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<br /> Journal<br /> OCTOBER 2017<br /> ISSUE NO 24<br /> ATS<br /> SUGDEN WINNER, SYDNEY METRO SI,<br /> HEALTH AND SAFETY, PLUS<br /> THE REGION'S TUNNELLING NEWS<br /> Efficient<br /> EPB Shield S-764 with an electrical drive<br /> and independent culvert gantry for laying<br /> the tunnel floor, from the start making<br /> continuous headway – up to 126 m a week.<br /> Mega Project<br /> Auckland Waterview Connection: New Zealand's<br /> largest-ever road project counts on the reliability<br /> and expertise of market leader Herrenknecht. Our<br /> 14 m+ diameter TBMs have completed more than<br /> 51 km of road tunnels worldwide.<br /> 14.4 m<br /> Breakthrough for `Alice', whose large<br /> diameter made it one of the biggest<br /> TBMs in the world.<br /> Contractors:<br /> Fletcher Construction Ltd.<br /> McConnell Dowell<br /> Constructors Ltd.<br /> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=1"> Journal OCTOB</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=2"> Efficient EPB Shield S-764 with an electrical driv</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=3"> Contentsoctober ISSUE24 08 20 28 </a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=4"> PLATINUM SPONSORS John Holland Pty Ltd Contact: </a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=5"> GOLD SUPPORTING MEMBERS McMillen Jacobs Associa</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=6"> www.acwhalan.com.au Specialist Pipe Sy</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=7"> Cover photo: One of Salini Impregilo JV's two 7m </a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=8"> Perth TBMs get into gear At the end of July, Sal</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=9"> West Gate award CIMIC Group company, CPB Contrac</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=10"> North East Link: Melbourne's 'missing' roadway </a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=11"> Delivering Solutions with Integrity, Reliability </a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=12"> Sydney Harbour metro tunnel Contract awarded </a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=13"> NSW Deputy Premier warns tunnel skills shortage </a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=14"> Waterview Tunnel opens Auckland's 2.4km, $1.4bn </a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=15"> OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BUILD VALUE FOR OU</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=16"> Watercare's latest $14M project Watercare's wast</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=17"> After Rohtang Even as work on China's Rohtang t</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=18"> Central Expressway, Sri Lanka The Central Envir</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=19"> Nepal's First TBM Project Nepal will welcome its</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=20"> Production resumes at Cadia East Newcrest Mining</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=21"> Saracen pushes mine life to seven years Goldfiel</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=22"> Olympic Dam investment BHP is investing more than</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=23"> BAMFORD ROCK TESTING SERVICES Providing a unique </a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=24"> Sydney Harbour Tunnel celebrates 25 years The Sy</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=25"> Unlocking Adelaide's underground tunnels Beneath </a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=26"> Picton Rail Tunnel 80km south-west of Sydney li</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=27"> Sydney Metro Northwest, Australia Excellence in </a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=28"> Slurry machine challenges in mixed Tunnelling in</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=29"> Shield TBM. The Slurry TBM was selected to allow </a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=30"> increased the demand on the STP to separate the e</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=31"> mixed ground was substantial. In total, 431 disc </a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=32"> excavation chamber are stable. Compressed ai</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=33"> with frequent TBM stoppages in the mixed ground, </a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=34"> </a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=35"> Best Practice in Preserving the Health of Tunnel </a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=36"> Figure 2: Tideway, London UK Fellowship Findings</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=37"> TOGETHER, WE'RE TOGETHER, WE'RE BUILDIN</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=38"> Platinum Sponsor Gold Sponsors L</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=39"> that would enable the faster assessment of exposu</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=40"> SI and Ground Characterisation for the Sydney Har</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=41"> Mining commenced in 1897 with the excavation of a</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=42"> stiff low to medium plasticity clays and sandy cl</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=43"> Figure 5 presents the interpreted longitudin</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=44"> deposited over an extended time during the Pleist</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=45"> Figure 11: Normalised Soil Behaviour Types per Un</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=46"> Sydney chapter report The tunnelling industry c</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=47"> Queensland Group Report Activity Outcome/Report</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=48"> Australian and New Zealand Tunnel Region Lo</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=49"> Prospects Scope of work </a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=50"> Contacts David Lees ATS Journal Editor d.lees</a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=51"> Dramix® Steel Fibre Tunnel Applications </a> <a title="ATS October 2017 page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/28562326?page=52"> A LEADER IN UNDERGROUND SOLUTIONS </a>