCRIPTION:Schedule \nNetworking – 5:30 to 6:00 pm \nAnnual Special Meeting –  6:00 to 6:30 pm \nTechnical Presentation on West Gate Tunnel Project – 6:30 and 7:30 pm \n  \nAnnual Special Meeting \nNotice is hereby given that the Annual Special Meeting (ASM) of the Australian Tunnelling Society Victorian Chapter will be held at Engineers Australia\, Level 31\, 600 Bourke Street\, Melbourne VIC 3000\, as an in-person meeting on Thursday\, 17 November at 6:00 pm AEDT. Pre-meeting networking will run from 5:30 to 6:00 pm. \nPlease join us for the ATS Victorian Chapter ASM\, which will be followed by a technical presentation providing an update on the West Gate Tunnel Project in Melbourne.\nATS Victoria holds a meeting annually for the Victorian-based members to attend and hear how the Chapter performed over the last year and what is planned for the following year. The ASM agenda will include: \n\nApologies\nMinutes of 2021 ASM\nMatters Arising\nChairman’s Report\nFinancial Report\nElection of Committee for 2023\nOther Business\n\n  \nTechnical Presentation \nFollowing the ASM\, three speakers from Transurban and CPBJHJV will give a technical presentation. This joint technical presentation will cover the progress of the TBM tunnelling on the West Gate Tunnel Project to date and introduce the back-end works activities that are presently underway. There will be a networking session from 5:30 to 6:00 pm immediately prior to the ASM\, so please come along and catch up with your industry colleagues this Thursday evening. \nSpeaker bios \nZoe Taylor – Project Director – Transurban \nWith more than 15 years in operations and construction\, Zoe Taylor is an accomplished professional\, well-versed in leading and delivering large-scale and complex projects. Her experience is especially focused on tenders\, planning and construction in roads\, mega-structures and underground infrastructure. \nDrawing on her extensive delivery experience\, Zoe is a strategic\, forward-thinker\, renowned for finding opportunities during construction to prepare for day one of operations. \nSupporting her broad understanding of state\, contractor and PPP arrangements\, Zoe has begun a Masters in Project Leadership at University of Sydney and completed the PPP Leadership Program at University of Melbourne. \nGwyn Jones – Senior Tunnel Manager CPBJH \nGwyn Jones is the Senior Tunnel Manager on the West Gate Tunnel project\, responsible for project management of all the works that are between the portals\, including the TBM tunnelling\, the civil fit out / back end works and the various interconnecting tunnels for cross passages\, low point sump\, smoke extraction\, service crossings etc. \nGwyn is a member of Engineers Australia and the AusIMM and since graduating from the world-famous Camborne School of Mines he has gained more than thirty years of tunnelling experience. These projects include rail tunnels such as the UK-France Channel Tunnel and High-Speed Rail project in Taiwan\, MRT tunnels in London\, Singapore and Taipei\, hydro-electric schemes in China and Nepal\, water and sewer tunnels in the UK\, China\, Egypt\, New Zealand and Australia and highway tunnels in UK\, Egypt and now Melbourne. \nJames Campbell – Tunnel and Buildings Manager – Transurban \nJames Campbell has 22 years’ experience in working on major infrastructure projects across Australia and New Zealand. He started his working career with Downers NZ working on earthworks and infrastructure project before moving to Australia in 2006 to build the tunnels for the Gold Coast desalination project. \nJames has worked on the Airport Link project in Brisbane\, Gladstone harbour crossing\, and two stages of the WestConnex Project in Sydney. James joined Transurban in January 2022 to oversee the Tunnel and Buildings work on the Westgate Project.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-vic-victorias-annual-special-meeting-and-westgate-tunnel-project-update-on-tunnelling-progress/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia\, Vic Division\, Lvl 31\, 600 Bourke Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victoria
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221115T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221115T120000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
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SUMMARY:ITAtech Webinar - Low Carbon Concrete Linings
DESCRIPTION:NOTE : Event is in CET Time (UTC + 1) \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for the ITAtech free webinar on “Low Carbon Concrete Linings – Case studies”\, taking place Tuesday November 15th at 12:00 pm CET. \nIn tunnelling projects it is estimated that 60-80% of embodied carbon is contained in the concrete linings of tunnels and shafts. A majority of the concrete is ordinary Portland cement-based\, and the cement industry contributes to roughly 8% of global carbon emissions. \nIn this seminar\, eight case studies will be presented demonstrating carbon reduction in tunnel lining design\, materials and construction methods. Case studies will come from projects in Paris\, Singapore\, Doha\, Melbourne … \nRegister to participate in this webinar organised by ITA / ITAtech.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/itatech-webinar-low-carbon-concrete-linings/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221108T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221108T143000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
CREATED:20221027T235025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221027T235055Z
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SUMMARY:ITACET Webinar - TBM safety - Before the launch
DESCRIPTION:LUNCHTIME LECTURE SERIES #20\nNOTE : Event is in CET Time (UTC + 1) \nThis instalment of the Lunchtime lecture series will focus on ‘ H&S during design’. \nThe episode will feature one lecture and finish with a Q&A session with all speakers: \n\nTBM safety – Before the launch – Donald Lamont & Werner Burger\n\n  \nThe lecture will cover the machinery safety aspects of TBMs along with the manufacturer’s perspective of the complex procedures involved in getting a TBM set up on site ready for launch. \nThe first part of the lecture by Donald Lamont\, Animateur of ITA WG5 will look at machinery safety and standards – present and future – for tunnelling machinery manufacture. \nThe second part of the lecture by Werner Burger\, vice-Animateur of ITA WG5 and member of ITAtech Steering Board\, will look at what is involved in transporting a TBM from the factory to site\, at the site assembly process along with the provision of spares and consumables. \nBoth lecturers are active in CEN/TC151/WG4 – “Tunnel boring machines”.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/itacet-webinar-tbm-safety-before-the-launch/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221103T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221103T200000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
CREATED:20220906T235143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221027T035535Z
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SUMMARY:Digitalisation and automation in tunnels
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nGain an understanding of how BIM enables a collaborative way of working using digital processes to enable more productive methods of operating and maintaining assets through their lifecycle. \nAbout the event\nBuilding Information Modelling (BIM) in Tunnelling is the digital representation of physical infrastructure and functional characteristics. BIM serves as a shared knowledge resource for information about an asset throughout its lifecycle. Information modelling in tunnelling includes supporting decision making and encompasses strategic appraisal and planning. Modelling supports design\, construction to operation\, maintenance and renewal. Information modelling systems allow us to deliver quality engineering to owners and contractors. The process requires skills\, tools\, and robust procedures. For the entire tunnelling community to take advantage of this\, it is of paramount importance to share\, educate and implement experiences\, standards and guidelines\, which are driven by the build industry. \nThis presentation will provide insights into: \n\nBest practice in international and domestic applications\, cross-disciplinary initiatives\, and future thinking where digitalisation in underground tunnelling and the future\nUnderstanding of how BIM enables a collaborative way of working\nProductive methods of planning\, designing and constructing\nOperating and maintaining assets through their lifecycle\n\nEvent program and locations\nPresentation to conclude for all attendees at 7:30 pm AEDT. \nBrisbane – online \n\n5.30 pm AEST – Presentation\n6.30 pm AEST – Presentation to conclude for all attendees\n\nSydney – online \n\n6.30 pm AEDT – Presentation\n7.30 pm AEDT – Presentation to conclude for all attendees\n\nOnline – via Webex details will be sent upon registration. \n\n6:30pm AEDT – Presentation\n\nAbout the speaker\nDr Jurij Karlovsek\nDeputy Director\nSustainable Infrastructure Research Hub Lecturer\, Geotechnical Engineering \nDr Jurij Karlovsek is an engineer\, researcher\, and educator at The University of Queensland\, Brisbane Australia. Jurij has a broad area of expertise in Geotechnical Engineering with the main specialty in infrastructure projects\, especially the development of sustainable underground space. Jurij focuses on the digital enablement of infrastructure to deliver applications of digital engineering\, asset information modelling\, and construction. His current position is the deputy director of a UQ Sustainable Infrastructure Research Hub\, with a lead focus on digitalisation for a sustainable infrastructure future. Since 2016\, Jurij chairs the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association Working Group 22 with a working title – Information Modelling in Tunnelling. \nIn addition to the above\, Jurij actively engages in the mentorship of undergraduate students\, supporting their industry engagement activities\, and generally helping to make their experience as students a more enriched one.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/digitalisation-and-automation-in-tunnels/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:National,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221013T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221013T200000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
