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Logistics in long and deep tunnels

Webinar

ITA Lecture Series #35 This episode will feature three lectures: Logistical aspects of deep tunnelling - Magali Schivre, Animator of ITA WG17 - INCAS Partners - France General presentation highlighting the main specificities and challenges relating to the logistics to be implemented in a long, deep tunnel, with a presentation of the latest guideline published [...]

Site visit – Transurban road tunnel control room – Sydney

St Peters Interchange Office Westconnex MCC Control Room, Burrows Road, St Peters, Sydney

Join the ATS and Transurban in an immersive exploration into the nerve centre of tunnel systems with a site visit to a road tunnel control room in Sydney. Overview Transurban control rooms are the pulsating brain behind the seamless operation of tunnels. These control rooms stand as the guardians of safety, efficiency, and operations [...]

EA Webinar – Construction engineering challenges in complex Fire and Life Safety system upgrades

Overview This session will address the challenges of estimating, designing, and constructing a complex fire life safety upgrade project in the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop's brownfield urban rail network environment. We will discuss the knowns and unknowns in the fire engineering design phase, the access-constrained construction phase, and the unpredictable testing and commissioning phase. [...]

Site visit – Roma Street station fitout and commissioning

Roma Street Station 171 Roma Street, Brisbane, Queensland

The ATS invites all members, non-members, young engineers and students to join us for the site visit at the Cross River Rail Roma Street station. You will have the opportunity to see all the mechanical and electrical equipment (electrical rooms, fan rooms, fire control centres, etc) that support operating the underground station and have [...]

High pressure water mist in tunnels – SHORT NOTICE EVENT – REGISTER NOW!

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

Overview Gain insights from recent full-scale tunnel fire tests showcasing the performance of water mist systems in real-world scenarios.  Explore case studies of successful installations of water mist systems in tunnels, such as the refurbishment project of the Hugh Carey Tunnel (formerly Brooklyn Battery Tunnel) in New York City and the deployment in the [...]

Industry Update – The Snowy 2.0 project

SMEC Tower 4, 727 Collins St, Melbourne, Victoria

For the online event join by clicking here at 5.55pm on 26 June From the Owner's Engineer perspective The Snowy 2.0 project is a major pumped-storage expansion of the Snowy Mountains hydropower scheme, which forms a vital part of Australia’s energy transition towards a low-emissions future. The project will substantially increase the existing scheme’s [...]

Bridging the Gap: Addressing Gender Pay Disparities in Engineering – REGISTER NOW!

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

REGISTER NOW! Panellists consisting of industry leaders, academia experts, and engineering professionals will have an open discussion on the current state of the gender pay gap, the policies driving change, and the initiatives aimed at closing the gap in the engineering sector. The forum aims to foster dialogues on multiple perspectives from existing policies [...]

Insights into a Career in Tunnelling Panel Discussion

University of Technology Sydney Classroom CB11.04.103 105, 15 Broadway, Ultimo, Sydney, NSW

Aussie Finalists for the ITA Young Tunneller of the Year Award 2023 The ATS invites all members, non-members and students to participate in a captivating panel discussion featuring Australia's top young tunnelling professionals, who were recognised as finalists for the prestigious ITA Young Tunneller of the Year Award in 2023. Our distinguished panellists will [...]

Rozelle Interchange Project – Presentation and Q&A

EA Sydney Office Mezzanine Level, 44 Market Street, Sydney, New South Wales

Overcoming the complex geometry and geology during design and construction of the Rozelle Interchange tunnel network THURSDAY 1 AUGUST - REGISTRATION LINK NOW AVAILABLE! Rozelle Interchange was the final stage (Stage 3b) of the WestConnex project. As stated in the project title, ‘Interchange’, this project linked the M4 East and M4-M8 Link projects with [...]

Suburban Rail Loop in Melbourne – Embedding Sustainability

ARUP Melbourne Sky Park 1, Melbourne Quarter, 699 Collins Street, Victoria

Suburban Rail Loop Authority (SRLA)’s sustainability commitments and implementation, and how we can deliver for Victoria’s climate change and circular economy ambitions. Agenda 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Registration and Networking 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Presentation 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm - Networking Description Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) will shape our city and [...]

Road tunnel ventilation optimisation using 1D modelling

Online

Overview This event offers invaluable insights into improving road tunnel ventilation systems. Hear first-hand from experts who collaborated with Australian road tunnel operators to enhance their ventilation using advanced simulation tools. Learn how Ventsim DESIGN, a 1D network flow simulation tool with a 3D graphical user interface, was adapted for tunnel-specific challenges like jet [...]

