ATS Victoria invites all Victorian-based members to their Annual Special Meeting (ASM) to hear how the Chapter performed over the last year and what is planned for the following year.

Timings

5:30 – 6:00 – Networking

6:00 – 6:15 – Annual Special Meeting

6:15 – 7:00 – Technical Presentation

7:00 onwards – Networking

Agenda

• Apologies
• Minutes of 2022 ASM
• Matters Arising
• Chairman’s Report
• Financial Report
• Election of Committee for 2024
• Other Business

Following the ASM, Martin Rauer from CREG will make a presentation on sustainable TBM tunnelling, as per the details below. CREG have kindly offered to sponsor the catering for the event.

Presentation Outline

Pathway to sustainable TBM tunnelling using intelligent electrical equipment

Sustainability in tunnel construction is becoming an increasingly important topic especially as global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, at a time when they need to be rapidly falling.

To effectively reduce emissions, we need to know where they are coming from – which sectors contribute the most. How can we use this understanding to develop effective solutions and mitigation strategies. Reducing the carbon emission footprint by using electrical equipment is just one step and topic of many.

This presentation will discuss the development and use of intelligent electrical equipment designed to transport people and materials with a payload of up to 180 tonnes from the surface to a TBM.

The specially developed tunnel multi-purpose vehicle was originally supposed to be operational when drilling of the first tunnel. Testing showed that more time was needed before the vehicle could actually get into action. Therefore, diesel vehicles had to be used for the first tunnel drive.

However, for the boring of the second parallel tunnel all electric vehicles were ready to go with some interesting results when compared to the first tunnel.

Speaker bio

Martin Rauer, Mechanical Engineer, CREG

After Martin Rauer completed his apprenticeship as a mechanic specializing in production and manufacturing technology, he decided to study mechanical engineering in Darmstadt, Germany. In 1999, Martin successfully completed his master’s degree based on research into the development of new methods for extending and connecting offshore piles for one of Germany’s largest civil engineering and tunnelling companies, Bilfinger Berger. He continued his journey at Bilfinger Berger in the years to come, spending most of his time on major projects worldwide in a senior management position. Martin is currently working for CREG Australia.