CREATED:20220927T055854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221003T022923Z
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SUMMARY:ATS 50th anniversary celebration - Perth event
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nThe ATS are proud to celebrate five decades of tunnelling excellence and invite members and guests to engage with the past and future of the ATS. \nThe Australian tunnelling industry existed long before 1972\, but this was the year the ATS was founded. This event will celebrate the last 50 years of the society and look to cast forward to the future. \nJoin us for a celebration dinner at the The Boatshed Restaurant. Enjoy dinner and beverages whilst networking and celebrating 50 years of ATS with your colleagues.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-50th-anniversary-celebration-perth-event/
LOCATION:Coode Street Jetty\, Coode Street\, South Perth\, WA\, 6151\, Coode Street Jetty\, South Perth\, WA\, 6151\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Western Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221013T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221013T213000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
CREATED:20220916T054712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T235938Z
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SUMMARY:ATS 50th anniversary celebration - Sydney event
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nThe ATS are proud to celebrate five decades of tunnelling excellence and invite members and guests to engage with the past and future of the ATS. \nThe Australian tunnelling industry existed long before 1972\, but this was the year the ATS was founded. This event will celebrate the last 50 years of the society and look to cast forward to the future. \nThis multi-location event will bring together the chapters of the ATS via camera link in a hybrid event. Attendees will then be invited to a local social event to connect with colleagues\, discuss the past and speculate on the future of the tunnelling industry in Australia. \nThe event will start with an afternoon discussing the past\, present and future of the tunnelling industry with some of Australia’s tunnelling greats. Upon the completion of the workshop style event guests are invited to attend a celebration dinner. The celebration dinner will be held at another venue so please ensure you check registration details.  Enjoy a three course dinner and beverages whilst networking and celebrating 50 years of ATS with your colleagues. \nNot in Sydney? Join us at the Brisbane or Melbourne event. \nEvent program\n4.15 pm: Sign in opens\n4.30pm: Technical session – ATS 50th celebration national livestream at University of Technology Sydney (UTS)\n6.15pm: Technical session – ATS 50th celebration national livestream concludes\n6:30pm: Celebration Dinner and networking begins at Dockside \nWho should attend?\nTunnelling engineers\, civil engineers and transport engineers. \nAbout the speakers\nCharles MacDonald (presenting from Brisbane) \nManaging Director\, MacDonald Project Consulting \nCharles is a widely recognised as a leading figure in the Australian tunnelling industry by both the private and public sector with forty years of experience in the design and construction of civil infrastructure works worldwide. \nHarry Asche (presenting from Brisbane) \nTechnical Director\, Aurecon \nHarry is Design Director for Aurecon and plays an integral role in the firm’s most technically complex projects. With more than 40 years in the design and construction of public sector infrastructure\, Harry has deservingly earned “expert” status within the tunnelling industry. He is also the current ATS Chair\, having been elected to the position in 2019. Harry has received numerous awards including QLD Professional Engineer of the Year in 2018 and Road Australia Technical Excellence Award. \nArnold Dix (presenting remotely) \nITA President \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 also frequently booked as a guest speaker on subsurface infrastructure\, tunnelling\, mining and underground works\, in Australia as well as internationally. Arnold is the current President of the International Tunnelling Association (Consultative Status to United Nations). \nBrodie Aitchison (presenting from Brisbane) \nATSym Representative | Lead Engineer (Tunnelling)\, Aurecon \nBrodie is a Chartered Civil Engineer specialising in tunnels and underground spaces with 10 years’ experience in the design and construction of mined and bored tunnels in hard and soft ground. Brodie is a Lead Engineer (Tunnelling) at Aurecon operating out of Brisbane and is involved with the delivery of tunnelling projects across Australia\, New Zealand\, and South East Asia. \nSabrina Kost (presenting from Sydney) \nManager\, Tunnels\, SMEC\, Diversity in tunnelling committee member \nSabrina is the Group Manager for SMEC’s tunnels team in Sydney and a Chartered Principal Engineer with over 15 years of experience. Since joining SMEC in 2008\, Sabrina has been involved in the design\, planning & management of major complex underground infrastructure projects. She has extensive experience in the design of tunnels\, shafts and cavern support systems in challenging ground conditions\, ranging from hard rock to soft ground including subaqueous environments. Projects include TBM\, road header\, drill & blast and pipe jacking construction techniques. Sabrina also has a strong background in design review and compliance verification\, certification roles and due diligence. \nNatascha Rezai (presenting from Sydney) \nTechnical Director – Tunnels\, GHD \nDiversity in tunnelling committee member \nNatascha is a passionate Tunnel Engineer with 16 years’ experience in Australia and Europe. She has been working with major international design consultancies and delivery contractors for some of Australia’s largest\, most complex tunnel projects. Natascha is currently working with GHD and was previously employed with HOCHTIEF Engineering and Halcrow. Before moving to Australia over a decade ago she worked for a tier one tunnel contract as a site engineer and a local design consultancy in Austria where she is originally from. Technic and Engineering has been a key interest of hers from an early age on and she started her career as an Engineer at a technical high school for civil Engineering at the age of 14. \nMatt Mules (presenting remotely) \nNZTS Chair \nMatt has extensive experience in leading tender\, preconstruction and construction teams gained over more than 18 years in the construction industry. He has held senior leadership roles on a number of globally significant infrastructure projects such as Crossrail in the UK and the Central Interceptor in NZ and in more recent years has focussed on General Management. His specialty areas are in tunnelling\, pipelines\, structures and heavy civil engineering – both technical and programme delivery facets. \nMatt enjoys making a broad contribution to the construction industry and is currently the Chair of the New Zealand Tunnelling Society\, a member of the Worksafe Board of Examiners and a committee member of the NZ Temporary Works Forum.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-50th-anniversary-celebration-sydney-event/
LOCATION:Building 11\, 81-113\, Broadway (UTS)\, Building 11\, 81-113\, Broadway (UTS)\, Ultimo\, NSW\, 2007\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221013T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221013T213000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
CREATED:20220916T053919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T000038Z
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SUMMARY:ATS 50th anniversary celebration - Melbourne event
