Joint AGS-QLD / ATS Technical Presentation:
The future of TBMs and the tunnel linings they leave behind
Members of the Queensland ATS and AGS chapters and visitors are invited to attend our Technical Session to be held on Thursday 10th September 2015, 5.30pm for 6pm at Aurecon Brisbane Office, Level 6, 32 Turbot Street Brisbane. Due to building security, meet near the Tank Restaurant at the bottom of the building and Aurecon staff will escort you in.
Abstract
There is a worldwide upsurge in tunnelling, particularly in TBM driven tunnels with segmental linings. While this technology has reached a mature phase, there remains plenty of scope for innovation to enhance the benefit while reducing cost and impacts. This presentation describes the technology and some of the geotechnical and tunnelling considerations that underpin this technique. The presentation also describes new trends in TBM tunnelling, and the innovations behind these. It then examines some specific innovations in segmental linings that might impact the industry in the coming years, and evaluates some of the barriers to their adoption.
About Anthony Harding
Our Speaker Anthony Harding has 15 years of tunnelling experience working mainly for consultants. He has worked on a wide range of tunnel projects, from major projects such as Channel Tunnel Rail Link and Brisbane Airport Link to small pipejacking projects. In more recent years Anthony has acted in roles as technical manager and design coordinator for multidisciplinary designs, usually within design-build environments.
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