Vancouver 17-20 September 2006 - "Tunnelling Towards 2010"

Vancouver 17-20 September 2006 - "Tunnelling Towards 2010"


 

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PROGRAM AND INFORMATION


Time

Title

Lecturer

Monday, 18th of September

8:30

Welcome

Conference Chair and TAC President

9:00

Keynote Presentation: European Motorway Tunnels

Dr. Evert Hoek

10:15

Performance of an EPB-TBM beneath the Sacramento River and Levees on the Lower Northwest Inetrceptor Project, Sacramento CA

W. Chen, M. Crow, D. Young, S. Norris

10:40

Groundwater Conveyance Project - Soft Ground Tunnels and Shafts, Seattle WA

R.D. Drake, P. Pooley, D. Dugan

11:05

The Big Walnut - High Tech Tunnelling in Columbia

S. Skelhorn

11:30

International Tunnelling Association: BOld and Visionary Planning

H. Parker

13:30

A Framework for Design of Tunnel Eyes

A. Dean, D.J. Young

13:55

Estimation of Water Inflow Into a Tunnel During Construction

A. Ameli

14:20

Seismic Performance of Precast Concrete Tunnel Linings

D.J. Young, A. Dean, G.J.E. Kramer

15:15

Static centrifuge experiments on stability of pressure-supported tunnel faces in sandy ground

P. Oblozinskyo, Q. Li,

15:40

Tunneling for success, case study: Glencoe Tunnel, Calgary AB

T. Hussein, S. AbouRizk, S. Fernando, F. Policicchio, J. Tan

16:05

SEM in Seattle - Design and Construction of the C710 Beacon Hill Station tunnels

M. Murray, S. Redmond, R. Sage, F. Langer, D. Phelps

Tuesday, 19th of September

8:30

Construction update and TBM Excavation Planning, Seymour Capilano Twin Tunnels Project, Vancouver

D: Brox, J. Rotzien, C. Genschel, J. Messner, A. Gupta, T. Morrison, A. Saltis

9:15

Raising the Bar in Shaft Sinking at Falconbridge's Nickel Rim South Projects

R. Collins, P. Gonzales

9:40

Design-Build tunnels and shafts at the San Roque Project

R. Humphries, M. Funkhouser, E. O'Connor

10:35

The Toulnustouc River intake tunnel

G. Dubois

11:00

 Toulnustouc pressure tunnel leakage estimation, filling, instrumentation and control

A.J. Rancourt, C. Chartrand, A. Whalen, D. Bergeron

11:25

New intelligent drilling jumbos for accurate, fast and cost effective tunneling

U. Korsman, P. Niemenen, P. Salminen

13:30

Gotthard Base Tunnel - the world's longest railway tunnel

G. Schmalz, D.L. De Dominicis

13:55

The influence of geological structures in promoting asymetrical surface subsidence over deep tunnelsin hard rock

E. Eberhardt, C. Zangerl, S. Loew

14:20

The Niagara Tunnel Project - An Overview

R. Delmar, H. Chpriambus, E. Schnitzel, R. Ever dell

15:15

Planning for Canada's first bored road tunnelsin over 40 years - Kicking Horse Canyon Project

D. Brox, S. Bean, P. Branco, T. Coulter

15:40

 Innovative station design and the new AFS system (additional face support) make Metro do porto a unique light rail project

C. Maia, L. Badendererde

16:05

Tunnelling the Metro do Porto - under pressure in Porto granite

P.C. Raleigh

Wednesday, 20st of September

8:30

Canada Line - Bored Tunnel Section, Vancouver

B. Henry

9:15

Mill Creek Tunnel geomechanics

B. Lukajic, M. Schafer, R. Pintabona, M. Kritzer, S. Janosko, R. Switalskli

9:40

Efficient Excavation of Small Diameter Utility Installations in Hard Rock

D. Long

10:35

Responses of pore water pressures during EPB shield tunneling in Bangkok sbsoil

M. Sunnananda, P. Chanpradappha, K. Akelanwop, T. Srisirirojanakorn

11:00

 The Changing Face of Tunnelling in Greater Toronto

I. Corbett

11:25

York Durham Sanitary Sewer (YDSS) System, 19th Avenue, Interceptor Sewer Project, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada

A. Coombs, L. McDowell, E. Mahoney, D. Zoldy

13:30

Directional Drill of Pressure Sewer Alternative Installation, 203 Street Pressure Sewer

G. Sangha

13:55

 Pipe Bursting of Larger Diameter Pipes in British Columbia

M. Pawlowski

14:20

A history of Use of Various Trenchless Technologies in the City of Victoria and Capital Regional District

C. Coghlan