THE AUSTRALIAN TUNNELLING CONFERENCE 2016
05 Sep 2016
The 14th Australian Tunnelling Conference this October will bring together industry members and experts for 2 days of speakers, project updates, best practices and case studies for a number of aspects of the tunnelling industry.
Tunnelling leaders, engineers, and industry experts will gather at the 14th Australian Tunnelling Conference from 11 - 12 October at the SMC Conference & Function Centre in Sydney, providing those in the industry the best opportunity to hear about Australasia’s current and future tunnelling projects through a content-rich two-day agenda.
The well-respected industry gathering, supported by the Australasian Tunnelling Society brings together industry experts to share best practice in tunnelling design, construction, safety, and maintenance. The conference will allow you to hear about the industry’s future project pipeline and latest developments.
This year’s program will offer project updates from Sydney Metro, City & South West – Transport NSW, Sydney Motorway Corporation, Melbourne Metro, Westconnex 1b, Waterview Tunnel (NZ), Amaroo Main Sewer project, the Central Interceptor project (NZ), the O-Bahn City Access project & Forrestfield Airport Link as well as three international best practice case studies and a special focus on technology and innovation for the industry.
Topics and case studies for the 2016 program include:
- Current project updates
- Future project outlook
- Planning and Design
- Project commissioning
- Excavation & TBM management
- Geotechnical Modeling
- Underground space planning
- Innovative tunnelling techniques
- Dealing with challenging geological ground conditions
- Air quality and ventilation
- Tunnel repair
- Fire Safety
- Environmental challenges and risks
- Latest updates to codes of practice
- Standards in Tunnel construction
“This is a great opportunity to hear about the industry’s future project pipeline, latest developments and understand the lessons learnt from those at the forefront of the most recent Australasian and global tunnelling projects,” said Kim Aldridge, the conference’s director from Informa Australia.
For details about the conference program, how to register, and a full list of Key Speakers visit the conference website here
