British Tunnelling Society
Meetings Programme
Sun 05th February 2012
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Print PageThe BTS is one of the most active societies at the ICE. It has a total of approximately 900 individual and corporate members and is also active at national and regional levels.
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Latest Meeting Calendar
| Date | Title | Speakers |
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| 17-Jan-08 | Lower Lea Valley Cable Tunnels Undergrounding of National Grid and EDF Energy overhead lines to facilitate development in Stratford. To obtain meeting flier click here |
Michael Francis, PB Alan Winter, Arup Kevin McManus, Murphy |
| 21-Feb-08 | Joint Meeting with MinSouth Drill and Blast Tunnelling Bristol City Centre Flood Alleviation Phase II Design and construction of 4m diameter 800m long tunnel constructed by drill and blast 70 m deep underneath the University of Bristol To obtain meeting flier click here |
Richard Soloman, Mark Thomas, Wessex Engineering and Construction Services Damian McGirr, Donaldson Associates Limited |
| 13-Mar-08 | The Bosphorus Crossing Project - Istanbul, Turkey Meeting Time: 18:30 - The talk will provide an overview of the project with particular emphasis on the Immersed Tube Tunnel, TBM tunnels and the NATM tunnels. ** Date and time of meeting changed ** |
Daniel Horgan PB (Parsons Brinckerhoff) Hideki Sakaeda (Pacific Consultants International) Douglas Madsen PB (Parsons Brinckerhoff) |
| 17-Apr-08 | Harding Lecture Risk Management |
Arnold Dix, Queensland University of Technology, International Tunnel Insurance Group |
| 15-May-08 | Annual General Meeting Arrowhead Tunnels Rock tunnelling for water transfer tunnels in challenging conditions with high water inflows To obtain meeting flier click here |
Brian Fulcher, J F Shea, Mike Bell Hatch, Mott MacDonald |
| 19-Jun-08 | Tunnel Operations Fire Life Safety To obtain meeting flier click here |
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| 18-Sept-08 | Kings Cross Station Complex underground network of caverns, tunnels and inclined shafts below a busy railway station. |
Martin Brady (Metronet / Balfour Beatty Management) Brian Coles (Arup) Colin M Eddie (Morgan BeMo JV) Andy Sindle (Morgan BeMo JV) |
| 16-Oct-08 | BTS and NCE Tunnelling Conference 2008 Earls Court Conference Centre (Fee Payable) | |
| 16-Oct-08 | Dubai Metro Tunnels Design and construction of the red and green lines in challenging ground conditions.NOTE WILL BE AT EARLS COURT FOLLOWING TUNNELLING 2008 CONFERENCE |
Dr. Abdusamie, RTA Junichiro Nakayama, JTMJV Paul Groves, Atkins |
| 12-Nov-08 | Joint meeting with BGA Second Avenue Subway Project New York–Geotechnical Design and Construction Challenges |
Stephen Young, ARUP Paul Heslop, ARUP |
| 11-Dec-08 | Debate This house believes: Tunnelling contracts are best implemented based on a detailed design procured by the client before tendering the construction contract' |
Speakers For David Gutteridge (Mott MacDonald) Sir Alan Muir Wood Speakers Against David Fawcett Martin Knights (Jacobs) |
- Tea and biscuits will be available at 5.30 PM
- Meetings will be held at the ICE unless otherwise stated
- Meetings will start at 6.00 PM & finish at 7.30 PM unless otherwise stated
- A licensed bar will be open after the meeting at the ICE
- A variety of foods will be served in the ICE Brasserie after each meeting.
This list may be subject to changes. Details of each meeting will be sent to members with their monthly copies of T&TI. Should you have any query please contact the BTS Administrator at the contact page.