Two-day Shotcrete Workshop

Novotel Hotel Preston, Victoria

Registrations for the Shotcrete 2024 workshop are filling fast, so don’t miss out book your seat now. The workshop will cover a range of topics related to developments in shotcrete for ground support in Australia. The format will comprise a first day of lectures covering the essentials of shotcrete technology for all applications, the [...]

DAARWIN-GEMINI A novel tool to predict advance rate of a TBM in real-time

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

Overview SAALG Geomechanics, in collaboration with ACCIONA, has developed DAARWIN-GEMINI, a software system designed to optimize the performance of tunnel boring machines (TBMs) using machine learning-based techniques. The system key features include an advanced architecture for querying and processing data from the TBM database, big data analysis and visualization in a web browser, a [...]

Site Visit – Melbourne Metro Parkville Station – Enter the ballot now!

Parkville Station site office – corner of Barry and Pelham Streets, Carlton

The ATS is offering our members the fantastic opportunity to visit Melbourne Metro's Parkville Station.  NOTE: This event is complimentary to ATS members and will be run by ballot. To be in with a chance please enter your details here This event link has been setup for the purpose of registration to be entered into [...]

Geocomposite Tunnel Invert Drainage – Online technical presentation

Webinar

Presentation abstract: Cavidrain Invert geocomposite systems are used to form a drainage layer beneath the road pavement of tunnel floors. The use of Cavidrain Invert offers a number of advantages over more traditional methods (which use crushed stone and pipes) such as: (i) reduced excavation (as they form a much thinner layer compared to [...]

ITA Lecture – EPB tunnelling: environmental aspects and re-use opportunities of the conditioned muck

Online

The rapid development of mechanised tunnelling in the last decades has increased the tunnelling community’s focus on the environmental aspects of tunnel construction. The excavation carried out by using EPB (Earth Pressure Balance) machines often requires the use of foaming agents, specific products that are added to the medium intended to be excavated, in order [...]

Unlocking underground opportunities – the world of tunnelling

Aecom Office Level 21, 420 George Street, Sydney

NOTE: On the registration link it says there is a $30 charge for technical members. This isn't correct and when you actually register it will not charge you. We are working to fix this. Apologies for any confusion.  Overview The ATS welcomes all members, non-members, and students to join us for an insightful panel [...]

Hobsons Bay main Yarra crossing duplication project

Melbourne Engineers Australia office

The Hobsons Bay Main Sewer (HBMS), constructed in the 1960s, transfers approximately 30 per cent of Melbourne’s wastewater to the Western Treatment Plan at Werribee. The sewer alignment has a single sewer crossing under the Yarra River, which has deteriorated to a point where it requires rehabilitation and/or replacement. The Hobson Bay main Yarra [...]

ATS-SOM Workshop

Victorian Tunnelling Centre 41 Drummond St, Chadstone, Victoria

Let's focus on tunnel Systems! Join suppliers and peers in a two-day event at the Victorian Tunnelling Centre (VTC) in Melbourne, packed with visits, presentations and hands on demonstrations of tunnel systems products. Express your interest in attending now. Free of charge to ATS members! About the workshop The ATS-SOM Workshop, held in collaboration [...]

ITA Lecture – Practical Aspects of Segmental Tunnel Lining Design

Webinar - Online only

Topic: Practical Aspects of Segmental Tunnel Lining Design After several decades of continuous progress, mechanized tunnelling has now become the main method applied in almost all types of geology, all sizes, and in increasingly shorter lengths. The predominant excavation support system for TBM tunnels consists of a one-pass precast concrete segmental liner which in [...]

Workshop – Achieving, demonstrating and accepting appropriate fire safety in Australian tunnels

eVENT Space 4/35 Limestone St, Darra, Queensland

Join us for this half-day workshop in Brisbane. Workshop summary The ATS has established a diverse, representative Working Group to progress an updated revision of Australia’s tunnel fire safety standard AS4825.  It is proposed to be titled “Fire in Tunnels”, covering fire safety and asset resilience.  The governance around how an appropriate level of [...]

Geological challenges of Brisbane’s Cross River Rail Project

Jacobs Office Level 7, 32 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane, QLD

Event overview The Cross River Rail project is a new 10.2 km rail line in Brisbane comprising 5.9 km of twin running tunnels and four new underground stations at Boggo Road, Woolloongabba, Albert Street and Roma Street. This presentation describes the wide range of ground conditions encountered, and how they required the consideration of [...]