DESCRIPTION:The ATS are proud to celebrate five decades of tunnelling excellence and invite members and guests to engage with the past and future of the ATS. \nThe Australian tunnelling industry existed long before 1972\, but this was the year the ATS was founded. This event will celebrate the last 50 years of the society and look to cast forward to the future. \nThis multi-location event will bring together the chapters of the ATS via camera link in a hybrid event. Attendees will then be invited to a local social event to connect with colleagues\, discuss the past and speculate on the future of the tunnelling industry in Australia. \nThe event will start with an afternoon discussing the past\, present and future of the tunnelling industry with some of Australia’s tunnelling greats. Upon the completion of the workshop style event guests are invited to attend a celebration dinner. The celebration dinner will be held at another venue so please ensure you check registration details.  Enjoy a three course dinner and beverages whilst networking and celebrating 50 years of ATS with your colleagues. \nNot in Melbourne? Join us at the Brisbane or Sydney event. \nEvent program\n4.15 pm: Sign in opens at Arup Offices – Sky Park \n4.30 pm: ATS 50th celebration national livestream commences \n6.15 pm: ATS 50th celebration national livestream concludes \n6.30 pm: Local celebration Dinner begins at the Savoy Hotel on Little Collins \nWho should attend?\nTunnelling engineers\, civil engineers and transport engineers. \nAbout the speakers\nCharles MacDonald (presenting from Brisbane) \nManaging Director\, MacDonald Project Consulting \nCharles is a widely recognised as a leading figure in the Australian tunnelling industry by both the private and public sector with forty years of experience in the design and construction of civil infrastructure works worldwide. \nHarry Asche (presenting from Brisbane) \nTechnical Director\, Aurecon \nHarry is Design Director for Aurecon and plays an integral role in the firm’s most technically complex projects. With more than 40 years in the design and construction of public sector infrastructure\, Harry has deservingly earned “expert” status within the tunnelling industry. He is also the current ATS Chair\, having been elected to the position in 2019. Harry has received numerous awards including QLD Professional Engineer of the Year in 2018 and Road Australia Technical Excellence Award. \nArnold Dix (presenting remotely) \nITA President \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 also frequently booked as a guest speaker on subsurface infrastructure\, tunnelling\, mining and underground works\, in Australia as well as internationally. Arnold is the current President of the International Tunnelling Association (Consultative Status to United Nations). \nBrodie Aitchison (presenting from Brisbane) \nATSym Representative | Lead Engineer (Tunnelling)\, Aurecon \nBrodie is a Chartered Civil Engineer specialising in tunnels and underground spaces with 10 years’ experience in the design and construction of mined and bored tunnels in hard and soft ground. Brodie is a Lead Engineer (Tunnelling) at Aurecon operating out of Brisbane and is involved with the delivery of tunnelling projects across Australia\, New Zealand\, and South East Asia. \nSabrina Kost (presenting from Sydney) \nManager\, Tunnels\, SMEC\, Diversity in tunnelling committee member \nSabrina is the Group Manager for SMEC’s tunnels team in Sydney and a Chartered Principal Engineer with over 15 years of experience. Since joining SMEC in 2008\, Sabrina has been involved in the design\, planning & management of major complex underground infrastructure projects. She has extensive experience in the design of tunnels\, shafts and cavern support systems in challenging ground conditions\, ranging from hard rock to soft ground including subaqueous environments. Projects include TBM\, road header\, drill & blast and pipe jacking construction techniques. Sabrina also has a strong background in design review and compliance verification\, certification roles and due diligence. \nNatascha Rezai (presenting from Sydney) \nTechnical Director – Tunnels\, GHD\, Diversity in tunnelling committee member \nNatascha is a passionate Tunnel Engineer with 16 years’ experience in Australia and Europe. She has been working with major international design consultancies and delivery contractors for some of Australia’s largest\, most complex tunnel projects. Natascha is currently working with GHD and was previously employed with HOCHTIEF Engineering and Halcrow. Before moving to Australia over a decade ago she worked for a tier one tunnel contract as a site engineer and a local design consultancy in Austria where she is originally from. Technic and Engineering has been a key interest of hers from an early age on and she started her career as an Engineer at a technical high school for civil Engineering at the age of 14. \nMatt Mules (presenting remotely) \nNZTS Chair \nMatt has extensive experience in leading tender\, preconstruction and construction teams gained over more than 18 years in the construction industry. He has held senior leadership roles on a number of globally significant infrastructure projects such as Crossrail in the UK and the Central Interceptor in NZ and in more recent years has focussed on General Management. His specialty areas are in tunnelling\, pipelines\, structures and heavy civil engineering – both technical and programme delivery facets. \nMatt enjoys making a broad contribution to the construction industry and is currently the Chair of the New Zealand Tunnelling Society\, a member of the Worksafe Board of Examiners and a committee member of the NZ Temporary Works Forum.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-50th-anniversary-celebration-melbourne-event/
LOCATION:Arup Offices – Sky Park\, 1 Melbourne Quarter\, 699 Collins Street\, Docklands\, Victoria\, 3008\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221013T153000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221013T213000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
CREATED:20220916T054329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T000019Z
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SUMMARY:ATS 50th anniversary celebration - Brisbane event
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nThe ATS are proud to celebrate five decades of tunnelling excellence and invite members and guests to engage with the past and future of the ATS. \nThe Australian tunnelling industry existed long before 1972\, but this was the year the ATS was founded. This event will celebrate the last 50 years of the society and look to cast forward to the future. \nThis multi-location event will bring together the chapters of the ATS via camera link in a hybrid event. Attendees will then be invited to a local social event to connect with colleagues\, discuss the past and speculate on the future of the tunnelling industry in Australia. \nThe event will start with an afternoon discussing the past\, present and future of the tunnelling industry with some of Australia’s tunnelling greats. Upon the completion of the workshop style event guests are invited to attend a celebration dinner. The celebration dinner will be held at another venue so please ensure you check registration details.  Enjoy a three course dinner and beverages whilst networking and celebrating 50 years of ATS with your colleagues. \nNot in Brisbane? Join us at the Sydney or Melbourne event. \nEvent program\n3.15 pm: Sign in opens\n3.30 pm: Technical session – ATS 50th celebration national livestream at EA Brisbane\n5.15 pm: Technical session – ATS 50th celebration national livestream concludes\n5.30 pm: Celebration dinner and networking begins at the Marriott Hotel \nWho should attend\nTunnelling engineers\, civil engineers and transport engineers. \nAbout the speakers\nCharles MacDonald (presenting from Brisbane) \nManaging Director\, MacDonald Project Consulting \nCharles is a widely recognised as a leading figure in the Australian tunnelling industry by both the private and public sector with forty years of experience in the design and construction of civil infrastructure works worldwide. \nHarry Asche (presenting from Brisbane) \nTechnical Director\, Aurecon \nHarry is Design Director for Aurecon and plays an integral role in the firm’s most technically complex projects. With more than 40 years in the design and construction of public sector infrastructure\, Harry has deservingly earned “expert” status within the tunnelling industry. He is also the current ATS Chair\, having been elected to the position in 2019. Harry has received numerous awards including QLD Professional Engineer of the Year in 2018 and Road Australia Technical Excellence Award. \nArnold Dix \nITA President\, International Tunnelling Association \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 is also frequently booked as a guest speaker on subsurface infrastructure\, tunnelling\, mining and underground works\, in Australia as well as internationally. Arnold is the current President of the International Tunnelling Association (Consultative Status to United Nations). \nBrodie Aitchison (presenting from Brisbane) \nATSym Representative – Lead Engineer (Tunnelling)\, Aurecon \nBrodie is a Chartered Civil Engineer specialising in tunnels and underground spaces with 10 years’ experience in the design and construction of mined and bored tunnels in hard and soft ground. Brodie is a Lead