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WTC2013 Geneva

WTC 2013 Geneva - TRAINING SESSION
Ground Improvement Pre Support & Reinforcement

Geneva, Switzerland, 31 May - 01 June 2013

 

03.2013 - PROMOTIONAL LEAFLET & UPDATED PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE >>

Includes forewords of M. Felix Amberg Chairman of the OC of the WTC 2013, updated program (February 2013) and short presentation of the lecturers. 

 

12.2012 - REGISTRATION ARE OPEN >>

Standard fee: CHF 360.–  | Reduced fee for students:  CHF 180.– 

 

 

ITACET Foundation WTC2013 Geneva PosterThe foundation together with STS Swiss Tunnelling Society will organize its traditional Pre WTC training session on "Ground Improvement, Pre-Support and Reinforcement"

The objective of the course is to present the state of the art of design and construction of auxiliary measures such as grouting, artificial ground freezing or forepoling.

The course will highlight the theoretical and practical aspects of the wide catalogue of auxiliary measures.


Beside the theoretical aspects of the adequate design also the basic principles of the execution (installation, handling and materials) and several interesting case studies from all over the world will be presented.

 

Speakers from Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom, United States South Korea and Switzerland are invited.

 

The poster is available for download (Adobe Pdf A3) >>

CBT Brazilian Tunnelling Committee

Tunnelling in Limestone

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 23–24 June 2013
 
At the request of the Riyadh Municipalty, the Foundation will organize a training session on "Tunnelling in Limestone". This course aims the general concepts of design and construction of underground structures, especially in karstic rock mass.
 

03.2013 - PROMOTIONAL LEAFLET & UPDATED PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE >>

Includes forewords of H.E Eng. Abdullah Al-Mogbel Mayor of Riyadh, program and short presentation of the lecturers. 

 

04.2013 - ONLINE REGISTRATION ARE OPEN >>

 

Poster ITACET Foundation Trainiong session Riyadh 2013, Tunnelling in LimestoneThis course aims to present the general concepts of design and construction of underground structures, especially in karstic rock mass.

 

All topics delivered will focus first on tunnelling aspects and then, the peculiarities related to tunnels in karstic zones will be highlighted.

 

For the Limestone karst aspect of the subject addressed, the lecturers will concentrate on site investigation prior and during construction, and special care in design and construction.

 

Main Topics of the training session:

  • - General TUNNELLING
  • - Case Histories
  • - Innovations - Lesson learned
  • - ConventionAL tunnelling
  • - Mechanized tunnelling

Download the complete programme Pdf file UPDATED 03.2013 >>

 

The poster is available for download (Adobe Pdf A3) >>

 

Use our online registration page to register, alternatively you can download the registration form as PDF >>

 

CBT Brazilian Tunnelling Committee

Seminar on Mechanized Tunnelling

Held in São Paulo, Brasil on 26–27 April 2013
 

The foundation co-organized with CBT, Brazilian Tunnelling Committee, and Herrenknecht Company a training session on "Mechanized Tunnelling".

 

The training session gathered 150 participants who followed with great interest the varied program.

 

Check back our website current June to read the full Press release.

 

 
For your reference the program is available (Pdf)>>

 

MEXICO, PRINCIPLES IN TUNNELLING DESIGN

Held in Mexico on 2-3 May 2013

 

The foundation together with AMITOS (La Asociación Mexicana de Ingeniería de Túneles y Obras Subterráneas, A. C organized a training session on"Principles in Tunnelling Design".

The course was very well organized by AMITOS, and gathered a large audience of 240 participants. Attendees were very interested by the lectures and the on site visit, already looking forward the next edition to be held in 2014.

 

Check back our website for the full press release to be published early June.

 

For your reference the PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE>>

IMMERSED TunnelS - POSTPONED June 14th

 

Opalija, Croatia, 14 June 2013 (previously announced for the May 9th 2013)

 

At the request of the Croatian Association for Tunnels and Underground Structures (ITA Nation Member). More information on the ITA Croatia website >>


Underground Space Facilities: Layout, Design and Operational Issues

 

Singapore, Nanyang University, 11 - 12 July 2013

 

The purpose of this course is to aid future owners and designers of underground spaces to create well-planned, attractive and functional underground facilities that are safe, secure and cost-effective in terms of life cycle performance.

 

Tentative program, including short description of the lectures is available >>

The course is aimed at professionals that do not have significant experience with underground structures but wish to understand in general terms the key related issues. For most of the lecture topics, the ITA offers a full course that can be taken to gain more insight and detail regarding that specific topic. The emphasis of the course is on “facilities” either in soil or rock rather than road or rail tunnel projects and is planned to encompass the design of large integrated underground spaces as well as individual underground facilities.


This particular course is designed to have a half-day focus on the underground space development activities in Singapore. This will include a presentation on a conceptual master planning for underground space use in the Nanyang Technological University campus as well as discussion of recent underground space use projects in Singapore and ongoing national planning and feasibility study efforts. Concentrating this discussion into a half-day will allow appropriate government personnel to be invited to participate in this session.


The course will be given principally by 3 lecturers: Dr. Jian Zhao from EPFL, Switzerland, Dr. Ray Sterling, Louisiana Tech University, USA and John Carmody from the University of Minnesota, USA. Dr. Yingxin ZHOU from Nanyang University will present the "Focus on Singapore" session.

Summary of Newsletter #15 - April.2013

  • President's adress, Editorial, Dr.-Ing. E. h. Martin Herrenknecht , New donors, Training session WTC2013 in Geneva, Training session in Riyadh,
    Training session in Mexico, Coming Soon, Foundation Scholarship,
    Events realized , The Foundation at the EPFL Lausanne

- Follow this link to read it online >>

PIARC AIPCR

AITES-ITA - ITACET Foundation - AIPCR-PIARC
JOINT PROPOSAL FOR TRAINING SESSIONS

ITA and PIARC, with the help of the ITACET Foundation for the organization, are joining their expertise to build a comprehensive programme of training sessions on tunnels.


The target audience are young professionals and representatives of owners of tunnels from emerging countries more specifically.

 

This programme would be offered for 3 years, starting July 2012.

 

The programme will comprise a basic set of training sessions on the following topics:

- Design in tunnelling
- Construction of tunnels
- Operations of tunnels
- Maintenance of tunnels

 

In order to meet specific requests in one country, Taylor-made training sessions might beenvisaged.

 

The agreement is available to download>>