North East Link SEM Ventilation Tunnel and Adit Construction

Delve Underground Level 15 / 385 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria

Overview The construction of the North East Link (NEL) tunnels is well underway! The largest transport infrastructure project in Victorian history consists of 6.5 km tunnels from Watsonia to Bulleen, and it will complete Melbourne’s orbital freeway network. The presentation will provide an overview of the recently constructed ventilation tunnel and adits using Sequential [...]

The International Engineers’ Experience Joining the Australian Workforce

Hybrid - webinar and in person at the EA Sydney Office. Mezzanine Floor, 44 Market Street, Sydney, NSW

Overview Join the Diversity in Tunnelling Subgroup as we delve into the challenges faced by international engineers entering the Australian workforce. Our panel discussion will highlight the key obstacles encountered by our speakers and their teams, share valuable lessons learned, and discuss strategies for overcoming cultural barriers. Together, we will explore solutions to make the [...]

Underground Space Design Using DFN-based Tools

Arup Office Barrack Place, Level 5/151 Clarence St, Sydney, NSW

NOTE: THIS EVENT IS DEFINITELY FREE FOR ATS MEMBERS. To avoid the $30 cost for technical society members, please register using your ATS registered email address and the cost will be waived as you advance through the registration process.  Advancing ground support design: Kinematic vs DEM-Based ground stability approaches Event overview The introduction of [...]

ATS technical session: Design of large underground caverns for pumped hydro projects

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

Overview This webinar will be focused on the design of large underground caverns, a crucial topic with the current development of multiple Pumped Hydro schemes. The main speaker will be Mousa Hazrati Aghchai, who has a PhD in rock mechanics and a solid background in geotechnics/rock mechanics in Tunnelling, Hydropower, and Dam engineering with [...]

North East Link Project update and Australian Tunnelling Society annual meeting

Online and in person at Arup Melbourne Sky Park 1, Melbourne Quarter, 699 Collins Street, Victoria

PLEASE NOTE: Contrary to what it says on the Engineers Australia registration page, this event is completely free to ATS members. Please make sure you register using your ATS email address and the discount will be applied as you move through the registration process.  Event summary Explore this year's key tunnelling developments at the [...]

Join the ATS North East Link Site Visit

Event Details: Date: 18th November 2024 Timing: TBC Location: NEL primary package site, Watsonia, Victoria Maximum Participants: 20 ATS members Online Registration: Opens 4th October - closes 11th October  How to Participate: This event is complementary to ATS members and will be run by ballot. To enter the draw for a chance to attend, please [...]

Ground freezing below a river estuary – Save the date

EA Brisbane Office Level 9, 340 Adelaide St (EA Office), Brisbane, Queensland

SAVE THE DATE - Registration details coming soon Overview A new 1.48km road tunnel has been excavated beneath the Świna straits in northwest Poland using a 13.46m slurry TBM. To overcome the challenges posed by low overburden and complex geology, artificial ground freezing was implemented to enable safe excavation for the emergency egress structures [...]

ATS Short Course 2024

Engineers Australia QLD Level 9, 340 Adelaide St, Brisbane, QLD

The ATS Short Course 2024 is a multi-day event, designed to provide an introduction to the world of tunnels. Event content will closely align with the latest edition of the ATS Tunnel Design Guideline and is a must for tunnelling professionals. Register Now! Run every two years since 2007, the event provides an established [...]

ATS QLD – St Barbara’s Day Dinner

Rose and Crown 271 Grey Street, South Brisbane

Join us for the ATS QLD Chapter's St Barbara's Day end-of-year celebration and get together. This informal networking-focused event - one of the most highly regarding events on the tunnelling calendar - will involve welcome drinks, followed by a meal, speeches by the committee and sponsors, and the lucky door prize draw. The QLD [...]

Mount Coot-tha Quarry site visit and workshop

Join us for the ATS’s annual Mount Coot-tha Quarry Day, one of the most anticipated events on our calendar. Learn about new technologies, make connections with exhibitors and participants and see cutting edge demonstrations at this fantastic and inspiring event. Quarry Day will feature: Quarry demonstrations:  Exhibitor Displays: Active displays will be carried out [...]

St Barbara’s Day Celebration Victoria

John Holland Offices Level 9, 180 Flinders Street, Melbourne, Victoria

Join the Feast of St Barbara in Melbourne – Thursday 5th December 2024 The Victorian Chapter of the ATS invites members to attend an in-person celebration for the Feast Day of St. Barbara, the patron saint of tunnellers and miners, at an end of year social gathering on Thursday, 5th December. This networking-focused event is [...]