The University of Wollongong has a number of PhD scholarships relating to air quality including Diesel Particulate Matter (DPM), dust and Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS). The following projects are available: Centralised management and real-time interpretation of emissions based maintenance data for diesel fleets. Development and validation of a dust control index to minimise worker [...]
What a great year 2019 has been and 2020 set to be even bigger with Melbourne hosting the 17th Australasian Tunnelling Conference 29 November- 02 December. The National Executive would like to formally acknowledge the contribution of outgoing committee members, President Ed Taylor and Treasure Geoff Archer. Both Ed and Geoff have [...]
On a smoky and hot afternoon 106 keen golfers made their way to the Ryde Parramtta Golf Club for the 2019 edition of the Peter Watson Memorial Charity Golf Day. The day included a four ball ambrose competition across the 18 holes with additional prizes for longest drive, straightest drive and nearest to the [...]
To celebrate St Barbara Day and World Tunnel Day the ATS Queensland chapter hosted a celebratory dinner at The Charming Squire in South Bank, Brisbane. The event is one of the most highly regarded events in the tunnelling calendar which saw over 65 guests attend. Out fearless leader Diane Mather [...]
The initial draft of the ATS' Design Guide is nearing completion with a power of work from the ATSym nominees. The development of this draft has been in line with the Terms of Reference established and approved by the ATS Executive Committee in early 2019. Tunnel Design Guideline Terms of Reference In order [...]
The ATS’s Air Quality Working Group (AQWG) has been successful in winning the “Safety Initiative of the Year” award as part of the ITA Awards held in Miami in mid-November. Since the first edition of the ITA Awards in 2015 the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association has established it’s position as the premier global [...]
On Friday 18th October 2019 ATS members and sponsors attended the Annual Charity golf day in support of The Royal Brisbane Woman’s Hospital Foundation. It was a successful, sunny day and with 80 registered players, there was some fun competition. Big thanks go to [...]
The 2019 edition of the David Sugden Award winner is Senthilnath G.T. Senthilnath's paper Design & Construction of Pedestrian Access Tunnels below an Existing Operational Metro Tunnels & Station was sighted by the judges as an outstanding paper. Congratulations Senthilnath! Download Winning Paper The ATS will again be hosting a David Sugden tour in [...]
The Perth chapter of the Australian Tunnelling Society hosted a two-and-a-half-day short course to leverage of the current experience and knowledge residing in Perth with the Forrestfield Airport Link project. The 78 course delegates covered the entire cross section of experience from undergraduates and new entrants to the market through to client side project managers. [...]
The International Tunnelling Association (ITA-AITES) is the peak body for tunnelling and tunnellers the world over. From the 3rd to the 9th of May the whole ITA family including a large Australian contingent visited Napoli for the 2019 edition of the World Tunnelling Congress. Key events across the week of the WTC included: A focussed [...]
