Sessions

Wednesday 8 November

9:00	9:45	Transition Engineering and Sustainability - Getting the Problem Definition Right	Susan Krumdieck
9:45	10:30	Keynote Speaker: Machine learning and AI in tunnelling	Professor Mike Mooney

10:30	11:30	Morning Tea

Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre — 11.30 – 13:00

11:30	13:00	Groundwater	Chair: Colin Parker, Co-Chair: Max Blakemore
11:30	11:50	Determining the effective hydraulic conductivity for tunnel design and impact assessment	Stephen Parsons
11:50	12:10	Continuous groundwater inflow monitoring in tunneling: A practical guide for meeting and demonstrating compliance with inflow limitations	Thomas Roper
12:10	12:30	The consequences of using model predictions to manage groundwater aspects of the West Gate Tunnel Project	Tara Taylor
12:30	12:50	Grouting down under a canal – navigating groundwater Inflows in a traditional Design & Construct (D&C) contract	Aikaterini Monemvasioti Kappos
12:50	13:00	Q&A

Hunua Room — 11.30 – 13:00

11:30	13:00	Sprayed Concrete and Rockbolting	Chair: Wataru Okada, Co-Chair: Clara Cole-Hawthorn
11:30	11:50	Experience with inflatable friction rock bolts on the Cross River Rail Project	Strath Clarke
11:50	12:10	Rock bolt shearing during construction of multi-level tunnels in Sydney	Yun Bai
12:10	12:30	Reliability approach to shotcrete design in Sydney tunnels	Sara Haider
12:30	12:50	Macro Synthetic Fibre Reinforced Shotcrete (MSFRS) Design for East Coast Bays Formation in New Zealand	Yu Sheng (Gabriel) Sim
12:50	13:00	Q&A

Waitākere Room — 11.30 – 13:00

11:30	13:00	Planning, Procurement and Risk Management	Chair: Jay Lee, Co-Chair: William Curlewis
11:30	11:50	The Victorian Tunnelling Centre: An industry education city for tunnelling construction & operations	Ross Digby
11:50	12:10	From regulatory fog to regulatory clarity	Priscilla Page and Dave Bellett
12:10	12:30	Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) Project – SRL East progress update	Chris Lyons and Russell Griffiths
12:30	12:50	Case study of Sydney Metro’s collaborative tunnel procurement approach by way of early contractor involvement, highlighting lessons learnt and examples of beneficial operational & customer outcomes.	Christopher Hassell-Knight
12:50	13:00	Q&A

13:00	14:00	Lunch

Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre — 14.00 – 15:30

14:00	15:30	International Projects & Case Histories	Chair: Jacob Grasmick, Co-Chair: Caroline Beirne
14:00	14:20	The West Gate Tunnel Project – tunnel progress to date	Gwyn Jones
14:20	14:40	Tunnel monitoring in Australia – advances and evolution – a 20-year reflection	Irene Chan
14:40	15:00	Tunnel geometries and the relation with the in-situ stresses in the Stockholm region. Case study of the special tunnel geometries in the Stockholm metro - Blue Line extension	Fernando Ceballos Martinez
15:00	15:20	Design of Lyon-Turin HS Tunnel using risk-driven approach	Andrew Banks
15:20	15:30	Q&A

Hunua Room — 14.00 – 15:30

14:00	15:30	TBM's and Segmental Linings	Chair: Ulrike Pelz, Co-Chair: Ed Ayre
14:00	14:20	Design and construction of segment opening on Mega TBM Tunnel	Shu Fan Chau
14:20	14:40	Challenges in excavation and mucking out for soft-ground tunnelling using large diameter TBM	Veenuganan Sivalingam
14:40	15:00	Virtual master rings - A modern approach to quality assurance	Dieter Loh
15:00	15:15	Q&A

Waitākere Room — 14.00 – 15:30

14:00	15:30	Sprayed Concrete and Rockbolting	Chair: Wataru Okada, Co-Chair: Natasha Rezai
14:00	14:20	Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete and its Application as a Load Bearing Corbel in West Gate Tunnel	Luke Lu
14:20	14:40	How saving on accelerant chemical in shotcrete operations can spray a better product, save time, and improve your carbon footprint, all while drastically reducing overall operating costs	Jakob Van de Sande
14:40	15:00	Assessing the vapor pressure buildup during fire-induced shotcrete spalling	Dorna Emami and Mehdi Serati
15:00	15:15	Q&A

15:30	16:00	Afternoon Tea

16:00	16:30	Closing Plenary & Conference Highlights	Harry Asche, Matt Mules, Tame Te Rangi