Since 2015 the ATS has ensured the voice of the next generation of tunnellers is heard at the national level through the appointment of an ATS young members representative who sits on the national executive committee. Brodie Aitchison has been appointed as the third ATSym representative following a selection and nomination process which concluded [...]
Friday the 4th of December is St Barbaras Day and #WorldTunnelDay! The ITAym is hosting a 24-hour virtual hangout to celebrate the day, make connections and showcase the activities from ITA-AITES member nations. A general introduction and social will kick off from 11AM AEDST with an Australian focus starting from Noon AEDST. This session will [...]
The winner of the 2020 David Sugden Award is Daniel O'Kelly for his paper Implications of the Evolving Vehicle Fleet on Ventilation Energy Consumption in NSW Road Tunnels. The judging panel noted the winning paper "an important paper that quantifies the current and future impact of policy in NSW and Australia". Download 2020 [...]
The ATS are proud to announce nominations are now open for the 2020 edition of the David Sugden Award. 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 WTC2021 to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, [...]
The 2019 edition of the David Sugden Award winner is Senthilnath G.T. Senthilnath's paper Design & Construction of Pedestrian Access Tunnels below an Existing Operational Metro Tunnels & Station was sighted by the judges as an outstanding paper. Congratulations Senthilnath! Download Winning Paper The ATS will again be hosting a David Sugden tour in [...]
Join Young Members of the Australian Tunnelling Society for an evening of informative presentations from the top three papers of the 2018 David Sugden Award. Proudly provided by the Australian Tunnelling Society Young Members, the authors of the top three David Sugden Writing Award winning entries from 2018 will present a summary of their paper [...]
Due to many developments in tunnel design in Australia over a period of many years, the Australian Tunnelling Society (ATS) has recognised the requirement to establish a guideline of tunnel design practice in Australia. During the Tunnel Design Short Course in 2018 held in Melbourne, the ATS Young Members (<35 years) recognised this deficiency and suggested [...]
Join Young Members of the Australian Tunnelling Society for an evening of informative presentations from the top three papers of the 2018 David Sugden Award. Proudly provided by the Australian Tunnelling Society Young Members, the authors of the top three David Sugden Writing Award winning entries will present a summary of their paper and provide [...]
This year the David Sugden competition has been particularly close, with judging of the top three papers separated by a single point. The winner of the 2018 David Sugden Award is Matthew Bennett's paper Vulnerable Road User Inclusion in Spoil Removal Route Planning. Congratulations Matthew! Download Winning Paper Special mention should go to [...]
For the last four years the International Tunnelling Association Young Members (ITAym), in conjunction with the Tunnelling Journal team have published a magazine documenting the experiences and adventures of young tunnellers from around the globe. The 2018 edition features two pieces on young Australian tunnellers. Russell Connors (winner of the 2017 David Sugden Award [...]
