AGS Queensland Symposium 2023

Underground Geotechnics - Deep Foundations, Piles and shored excavation and tunnels/shaft

Confirmed presentations and speakers:

• Very deep basements (up to 7 levels) on the Gold Coast – Greg Anderson, Wagstaff Piling (Brisbane)
• PDA-DLT Advancement in high strain dynamic testing of drilled piles – Ross Evans, Pile Test (Brisbane)
• Effects of tunnelling and excavation on existing pile foundations – Harry Poulos, Tetra Tech Coffey (Sydney)
• Two Excavation Disasters – Allan McConnell (Brisbane)
• Cross River Rail Albert Street Station – deepest basement in Brisbane – Adrian Smith, PSM (Brisbane)
• Cross River Rail Roma Street Busway Foundation underpinning – David Cunliffe, EDG (Brisbane)
• Retention of deep excavation in rock – Chris Haberfield, WSP (Melbourne)
• Practical underground grouting in sandstone for deep excavation and tunnels – Iris Yim, Aurecon (Sydney)
• Beneficial use of underground space, testing possibilities of rock – Alexander Scheuermann, UQ (Brisbane)
• Axial load transfer mechanisms of rock bolts for deep excavations – Ali Mirzaghorbanali, USQ (Brisbane)
• Mine Shaft design: Discrete Fraction Network modelling (DFM) for mine ventilation shaft – Kim Base WSP (Brisbane)
• Design of large underground caverns – Mousa Hazrati Aghchai, GHD (Brisbane)
• Case studies for load reversal testing done on several micropiles in Wellington – Stephanie Cherfane, ENGEO (New Zealand)
• Challenges in Underground Space Design; from Micro to Macro Geo-Structures – Morteza Ghamgosar, ATC Williams, (Brisbane)

Organising Committee

Amir Shahkolahi
Vincent Blanchet
Bindumadhava Aery
Arsh Kaur
Natalie Murphy

Sponsorship Opportunities

Elevate your brand presence and connect with geotechnical engineering professionals, researchers, and industry leaders at our annual symposium. Information on sponsorship packages can be found on the Symposium Sponsorship page.

Any interested parties or those seeking further information should contact Amir Shahkolahi via [email protected].

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