Engineer (Tunnelling) at Aurecon operating out of Brisbane and is involved with the delivery of tunnelling projects across Australia\, New Zealand\, and South East Asia. \nSabrina Kost (presenting from Sydney) \nManager\, Tunnels\, SMEC\, Diversity in tunnelling committee member \nSabrina is the Group Manager for SMEC’s tunnels team in Sydney and a Chartered Principal Engineer with over 15 years of experience. Since joining SMEC in 2008\, Sabrina has been involved in the design\, planning and management of major complex underground infrastructure projects. She has extensive experience in the design of tunnels\, shafts and cavern support systems in challenging ground conditions\, ranging from hard rock to soft ground including subaqueous environments. Projects include TBM\, road header\, drill & blast and pipe jacking construction techniques. Sabrina also has a strong background in design review and compliance verification\, certification roles and due diligence. \nNatascha Rezai (presenting from Sydney)\n\nTechnical Director – Tunnels\, GHD\, Diversity in tunnelling committee member \nNatascha is a passionate Tunnel Engineer with 16 years’ experience in Australia and Europe. She has been working with major international design consultancies and delivery contractors for some of Australia’s largest\, most complex tunnel projects. Natascha is currently working with GHD and was previously employed with HOCHTIEF Engineering and Halcrow. Before moving to Australia over a decade ago she worked for a tier one tunnel contract as a site engineer and a local design consultancy in Austria where she is originally from. Technic and Engineering has been a key interest of hers from an early age on and she started her career as an Engineer at a technical high school for civil Engineering at the age of 14. \nMatt Mules (presenting remotely) \nNZTS Chair \nMatt has extensive experience in leading tender\, preconstruction and construction teams gained over more than 18 years in the construction industry. He has held senior leadership roles on a number of globally significant infrastructure projects such as Crossrail in the UK and the Central Interceptor in NZ and in more recent years has focussed on general management. His specialty areas are in tunnelling\, pipelines\, structures and heavy civil engineering\, both technical and programme delivery facets. \nMatt enjoys making a broad contribution to the construction industry and is currently the Chair of the New Zealand Tunnelling Society\, a member of the Worksafe Board of Examiners and a committee member of the NZ Temporary Works Forum.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-50th-anniversary-celebration-brisbane-event/
LOCATION:EA Brisbane Office\, Level 9\, 340 Adelaide St (EA Office)\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, 4000\, Australia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221012
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
CREATED:20220919T210002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220919T210002Z
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SUMMARY:ITACET - Lunchtime Lecture Series #19 - Risks related to new energy carriers in tunnels
DESCRIPTION:The ITACET (Foundation for Education and Training on Tunneling and Underground Space Use) will be presenting the 19th Lunchtime Lecture Series on Tuesday 11th October\, which will be on the subject of ‘ Risks related to new energy carriers in tunnels’. \nThis episode will feature 3 lectures: \n·         Overview of the key issues related to NEC in tunnels /Antoine Mos/ \n·         Research activities about methane and hydrogen vehicles in tunnels: experiments and main results  /Jonatan Gehandler/ \n·         Focus on Battery Electric Vehicles\, last developments and future prospects /Peter Sturm/
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/itacet-lunchtime-lecture-series-19-risks-related-to-new-energy-carriers-in-tunnels/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20221006T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20221006T160000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
CREATED:20210216T062933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221005T230741Z
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SUMMARY:ATS QLD - One Day Workshop Showcase of Queensland Tunnel Projects
DESCRIPTION:The Queensland Branch of the Australian Tunnelling Society invites members and guests to join us for a one-day workshop showcase of tunnel projects in Queensland. This event will showcase a diverse collection of Queensland tunnelling projects: \n\nSmall to large scale\nRoad\, rail\, and utilities\nRange of technical solutions and commercial arrangements\n\nSpeakers\nArran McGhie\nKidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project—North Queensland \nPresentation: Arran will give us a detailed overview of this exciting green project being developed by Genex Power Limited\, focusing on the project’s configuration and construction. \nArran has more than 20 years experience in project delivery of large underground mine development and urban infrastructure projects\, in Australia and overseas including Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Singapore and Hong Kong.  Arran acquired a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) from the University of Queensland in 1994 and Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment from the Australian Securities Institute in 1998. \n  \nPatrick Kidd\nPrincipal Engineering Manager\, ARTC on Inland Rail \nEngineering Manager\, Gowrie to Kagaru section of Inland Rail \nPresentation: Patrick will discuss the Gowrie to Kagaru Public Private Partnership with a focus on the three tunnels. \nAt its core\, Inland Rail is a 1\,700km rail line\, which will provide a fast freight backbone between Brisbane and Melbourne\, and connect into the east-west Trans-Australia line and many other regional lines in the country. \nPatrick is a Principal Engineering Manager at ARTC on Inland Rail and the Engineering Manager on the Gowrie to Kagaru section of Inland Rail. Patrick has over 28 years of experience in professional consulting and project and design management. Patrick has broad experience in the management of geotechnical\, geological and civil engineering throughout the entire project life cycle. He is focused on providing innovative\, cost-effective\, safe\, maintainable\, resilient infrastructure for his clients. He also is highly experienced in technical design review\, construction supervision and asset management. Patrick is a chartered professional engineer in civil and geotechnical engineering in Australia and the UK\, RPEQ and a Fellow with Engineers Australia. Patrick has been fortunate to have worked on many large-scale multidisciplinary projects for a wide variety of infrastructure in several countries and environments. \n  \nUlrike Pelz\nPresentation: Urlike will present the design of the precast tunnel segments for the running tunnels and other associated tunnel design works. \nUlrike is a Chartered Engineer and RPEQ\, currently working for GHD as Senior Technical Director\, Tunnels & Major Projects. Over the last 27 years\, Ulrike has gathered substantial experience working on major infrastructure tunnelling projects in Europe\, Asia and Australia. Her experience covers all aspects of project delivery including design\, design management and construction management. She has been fortunate to work with diverse teams in different cultures and is focussed on building good relationships with all parties to work together to achieve optimal solutions and project outcomes. \n  \n\nTai Luong\nCross River Rail—Brisbane \nPresentation: Currently the largest infrastructure project in Queensland\, Tai is the Stations and Development Delivery Manager for Tunnels and will present an overview of the planning and construction of the Woolloongabba station as well as the delivery of the 5.9km twin tunnels from Boggo Road to Normanby. \nPrior to joining the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority in 2018\, Tai has gained more than 25 years of experience in the design and construction of major infrastructure projects\, both locally and internationally. \n  \nRoger Ness-Wilson\nKings Engineering \nPresentation: Roger discusses Kings Engineering approach to their work — quality\, timely and cost effective roadheader rebuilds to support major tunnelling projects. \nRoger is the Operations Manager at Kings Engineering\, a leading NSW Engineering business that works in tunnelling and infrastructure\, along with other sectors. He has more than 20 years of experience in mining\, transport and major infrastructure projects. \n  \nHarry Asche\nBrisbane Rail Tunnels and S1 Sewer \nPresentation: 2022 marks thirty years since the construction of the Brisbane Rail Tunnels commenced\, and twenty years since the construction of the S1 Sewer was completed. The presentation will describe some of the tunnelling details of both projects. The Brisbane Rail Tunnels were the first major tunnels in Brisbane for many years\, the first use of roadheader technology in Brisbane\, and they kick-started the tunnelling work which has followed. The S1 tunnel was one of the projects which followed and was the longest TBM drive in Brisbane until CRR. The S1 project overcame some significant challenges in its construction. The presentation will also reflect on improvements to technology since. \nHarry Asche is the President of the ATS and the Design Director – Tunnels at Aurecon. He was closely involved in\, and learned so much from\, both projects. \n  \nAndrew Scarr\, Thierry Candito\, Felipe Villafrade\, Stephen Harding\nBreakfast Creek Trunk Sewer Augmentation Project – Brisbane \nPresentation: The Breakfast Creek Trunk Sewer has a sagged section where it passes under the Inner-City Bypass (ICB) and Airport Link on-ramp. This sagged section of sewer has an unclearable blockage and is at risk of collapse. The section consists a 98-year-old unreinforced concrete pipe\, which due to poor ground conditions\, has experienced a vertical settlement in the alignment. Urban Utilities proposes to construct a 1050 metre long OD2150 sewer main between Perry Park\, Bowen Hills and Lutwyche Road\, Windsor using micro-tunnelling trenchless technology. \nAndrew has more than 20 years’ experience in the water and wastewater industry as a seasoned Senior Project Manager who has progress to Construction Manager in recent years.  