by Michaela Daguzan | Oct 8, 2024
This instalment of the Lunchtime lecture series focused on ‘Face stability issues’ in collaboration with ITA-AITES WG2. The episode featured three lectures and finished with a Q&A with all speakers. Examples of tunnel face instability on site...
by Michaela Daguzan | Oct 7, 2024
This instalment of the Lunchtime lecture series focused on ‘Practical Aspects of Segmental Tunnel Lining Design’ in collaboration with ITA-AITES. After several decades of continuous progress, mechanized tunnelling has now become the main method applied...
by Michaela Daguzan | Sep 30, 2024
On-line 3 days training session On the 1st, 2nd and 3rd October, over three half-days, a training session on ‘The principles, design and applications of sprayed concrete’ was co-organised with Mexican Association of tunnels and underground space engineers. The...
by Michaela Daguzan | Sep 10, 2024
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...
by Michaela Daguzan | Apr 5, 2024
The last decades have shown an increasing number of incidents in tunnels during construction which has outlined the need for fire and rescue operations under atypical conditions. Thus, emergency managements needs to be an integral part of the Health and Safety...
