2019 David Sugden Award – Sentilnath GT

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The David Sugden Award was launched in 2004 as a way of promoting the art of technical writing with young tunnellers. The winning paper prize includes attendance to the following years WTC. For more details click through the link below. This webinar presents design and construction issues of two pedestrian tunnels from Thomson Line metro [...]

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Recent Innovations in Ground Support in Sydney Road Tunnels

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This event is a joint presentation by the ATS and the Australian Geomechanics Society. Click through the link on the right to register. Overview The increased demand to future-proof tunnel projects with respect to long term traffic predictions has led to the proposal of some exceptionally large span tunnels in recent road projects in Australia. [...]

ATS WEBINAR – BIM and TBM Tunnel Project Along the Lifecycle

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BIM is the digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a building, piece of physical infrastructure or environment. BIM serves as a shared knowledge resource for information about an asset throughout its lifecycle—supporting decision making—from strategic appraisal and planning, design and construction to operation, maintenance and renewal. BIM enables a collaborative way of working [...]

ATS WEBINAR – Hydrogeology in Underground Design and Construction

The importance of the groundwater in underground construction is sometimes underestimated, but is one of the most important aspects to consider in planning, design and construction.  Characterising groundwater behaviour in rock is difficult, because of the variability that is often seen in test results. This variability can be described using simple statistical techniques. The presentation [...]

ATS WEBINAR – Australian Tunnelling Society – 2021 Update

Please join this ATS session where some of the leadership team will take time to describe some current initiatives. Please join ATS President Harry Asche, Victorian Chair Richard Buckingham and Victorian committee member Nadine Makin for this technical session. The session will include a presentation from Harry on initiatives underway at executive level that aim [...]

ATS WEBINAR – The Kitanomine Tunnel: A SEM Case Study

Join the Australian Tunnelling Society Victoria Division for a presentation by Kensuke Date on the challenges faced in using the Water-tight Sequential Excavation Method (SEM) for Tunnel Construction with Difficult Ground Conditions in the construction of the Kitanomine Tunnel. The Kitanomine Tunnel is a 2928 m long tunnel in Furano City, as part of the [...]

ATS VIC – Rock mass parameters estimation for numerical modelling of tunnels

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Presentation Summary In order to conduct rigorous geotechnical design of underground space, it is recognized that the impact of scale on the response of the excavated system needs to be well understood. In this regard, one of the major challenges is to translate the small measured (laboratory) geomechanical properties and those of the joints observed [...]

ATS Tunnel Design Guideline Presentation Series – Part 4

ATS Tunnel Design Guideline Presentation Series – Part 4: Segmental Lining Design, Ground Movements and Impact Assessment (chapters 7 & 8) This session will begin at 5.30 pm AEST (6.30 pm AEDT). The ATS Tunnel Design Guideline Presentation Series will bring together the authors of the guideline to discuss in detail the chapter contents. The ATS Tunnel Design [...]

The Main Range Railway — ATS 50 Year Celebration Series

Webinar, 1-2 pm AEST Overview This webinar will provide the history of the Southern and Western Railway of Queensland which runs from the town of Ipswich to Toowoomba, a distance of 78 miles, and divided into two branches, one running to Dalby, a distance of 52 miles, and the other to Warwick, a distance of [...]

Tunnel systems: three decades of Australian tunnel systems operation stall and axial fan parallel operation

This event will be held online and in-person (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane). Presentation outline This is the first technical session of the ATS Tunnel Systems Group. This technical session will be in three parts. PART 1 Three Decades of Australian Tunnel Systems Operation Bob Allen, General Manager Sydney Harbour Tunnel. Bob’s 30 years operating then managing [...]

Impact of building construction on existing tunnels: one-day seminar

Online

Join us for a one-day seminar in April 2023 on the impacts that building construction has on tunnels. There is an increasing demand for the assessment of the potential impact of new building construction, including new tunnels, on existing tunnels and other underground infrastructure. There are limited resources both on the approvals side and [...]

Thames Tideway Tunnel

Presentation outline This presentation will give an overview of the different soft ground tunnelling techniques used on the Thames Tideway Project. The main focus will be on the west section of the Thames Tideway Tunnel in London, where an earth pressure balance tunnel boring machine and sprayed concrete lining methods were employed. The talk will [...]

ATS 50th celebrations – legends panel discussion

There's never been a better time to be a tunneller in Australia. With billions worth of upcoming tunnelling projects in the next decade, we've assembled a panel of three legends of the industry to help us navigate the challenges and opportunities we face during this exciting time in the industry. The event will be [...]

Tunnel lighting functionality

Mott MacDonald L17, Tower One, Collins Square 727 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3008 Mott MacDonald L17, Tower One, Collins Square 727 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC

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

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Brisbane Metro Adelaide Street tunnel

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

Overview The Adelaide Street tunnel is a critical piece of the Brisbane Metro project that provides additional capacity to Brisbane's public transport system but requires the construction of a new road only 3.5m below the existing roadway. This presentation will describe the need for the tunnel and the constraints of complex geology, buried services, [...]

Occupational health in tunnelling – ITA Lecture Series

Online

The episode will feature one lecture and finish with a Q&A session with all speakers. Occupational Health and Welfare in Tunnelling - Donald Lamont & Eric Ball.  The Lunchtime lecture series remains free and open to all. For all those that cannot join ‘live’, please register and you will receive a link to view [...]

Geomechanics of pressure tunnels and shafts – a critical review of existing knowledge

SMEC Level 20, Collins Square, Tower 4, 727 Collins St, Melbourne, Victoria

Overview Hydropower and pumped storage projects are becoming increasingly appealing as environmentally friendly energy sources and large-scale energy storage solutions. Pressure tunnels/shafts are among the primary components of such projects. Although the design of these pressure tunnels and shafts has been well-established for decades, during the peak of hydropower project development, particularly prior to [...]

ATS VIC – North East Link Tunnel Project Industry Updates by Paul, Ken and Hayley

Sky Park One Melbourne Quarter, 699 Collins Street, Docklands, VIC

Type: hybrid event Online link - Webinar Link Venue - Sky Park, One Melbourne Quarter, 699 Collins Street, Docklands, VIC, 3008, Australia. Time and date: 6th September 2023, Wednesday 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM: Networking over refreshments 5:30 PM – 6:20 PM: Presentation 6:20 PM – 6:30 PM: Q&As and Closing Comments Outline The [...]

Tunnel systems: planning assets today for the future

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

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

Sprayed concrete use

Online

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

Conventional tunnelling in an urban setting: design and construction considerations

Online

This instalment of the Lunchtime lecture series will focus on 'Conventional tunnelling in an urban setting : design and construction considerations'. It will begin at 13:00 CET. The episode will feature three lectures and will finish with a Q&A with all speakers. Challenges of tunnelling in urban Areas - Nasri Munfah Conventional tunnelling in [...]