His intimate knowledge of trenchless techniques\, and his extensive experience with water and waste water infrastructure construction from the front end to hands-on management of procedures and process improvement has allowed him to successfully deliver increasingly complex utility infrastructure projects including construction of gravity and pressure sewer mains\, various civil structures (including deep shafts and concrete caissons) throughout Australia. As Construction Manager\, Andrew provides ongoing and consistent guidance to his construction teams to ensure the success of multiple projects. Andrew has strong technical capability covering many areas of civil construction including but not limited to conventional open trench excavation\, trenchless tunnelling methods such as micro-tunnelling\, deep shaft excavation\, construction of concrete structures and caissons as well as detailed mechanical and electrical work for water and wastewater infrastructure. \nThierry has more than 20 years’ experience in the tunnelling industry leading technically complex engineering projects. His expertise of mechanised excavation using tunnel boring machine and his experience of tunnel construction has allowed him to successfully deliver technically challenging projects. Starting his career as a Plant Engineering in Hong Kong on the KCRC Lok Ma Chau rail line in 2002\, he has since contributed to high profile tunnel projects within Australia and New Zealand. These includes the Brisbane Clem 7 project\, the Brisbane Legacy Way project\, the Perth Forrestfield Airport Link project\, the Auckland Waterview Connection project and more recently the Brisbane Cross River Rail project as the Underground Tunnel Plant Manager. Thierry’s passion for tunnelling and project management has now led him to the next stage of his career in project managing tunnel construction from the design phase through to construction and delivery. \nFelipe is Fulton Hogan Utilities’ Project Manager for the Breakfast Creek Trunk Sewer augmentation project; Felipe has 14 years of experience delivering projects in Australia and over the last 2 years he has been working under the Urban Utilities Wastewater Metropolitan and Metropolitan Treatment Plants programs. \nStephen is Urban Utilities’ Project Manager for the Breakfast Creek Trunk Sewer Augmentation Project who has over 20 years’ experience as a Project Manager with 10 years at Urban Utilities delivering wastewater projects with a number of trenchless projects successfully completed throughout Brisbane. \n  \nColin Ginger General Manager Precast Concrete Group\nPresentation: Case study on the manufacture of 21\,000 tunnel segments for the Gold Coast Desalination Tunnels. The presentation will cover the process from shop drawings\, building moulds\, concrete mix design\, casting\, curing\, gasket fit\, storage\, delivery and installation. \nSponsor
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-qld-one-day-workshop-showcase-of-queensland-tunnel-projects/
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220915T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220915T190000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
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SUMMARY:Design and construction of immersed tube tunnels
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThis type of tunnelling solution is usually favoured for harbour and sub-sea environments due to its shallow depth below the seabed\, that allows shorter tunnel lengths and better connections to the road network at both ends of the subsea section. \nIn addition\, the shape of an immersed tunnel is flexible to fit different projects. This form of tunnelling is where our speaker has spent most of his career as an engineer. He often gets asked how to connect watertight boxes in a chain together\, some nearly as tall as a three-story building\, in waters as deep as 50 metres. \nThis is one of the reasons why CK Tsang enjoys designing immersed tunnels; the seemingly impossible nature of the task\, but the immense benefit it brings to cities by connecting its people between their destinations. Its status really becomes an invisible landmark for a city.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/design-and-construction-of-immersed-tube-tunnels/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia\, Sydney office\, Mezzanine Floor\, 44 Market Street\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:National,New South Wales,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220915T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220915T193000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
CREATED:20220829T063702Z
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SUMMARY:The Past\, Present and Future of Mechanised Tunnelling
DESCRIPTION:ATS Victoria – In-person Technical Presentation by Martin Herrenknecht \n\nDate: 15th September 2022\nTime: 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm\nNetworking from 5:00 pm followed by refreshments served between 5:30 pm and 6:30 pm\nTechnical presentation from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm\nLocation: Engineers Australia\, Level 31\, 600 Bourke Street\, Melbourne\, Vic 3000\nFormat: Face-to-face only (there will be no online option)\n\nPresentation details \nTunnelling is\, without a doubt\, one of the most innovative disciplines. Focused on innovative and cooperative development\, the collaboration amongst researchers\, owners\, designers\, construction contractors\, machine manufacturers and suppliers is surely one reason for this. The second factor is the market dynamics in tunnelling\, driven by a globalised world and increasing urbanisation: Around the globe\, emerging economies are expanding infrastructure in their urban and regional centres\, promoting the interlinking of individual economic hubs by means of new traffic\, supply and disposal systems. The general worldwide trend in the industry towards mechanisation and automation clearly demands a similar development in tunnelling. There are challenges ahead\, and we need to improve our excavation methods to overcome them – always learning from our past tunnel experiences. \nThis lecture considers the past\, present and future of mechanised tunnelling with a focus on the innovations developed since the 1970s and what lies ahead in mechanised tunnelling. \nAbout the speaker \nMartin Herrenknecht\, Dr.-Ing. E.h.\, founder and CEO of Herrenknecht AG \nMartin Herrenknecht is the company founder and name giver\, driving force and Chairman of the Board of Management of Herrenknecht AG. After completing his degree\, the graduate engineer (FH) began his career as a design engineer in Switzerland. This was followed by several positions\, some lasting several years\, as project and design engineering managers in Canada and Germany. From 1971 to 1975\, Martin Herrenknecht worked again in Switzerland as director of the mechanical engineering service at the Seelisberg Tunnel with “Big John”\, the world’s largest tunnel boring machine at the time. \n  \nIn 1975 Martin founded the Martin Herrenknecht Engineering Service Company\, then in 1977 the limited company Herrenknecht GmbH\, whose Managing Director he remained until it became a joint stock company. Martin Herrenknecht is responsible for Group Strategy\, Business Development\, Group Marketing & Communications\, Internal Audit and Mergers and Acquisitions. Martin Herrenknecht has received numerous prestigious awards and honours\, including an honorary doctorate (Dr.-Ing. E.h.) from the Carolo-Wilhelmina Technical University of Braunschweig (Brunswick)\, the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany\, entry into the Handelsblatt Hall of Fame of German Entrepreneurship\, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA) as well as the Werner von Siemens Ring for his outstanding lifetime achievement as an inventor and entrepreneur. \nNetworking refreshments prior to the technical presentation will kindly be provided by Herrenknecht -Country representative: Charles Howarth <Howarth.Charles@herrenknecht.com> \n \nFor more information\, please contact Richard Buckingham via Richard.buckingham@wsp.com. \nCOST \nFree
