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<br /> Journal<br /> APRIL 2017<br /> ISSUE NO 23<br /> ATS<br /> AUSTRALIAN, NEW ZEALAND<br /> AND ASIAN TUNNELLING AND<br /> UNDERGROUND MINING UPDATE<br /> Delivering Solutions<br /> with Integrity, Reliability<br /> and Excellence.<br /> Austunnel is your partner of choice for tunnelling equipment and services.<br /> Established to provide specialist services to the tunnelling industry. Austunnel has<br /> developed into a diversi¿ed organisation certi¿ed to Peet the reTuirePents oI ,62<br /> 2+6A6 and A61=6 .<br /> :e provide a range oI products and services to the &onstruction and 0ining<br /> industries Iocused on supplying a tailored service to suit the needs oI clients<br /> Equipment and Services<br /> throughout the region.<br /> Ŷ 0echanical 6ervices Ŷ Electrical 6ervices Ŷ 3ersonnel 6olutions<br /> Ŷ &onveyor 6ystePs Ŷ 6e<a title="ATS April 2017 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=1"> Journal APRIL</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=2"> Delivering Solutions with Integrity, Reliability </a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=3"> Contentsapril ISSUE23 32</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=4"> PLATINUM SPONSORS John Holland Pty Ltd Contact: </a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=5"> GOLD SUPPORTING MEMBERS McMillen Jacobs Associa</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=6"> Together with our partners, Lendlease are current</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=7"> Cover photo: Shotcreting at Northcote, Westconnex</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=8"> WestConnex Excavation begins on AU$4.3 billion t</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=9"> The main tunnel works package will include up to </a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=10"> NorthConnex NorthConnex is a nine kilometre twi</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=11"> 11</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=12"> Sydney Metro The $9.6 billion line under Sydney </a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=13"> Bankstown line "The use of existing infrastructu</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=14"> The Metro Tunnel's project leaders said despite i</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=15"> Sydney Metro Northwest, Australia Excellence in u</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=16"> Melbourne City Loop upgrade A $3 billion plan to</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=17"> Wynyard Walk Sydney's newest pedestrian tunnel,</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=18"> Donvale Branch Sewer of Hobas Jacking pipes at d</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=19"> Perth Freight Link project A 3-kilometre tunnel</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=20"> Morley rail tunnel A rail tunnel to Morley is pr</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=21"> Auckland City Rail Link The tender for the larges</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=22"> Oamaru penguin tunnel Oamaru is rolling out the </a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=23"> MOVING YOUR PROJECT FORWARD Mining Equipment has</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=24"> Quake work for Wellington's Northland tunnel The</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=25"> team spirit and operational professionalism. The </a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=26"> 26</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=27"> Nagdhunga-Naubise tunnel The Japanese government</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=28"> Melamchi Water Supply Tunnel The Melamchi Water </a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=29"> OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BUILD VALUE FOR OU</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=30"> Shanghai's17thrivertunnel The four-lane Jiangpu </a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=31"> Underground Engineering Excellence</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=32"> Bangkok Cable Project On 26th August 2016, TERR</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=33"> of water from Uma River to drier southern regions</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=34"> Dramix® Steel Fibre Tunnel Applications Firs</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=35"> HCC-VCCL wins India safety tunnel The HCC-VCCL j</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=36"> Lucknow Metro The first of two TERRATEC earth pres</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=37"> Chenani-Nashri tunnel Asia's longest road tunne</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=38"> Terratec new China factory At the end of Januar</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=39"> Adani's Carmichael coal mine The project consists</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=40"> Bulga underground mine modification The independe</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=41"> $;1_mb1-Ѵ"o1b;|‹o= m]bm;;uv†v|u-Ѵb- $_; -ˆb</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=42"> Queensland Report AGM held Thursday 8th Decembe</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=43"> The effectiveness of sprinklers in tunnels Daan V</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=44"> series of standard 'pan tests' [3] were performed</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=45"> Figure 5: Representative Water Flow Rates for the</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=46"> thermocouples did not yet heat up significantly. </a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=47"> Figure 12: Graph of Sprinkler Effect I would lik</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=48"> Australian and New Zealand Tunnel Region Lo</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=49"> Prospects Scope of work </a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=50"> The 2016 ITA Tunnelling Awards The major projec</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=51"> USTRALASIAN UNNELLING OCIETY</a> <a title="ATS April 2017 page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f8bbdeeb?page=52"> Conquering Connecting Norway by rail: 5 Herrenk</a>