On Thursday April 27, Dr Charles MacDonald was officially recognised by Roads Australia for his contribution to many of Australian road tunnel mega projects by winning the prestigious John Shaw Medal. Charles, who is widely recognised as a leading figure in the Australian civil construction industry in both the private and public sectors has [...]
ATS beginnings Today’s Australian Tunnelling Society (ATS) can trace its roots back to the 1948 establishment of the National Committee on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering by the Institution of Engineers Australia (IEAust). This was subsequently restructured and renamed as the National Committee on Geomechanics in 1968, to reflect the growing involvement of rock [...]
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Proudly run by the ATS Diversity in Tunnelling group and generously sponsored by Bouygues Construction Australia, the ATS is thrilled to announce that nominations for the Women in Tunnelling Achievement Award are now open. Designed to celebrate the leadership and achievements of women making a difference in the tunnelling industry, the Women in Tunnelling [...]
On March 16, the ATS Tunnel Systems subgroup held the highly successful event: Water mist suppression for road tunnels. Attended by almost 300 people, in person in multiple locations across Australia as well as globally online, it was the first of what the Tunnel Systems team hopes will be many successful hybrid information sharing [...]
Are you interested in sponsoring the much-anticipated Australasian Tunnelling Conference in New Zealand in November? If so, please explore out the Sponsorship and Exhibition Prospectus, below. Held over four days, the organisers expect over 800 delegates to attend. Many of these industry professionals will be decision-makers in their respective organisations. As a result, the [...]
The ATS’s Diversity in Tunnelling team were thrilled with the support of the industry for their event to mark International Women’s Day last week. The audience was diverse with an equal mix of genders, ages and many different cultures represented. In his opening address, Derek Pennington from the ATS Diversity in Tunnelling sub-group, said [...]
By John Rogers A fundamental safety requirement is for drivers to have adequate visibility when approaching the tunnel, at the moment of entry, within the tunnel and when exiting. To provide adequate visibility, lighting systems are designed to overcome the “black hole” effect at the entry portal during daylight hours. Such lighting is energy [...]
Seminar Chair, Ted Nye, a specialist in major underground infrastructure design and construction, explains why it is very important that approval authorities, urban planners, developers, architects, geotechnical and structural engineers, understand that the proximity of an existing tunnel can impact on the development potential of a site nearby. My experience with this increasingly important [...]
