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 [...]
On the 4th of December this year the Australian Tunnelling Society celebrated, St Barbara's Day, World Tunnel Day and the 6th ITA Awards. The awards were held as a digital event, with delegates able to review final submissions across the eight categories shown below. [...]
This guide has been produced by a team of skilled and enthusiastic practitioners from the Young Members (YMs) of the Australian Tunnelling Society. We hope that this guide will help with your journey in the exciting world of tunnel design. In November 2018, the ATS held a short course on tunnel design, and the [...]
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 Australian Tunnelling Society is a proud part of the broader Engineers Australia family. As a Technical Society of EA, the ATS have facilitated a number of webinar events which are available for all members to view via the EAOnDemand service. So far the team have hosted presentations on the use of BIM for [...]
Nominations are open for the Women in Industry Awards. The categories for nomination include: Social Leader of the Year; Rising Star of the Year; Business Development Success of the Year; Industry Advocacy Award; Mentor of the Year; Safety Advocacy Award; Excellence in Manufacturing; Excellence in Transport; Excellence in Engineering; and, Excellence in Mining. Entries [...]
Dear Colleagues, At this time of uncertainty it has given a number of us time to think and ponder some of the more interesting or controversial areas of tunnelling and life. The ATS will be presenting these pieces of writing from our membership every Tuesday, commencing on the 7th of April. A right of [...]
In March 2020 the New Zealand Tunnelling Society released "Geotechnical Baseline Reports: A Guide for New Zealand Practitioners". Geotechnical Baseline Reports or GBRs have been used for over two decades in the New Zealand market. The intent of the NZTS initiative was to provide broad advice to practitioners in New Zealand and thereby improve [...]
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 University of Wollongong has a number of PhD scholarships relating to air quality including Diesel Particulate Matter (DPM), dust and Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS). The following projects are available: Centralised management and real-time interpretation of emissions based maintenance data for diesel fleets. Development and validation of a dust control index to minimise worker [...]