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/the-past-present-and-future-of-mechanised-tunnelling/
LOCATION:Melbourne Engineers Australia office
CATEGORIES:Victoria
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220914T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220914T193000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
CREATED:20220901T032138Z
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SUMMARY:Suburban Rail Loop – Ground Conditions and Tunnelling Challenges
DESCRIPTION:Date: 14th September 2022\, Wednesday\nTime: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm\nNetworking from 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm\, for which refreshments are served\nTechnical presentation from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm\nLocation: Lecture Hall\, Univ of Melbourne\, Level 2\, Kwong Lee Dow Building\, 234 Queensberry St\, Carlton VIC 3053\nFormat: Face-to-face only (there will be no online option)\n\nPresentation details \nSuburban Rail Loop (SRL) is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape the future liveability\, productivity and connectivity of Melbourne. \nThe 90km rail line will link every major rail line from the Frankston Line to the Werribee Line via Melbourne Airport\, better connecting Victorians to jobs\, retail\, education\, health services\, and each other. \nSRL will be delivered in three stages\, the first of which (SRL East) runs from Cheltenham to Box Hill\, consisting of 26km of twin tunnels and six underground stations. \nA range of geological and hydrogeological conditions are encountered along SRL East. This results in a range of geotechnical challenges for cut and cover excavations\, tunnelling\, and managing of environmental impacts. To manage these risks\, Suburban Rail Loop Authority (SRLA) has undertaken an extensive program of geotechnical investigations\, stakeholder engagement\, and design development. \nThis presentation provides: \n\nAn update on the project;\nAn overview of anticipated geological conditions;\nA summary of the ongoing geotechnical investigation program;\nOutlines some of the tunnelling and cut and cover challenges identified;\nPresents some of the geotechnical monitoring approaches adopted;\n\nAbout the speaker \n Speaker 1 \nStefan Hanke\, BSc\, MSc\, Package Director – Tunnels & Civils\, Suburban Rail Loop Authority\, Melbourne \nStefan has over 30 years of global experience on large-scale road\, rail and water projects across Australia\, New Zealand\, Asia\, Africa\, and Europe. With extensive procurement and delivery experience in a range of contract types\, he has played key roles in successful project acquisition\, civil/tunnel works delivery\, M&E works coordination\, and project completion. Stefan has worked on notable infrastructure projects from across the world\, including London’s Crossrail\, Metro Tunnel\, North East Link\, and the Waterview Connection project in Auckland. Now Package Director of Tunnels and Civils at Suburban Rail Loop Authority\, Stefan is responsible for the procurement and delivery of the SRL East tunnelling packages. \nSpeaker 2 \nChris Lyons\, BEng\, MEng\, CPEng\, Principal Geotechnical Engineer\, Tunnels & Civils\, Suburban Rail Loop Authority\, Melbourne \nChris has 25 years of experience as a geotechnical designer working on the successful delivery of a range of infrastructure and commercial projects from concept through to delivery. Chris has gained global experience working in New Zealand\, the UK\, UAE and Australia\, on major metro tunnel projects\, including Crossrail\, Metro Tunnel and Suburban Rail Loop. Chris leads the technical inputs to manage ground condition risks for Suburban Rail Loop\, including geotechnical investigations\, hydrogeological conditions\, tunnelling\, geotechnical retention design\, ground movement impacts\, instrumentation and monitoring\, spoil disposal and ground improvements. \n  \nFor more information\, please contact Jay Lee via jeawoo.lee@gsenc.com.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/suburban-rail-loop-ground-conditions-and-tunnelling-challenges/
LOCATION:230 Kwong Lee Dow Building\, 234 Queensberry Street\, Carlton\, VIC\, 3053\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victoria
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20220824T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20220824T173000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
CREATED:20220727T014110Z
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SUMMARY:ATS & ICE - 3D Reality Capture Systems
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nThe Australian Tunnelling Society and Institution of Civil Engineers invite you to an evening of knowledge sharing\, Q&A\, and networking. \nNew Era of Tunnel Inspection\nIn the past\, tunnel inspection and documentation was a “camera and clipboard” manual process to document geology\, tunnel lining conditions\, or assets within tunnel networks. It was time-consuming and inconsistent in terms of objectivity\, continuity and spatial context. \nWith a variety of fixed and mobile platforms\, we are now able to combine laser scanners and high-resolution cameras to rapidly record the tunnel surface to a resolution that can detect sub millimeter cracks.. Mobile systems can capture data at ambient traffic speed\, reducing what\nused to take weeks and months\, to just hours. \nFrom this data we then generate highly precise true-colour\, textured 3D models of the scanned tunnel surface. \nDetection\, mapping and measurement of tunnel components can be undertaken in a centralised structured database\, managing inspection intervals and temporal changes from a single point of truth. \nDigital tools enable productivity improvements through the life of an asset\, 3D Reality Capture Systems are an excellent example of this. \nEvent Timeline (GMT+8)\n5.30pm – 6.00pm: Networking and refreshments\n6.00pm – 7.00pm: Presentation\n7.00pm – 8.00pm: Networking and refreshments \nSpeaker\nDrew Coulthard\nCurrent Role: National Monitoring Manager \, Land Surveys \nExperienced professional Senior Surveyor with an MBA in Project Management. Drew has worked across a number of different sectors including civil\, mining\, rail and infrastructure projects. For the last 15 year Drew has predominantly work on infrastructure projects in the UK and Australian with a focus on Instrumentation and Monitoring and Geospatial Capture. Drew is passionate about embracing new geospatial data capture techniques that can add value to key infrastructure assets by consistently monitoring change over time. \nDuring his time in the UK Drew also worked of Western Section of Crossrail for over 4 years both on the contract side as a I&M Project Managing and\, on the client\, side overseeing the instrumentation and monitoring contracts\, managing stakeholder interfaces and coordinating damage claims with assessors and insurers. On to the Australia 2015 he started working for Land Survey on project around Australia and has spent the last 8 years working on various project around the Australia and overseas the tendering and delivery of major national projects.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-ice-3d-reality-capture-systems/
LOCATION:Little Shoe\, 1st Floor\, Yangan Square\, Perth\, Western Australia\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Webinar,Western Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220818T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220818T190000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
CREATED:20220728T054800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220811T062351Z
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SUMMARY:Tunnel lighting functionality
