ATS 2020+1 organisers are thrilled to announce Corey Hannett will be presenting at the conference as a keynote speaker next month. Mr Hannett has been Victoria’s Director-General overseeing its massive pipeline of transport infrastructure projects since 2014. As head of the Major Transport Infrastructure Authority, he is responsible for the delivery of some of Australia’s [...]
There are just under four weeks to go until the Australasian tunnelling industry's premier event— ATS2020+1— and the organising committee is delighted to announce that the Hon. Jacinta Allan MP, Minister for Transport Infrastructure and Minister for the Suburban Rail Loop, will be opening the conference on May 11 at the Melbourne Convention and [...]
The Australian Tunnelling Conference is fast building momentum and the announcement of keynote speakers only further adds anticipation for the next month's event. Held in Melbourne from 10-13 May, three knowledgeable presenters locked in to speak are: Professor Arnold Dix Nick Fleming Ed Taylor Find out more information on the keynote speakers below and [...]
Michael Beyer, Conrad Stacey, Arnold Dix This note summarises what was discovered in a review of the technical background for the change to the critical velocity values resulting from Annex D of (NFPA 502, 2020), as well as the recent developments regarding the critical velocity in Annex D of (NFPA 502, 2020), and why [...]
March 8 is marked as International Women’s Day (IWD), celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women around the world. The Australian Tunnelling Society is committed to raising awareness, promoting discussion and encouraging action as part of its diversity strategy. The International Women’s Day celebrations provide the perfect platform to engage with [...]
Since 2015 the ATS has ensured the voice of the next generation of tunnellers is heard at the national level through the appointment of an ATS young members representative who sits on the national executive committee. Brodie Aitchison has been appointed as the third ATSym representative following a selection and nomination process which concluded [...]
On the 4th of December this year the Australian Tunnelling Society celebrated, St Barbara's Day, World Tunnel Day and the 6th ITA Awards. The awards were held as a digital event, with delegates able to review final submissions across the eight categories shown below. [...]
This guide has been produced by a team of skilled and enthusiastic practitioners from the Young Members (YMs) of the Australian Tunnelling Society. We hope that this guide will help with your journey in the exciting world of tunnel design. In November 2018, the ATS held a short course on tunnel design, and the [...]
The winner of the 2020 David Sugden Award is Daniel O'Kelly for his paper Implications of the Evolving Vehicle Fleet on Ventilation Energy Consumption in NSW Road Tunnels. The judging panel noted the winning paper "an important paper that quantifies the current and future impact of policy in NSW and Australia". Download 2020 [...]
The Australian Tunnelling Society is a proud part of the broader Engineers Australia family. As a Technical Society of EA, the ATS have facilitated a number of webinar events which are available for all members to view via the EAOnDemand service. So far the team have hosted presentations on the use of BIM for [...]
