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The ITA Young Members’ Magazine
Issue 2 2016
Engineering
Gender Equality
Lessons Learned
in Latin America
Opportunities in
Australia
Olympic Endeavour in
Rio de Janeiro
Breakthrough 1
Ultimate
The Eurasia Tunnel – an unparalleled milestone
in tunnelling: 13.7 m TBM diameter, enormous
11 bar water pressure, connecting Asia with
Europe in up to 106 m depth, through a highly
variable and abrasive geology.
Success
A cooperation that led to success: Yapı
Merkezi, SK E&C and Herrenknecht
mastered the Bosphorus crossing with
an unshakeable will and team spirit.
Pioneer
Final breakthrough on August 22,
2015 – after 16 months of extreme
tunnelling, a dream came true.
Contractors:
Yapı Merkezi Insaat ve
Sanayi A.S. (Leader)
SK Engineering &
Construction Co., Ltd.
The ITA Young Members’ Magazine Issue 2 2016
Ultimate The Eurasia Tunnel – an unparalleled mil
Front Cover Female engineers working for the Drag
ITA-AITES Secretariat c/o EPFL GC D 1 402 (Bât. G
Meet the ITAYM Board The governing structure of t
MSc Tunnelling and Underground Space Do you want
Contents... 08 Passing the Torch
Passing the torch In the space of a couple of yea
step up and get involved.” This sentiment is
AWARDS 2016 November 10-11, 2016 | Singapore
EURASIA TUNNEL MILESTONE IN TUNNELLING
Olympic Endeavour in Rio Rio de Janeiro’s highly
TBM excavation The TBM, nicknamed ‘Tatuzão’ in Br
Record excavation rates at Jardim de Alah Jardim
Leaving a legacy While the construction of Rio’s
Exploring the Underground Antonia Cornaro, Busine
2016 Dates Events 23-25 May 13th International Co
Delivering the Support You Need DSI Supplies Safe
ITA NEWS The International Tunnelling and Underg
Engineering Gender Equality Tunnelling is wak
Crossrail has achieved a proportion of 29% women
question for most women in the tunnelling industr
10 IDEAS from Tideway The Thames Tideway Tunnel
Book Club Breakthrough takes a look at some books
How to set-up a Young Members group Contact your
#TunnUel DaKy Thursday 3rd December, 2015, was th
FOCUSED FO RWARD SUPPORTING YOUNG TUNNE
Building Tomorrow’s Down Under Joe del Rio i
KEY FACTS ABOUT THE NWRL PROJECT n NWRL is the fir
WE CHALLENGE ITA young members to send us paper
Something for the Weekend Breakthrough’s editor
A Week in my Life Giacomo Pini is a Civil Enginee
move from spreadsheets to pumps and gauges on sit
Friday It’s 7.00am. I’m in my boots, looking at
Breakthrough 35
Educating the Industry Back in 2000, the ITA iden
AG 3: University network The aim of Activity Grou
YM MEMBER NATION REPORT Forming a Legacy in Mex
03
Aspiring tunnellers can get a head start on t
Variety is the spice of life on German railway tu
Thirst for education leads to ‘global village’ of
Family’s move to Australia sparks interest in the
Internships helped find the ideal tunnelling role
10 & 11 November 2016 - Singapore Participate in
Bergen welcomes you to WTC 2017 The Norwegian
the organising committee for WTC 2017 have alread
Learning Experience in Latin America Daiana Dotto
project from desktop designs to the finished const
YM MEMBER NATION REPORT BRAZIL Strong Beginnings
innovaTive TunneL engineering
WANT TO BE AGILE AND PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUR JOB?