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will discuss the various types of tunnel lighting and the development of tunnel lighting in Australia using case studies from various tunnel projects in Australia will describe the types and functionality of tunnel lighting systems. Tunnel lighting functionalities include: – Normal lighting that provides appropriate visibility for users\, both day and night – Safety lighting that provides minimum visibility for users\, to enable them to leave the tunnel in their vehicles in case of power outage. – Egress lighting to guide tunnel users on foot in the event of an emergency. During this sessions you will receive an overview of: – Different types of tunnel lighting – Tunnel lighting functionality – Tunnel lighting zones – Egress lighting – Different lighting systems used on Tunnels in Australia. \nPlease see speakers for the event below: \n\n \nShilpa Charegaonkar\nFIEAust CPEng\nTechnical Director\, Energy Mott MacDonald \nTechnical Director\, Electrical engineer with 20 years of experience in technical design and delivery of complex multi-discipline industrial engineering and infrastructure projects. Experience includes delivering a range of engineering solutions\, including concept planning\, design development\, safety identification and mitigation\, process improvement solutions\, potentially explosive atmosphere engineering\, project management and energy management systems. Power and lighting design\, documentation\, and construction phase services for various projects. With excellent communication and relationship building skills\, Shilpa is results focused and takes pride in ensuring the needs of stakeholders are met throughout the project and a high level of quality is maintained. \n\n \nAdrian Sterritt\nAssociate Director\, Lighting WSP \nWith over 30 years of designing lighting Adrian brings his lighting design experience to WSP. His understanding of the lighting techniques\, coupled with his management skills\, makes him an asset to any project. Adrian is the Melbourne Specialist Lighting Team Leader and as one of the senior project leaders on many diverse projects\, Adrian is able to apply his skill and design experience to any project. Working with all aspects of lighting he can find the best lighting outcome for any project. With experience in road\, rail\, retail\, urban realm theatre and heritage projects. \n\n \nJohn Rogers\nPrincipal Lighting Engineer WSP \nJohn Rogers has over 50 years’ experience in the lighting industry in various roles. He has special experience in roadway\, tunnels and public space lighting from a background in lighting design\, luminaire manufacturing and lighting project management. Joining WSP in 2010 he has been involved on numerous projects as lighting designer or in an advisory or verification capacity as well as conducting in house training on public lighting and tunnel/underpass lighting design with particular regard to the application of and compliance with relevant Australian Standards in the design procedure.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/tunnel-lighting-functionality/
LOCATION: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\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Online,Victoria,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220811T113000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220811T123000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
CREATED:20210305T033434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T002157Z
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SUMMARY:ATS NSW—Charity Golf Day 2022
DESCRIPTION:Join the ATS for our annual charity golf day with funds raised through sponsorship packages going towards medical research and life saving discoveries by the Garvan Research Foundation. The Peter Watson Shield is on the line\, with the perpetual trophy in honour of Peter for his dedication to the ATS and Garvan Research Foundation. \nEvent details\nFormat: Four ball Ambrose\, 18 holes\nRegistration: $180 per individual player\, or $675 per team of four \nSponsorship Package Information:\n\nHole Sponsorship $1\,250 (18 packages)—includes golf registration for four players\, plus the opportunity to promote your business at one of 18 holes.\nPre-match Sponsorship $2\,000 (1 package)—includes golf registration for four players\, plus the opportunity to showcase your business and its services during player registration and the pre-match lunch.\nRefreshment Cart Sponsorship $2\,500 (1 package)—includes golf registration for four players\, plus the opportunity to place your company banner on the refreshment golf cart.\nPrize Sponsorship $1\,250 (3 Packages)—includes golf registration for four players plus acknowledgement at post match presentation.\n\n*  Please indicate your golf grading (1 = single figure handicap) in the notes section when registering players. \nPlease note this event will be a COVID save event and will follow rules set out by Ryde Parramatta Golf Course COVID safe plan. Currently this plan includes:\n– when entering the clubhouse you will need to register on the Ryde Parramatta application.\n– physical distancing (1.5m apart) when in the clubhouse. \nThere are currently no restrictions once on the golf course. Therefore\, carts can be used\, with two people per cart as per normal conditions. If the event needs to be changed or cancelled in the event of government changes or lockdown\, a full refund would be provided\, if requested. Alternatively\, sponsorship money will be held in Garvan trust until the event can be re-scheduled and held at a later time. \nOrganise your team of four\, as registrations will be opening soon! \nClick here for flyer
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/ats-nsw-charity-golf-day-2021/
LOCATION:Ryde Parramatta Golf Club\, 1156 Victoria Road\, West Ryde\, NSW\, 2113\, Australia
CATEGORIES:New South Wales
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220804T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220804T193000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
CREATED:20220701T044843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220701T045022Z
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SUMMARY:Sustainability in underground spaces
DESCRIPTION:This event will provide an insight into the Sustainable Urban Underground Development where the necessity of new spaces is crucial\, and the population in urban areas are estimated to be 70% – 80% higher by 2050. \nThe speakers will talk about the contribution and impact of underground space use to achieve sustainable urban development and create resilient cities. \nThe sustainability of the environment can be in many ways if we consider the underground infrastructure. It could be a way of saving natural resources\, reducing air pollution and unnecessary visual and noise intrusion\, creating opportunities for less energy use in compact city\, creating structures less impacted by earthquakes and other catastrophic events\, and enhancing of overall landscape and environmental quality. \nSpeakers\n \nAsal Bidarmaghz\nLecturer\, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering\, University of New South Wales \nDr Asal Bidarmaghz is a Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering\, UNSW Sydney and deputy chair of the Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS)\, Sydney Chapter and the leader of the urban underground climate change initiative at the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE). Prior to joining UNSW\, Asal was working as a Research Associate at the Engineering Department\, University of Cambridge (2017-2019) and as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Infrastructure Engineering\, the University of Melbourne (2015-2017)\, where she received her PhD in 2015. \nAsal specializes in the design and optimisation of geothermal systems and energy geo-structures for harnessing thermal energy through underground structures. Her research concerns the impacts of urbanisation on underground climate and urban geothermal potential with specific emphasis on sustainability and serviceability of underground structures\, groundwater and energy resources. \n \nMarilu Melo Zurita\nSenior Lecturer in Human Geography at the Faculty of Arts\, Design and Architecture at the University of New South Wales \nDr Marilu Melo is a Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the Faculty of Arts\, Design and Architecture at the University of New South Wales in Sydney\, Australia. Her research has spanned different key areas of geographical scholarship – including groundwater governance\, subterranean urban spaces and peri-urban disaster management. \nMarilu is also the founder of Think Deep Australia\, an interdisciplinary group interested in the integrated and sustainable uses of what exists underground/underwater. She is also the leader of the Urban Integration Activity Group for the International Tunneling and Association Committee on Underground Space (ITACUS). She is currently involved in two projects funded by the Australian Research Council.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/sustainability-in-underground-spaces/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia\, Sydney office\, Mezzanine Floor\, 44 Market Street\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220708T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220708T163000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
CREATED:20220609T000236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220609T000322Z
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SUMMARY:Thornlie Cockburn Link – BP KWOL Relocation Project
DESCRIPTION:BP KWOL (Kewdale White Oil Line) relocation project forms part of the service relocation works for the Thornlie Cockburn Link project where an existing rail reserve running between the Thornlie Railway Station and the Kwinana Freeway will be used to extend the passenger rail network currently used for freight services only. \nThe relocation works involves a total of 12.5km of DN300 fuel line installed using various techniques including: 11.5km of Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)\, 2x40m of Microtunnel Under Track Crossing (UTX)\, 1.1km of open trenching and 80m of bridge crossing. \nHDD drilling works were split into 12 distinct drill shots varying from 300m up to 1.4km each due to site constraints. \nThis joint event by ATS\, ICE and ASTT provides a great opportunity for members and the attendees to understand the HDD trenchless construction techniques/methodologies during the site briefing and attend the HDD site to witness the operation in action. Total tour duration is expected to be around 1.5 hours including orientation and induction.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/thornlie-cockburn-link-bp-kwol-relocation-project/
LOCATION:NEWest Alliance Tom Bateman Reserve site office
CATEGORIES:Western Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220707T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220707T183000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
CREATED:20220602T022556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T022556Z
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SUMMARY:Lessons learnt from past tunnelling project experiences
DESCRIPTION:Many engineers put pressure on themselves to get it right all the time\, but failure is inevitable as an engineer and it’s what you do in response that counts. \nThe main objective of this webinar is to study the case histories that illustrate what went wrong\, why it went wrong\, and how to avoid similar tragedies and learn lessons for future prevention. It will also reinforce the idea that continuous improvement is the key to reduce risk in Tunnelling. \nThis webinar will cover three projects from different dimensions: \n\nBurney Tunnel Project (Melbourne City Link) by Ed Taylor\nLane Cove Tunnel by Brendan Donohue\nDundas Road Sinkhole Incident by Eric Hudson Smith\n\n5.30 – 5.35 pm – Introduction to event & speakers\n5.35 – 6.20 pm – Presentations\n6.20 – 6.30 pm – Q&A\n6.30 – 7.00 pm – Networking (Sydney office only) \n  \nSpeakers\nEd Taylor\nEngineering Support (Tunnelling)\, John Holland \n \nEd is a Charted Professional Engineer\, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers\, Australia\, and past President of the Australian Tunnelling Society. \nHis tunnelling experience commenced in Melbourne’s sewer and water construction boom period of the early 70’s during the innovative period of hard rock TBM development. This experience lead to a period on the Thomson Dam tunnel works in the early 80’s and then to the Melbourne City Link Road Project\, the first in Australia utilising large road headers. This was the first of four major road tunnels where he was employed in engineering management roles for the contractor. Other notable recent projects were Downtown Line Contract 935\, Singapore and North West Rail Link\, and the Melbourne Metro project in Melbourne. \nEd’s experience on various infrastructure tunnels has enabled him to develop a unique range of technical competencies for which he is well renowned. Over the years he has fine-tuned the balance between the technical requirements of large civil infrastructure projects and the practical needs of construction requirements. \nBrendan Donohue\nConsultant\, Donohue Consulting Pty Limited \n \nAfter being employed by Thiess Pty Ltd for almost 20 years Brendan is now self-employed and offering his services to the building and civil construction industry. \nIn this consulting role since 2014 Brendan has undertaken many assignments on most of the major Infrastructure projects in NSW. These projects include Westconnex Stage 1B\, Moorebank Intermodal\, Northern Beaches Hospital\, Canberra Light Rail\, New Intercity Train Maintenance Facility\, Parramatta High School and the Meadowbank High Schools and BMA’s Blackwater Coal Mine. More recently\, he assisted a medium size Services contracting company in its purchase of another Services company. \nThe roles undertaken have covered the full scope of project services from Project documentation\, Tender preparation and evaluation\, project delivery and project completion on the client’s side\, the Project Manager’s team and the Construction team. Since February 2020\, Brendan has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Lipman Group Holdings Pty Ltd\, a NSW based building company. \nEric Hudson-Smith\nConsulting Geotechnical Engineer\, Geosite Pty Ltd \n \nEric Hudson-Smith has a Master’s Degree in Engineering and over 40 years’ experience on a wide range of projects in Australia\, New Zealand\, Indonesia\, Singapore\, Mongolia and Iran. He has worked on soft ground tunnelling projects for both Owners and Contractors at various stages of feasibility\, tender document preparation\, tendering\, design\, construction\, claims\, litigations and operating tunnel maintenance in Singapore\, New Zealand and Australia. \nProjects have included bored and cut and cover tunnels\, microtunnels\, pipejacks and HDD projects\, cross passages and deep shafts for road\, rail\, sewerage\, materials handling\, power and water supply schemes. He was Chair of the WA Chapter and Deputy National Chair\, Australian Tunnelling Society\, 2004-2015 and has been an active committee member since.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/lessons-learnt-from-past-tunnelling-project-experiences/
LOCATION:Harricks Auditorium\, Engineers Australia Sydney Office\, 44 Market Street\, Sydney\, New South Wales\, 2000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:New South Wales
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20220623T200000
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SUMMARY:Glen Iris to Cockburn Blockade - The successful reconstruction of 3.5km of the Mandurah rail line over Christmas and New Year 2021/22
DESCRIPTION:The Australian Tunnelling Society and the Institution of Civil Engineers invite you to an evening of knowledge sharing\, Q&A\, and networking. \nFor 20 days between 26 December 2021 and 14 January 2022 the Mandurah rail line was blockaded (closed) between Glen Iris and Cockburn to reconstruct the Mandurah line tracks on a new alignment to make space for the future construction of the new Thornlie-Cockburn Link. This was the longest ever blockade of a PTA line and affected the busiest section of the network. \nThe works were successfully completed\, and the line was handed back to passenger service on schedule at full line speed (130 km/h) and without operational restriction\, the first time this has happened after a major blockade on the PTA network. \nEvent Timeline – Thursday\, 23 June 2022\n5.30pm – 6.00pm: Networking and refreshments\n6.00pm – 7.00pm: Presentation\n7.00pm – 8.00pm Networking and refreshments \nSpeaker\n\n\nMr Graham HoldenGraham is the Engineering Manager for the NEWest Alliance delivering the Thornlie-Cockburn Link and the Yanchep Rail Extension projects for PTA. Graham has more than 30 years’ experience in rail across engineering delivery\, design\, maintenance and operations. Graham started his career with British Rail and moved to Australia in 2000. His work has taken him to more than a dozen countries\, including Canada\, Indonesia\, Russia & Ukraine. He is a Chartered Engineer and holds a Masters degree in Rail Systems Engineering.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/glen-iris-to-cockburn-blockade-the-successful-reconstruction-of-3-5km-of-the-mandurah-rail-line-over-christmas-and-new-year-2021-22/
LOCATION:Little Shoe\, 1st Floor\, Yangan Square\, Perth\, Western Australia\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Western Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220621T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220621T130000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
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SUMMARY:FREE Webinar: Estimating Rock Mass Properties with Dr Robert Bertuzzi
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr Robert Bertuzzi\, PSM’s Principal Geotechnical Engineer\, for a free webinar on ‘Estimating Rock Mass Properties‘ on Tuesday\, 21st June 2022 at 1pm AEST. We will explore the science of rock mechanics\, look at robust guidelines for rock mass classification\, review laboratory data and much more. Click here to find out more.
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/free-webinar-estimating-rock-mass-properties-with-dr-robert-bertuzzi/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220615T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220615T200000
DTSTAMP:20260601T102136
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SUMMARY:BrisBIM Gathering – June 2022
DESCRIPTION:Dear ATS members \nThe BrisBIM group is hosting a live event in Brisbane about infrastructure and assessment management. \n  \n\nCatch up for some beers and talk about BIM. Get some new insights from leading BIM presenters. \n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\n\nArrive from 5:00pm \n5:30pm – Event Start – Introductions & Announcements \n5:40pm – Sponsor Address \n5:45pm – BIM Advances in Transport and Main Roads – (Bryan A McSweeney\, TMR) \n6:05pm – Inland Rail: Project Delivery and the Tyranny of Distance– (Matthew Freeburn\, ARTC) \n6:25pm – Capturing of in-tunnel condition data in Transurban Queensland– (Evan Lo\, Transurban) \n6:45pm – Q & A with the speakers \n7:00pm – Presentation Completion\, networking\, beers and food. \n8:00pm – Event Close \nAs usual this is a free event! \nSponsored by
URL:https://australiantunnellingsociety.com.au/ats-event/brisbim-gathering-june-2022/
LOCATION:QUT Kindler Theatre\, 2 George Street\, Gardens Point Campus\, Brisbane\, QLD\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Queensland
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