The British Tunnelling Society

Meetings Programme

Thu 23rd February 2012

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Meetings Programme 2012

The BTS has a membership of almost 700 individual and over 60 corporate members. It is one of the most vibrant gatherings of professional tunnellers in the world.

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Latest Meeting Calendar

Date	Title	Speakers
19-Jan-12	Tunnelling Induced Settlements in London Clay –Effects on Buildings With the publication of the BTS Monitoring Guide in Autumn 2011, this presentation will discuss this and the effects of Long Term Settlement in London, emphasising the effects on adjacent infrastructures, typically Network Rail and LU, at depth and on surface. For further information, please click here	Prof Robert Mair (Cambridge University); Jamie Standing (Imperial College); Keith Bowers (LU)
16-Feb-12	BTS / MinSouth Joint Event - Chile Mine Rescue A joint event with MinSouth. The presentation will describe the incident in the San Jose mine in Chile in late 2010 which saw 33 miners trapped underground for 70 days, and the subsequent successful rescue operation. It will then ask the question, are we prepared should a similar event occur in the UK? For further information, please click here	Brian Robinson
15-Mar-11	Compressed Air Working Group A presentation to tie in with the joint BTS/ITA international seminar on high pressure compressed air work. For further information, please click here	Donald Lamont (Hyperbaric Consult): Roy Slocombe (Herrenknecht)
19-Apr-11	Harding Memorial Lecture Underground Infrastructure in the UK - meeting the future needs of society The UK is at a tipping point in economic infrastructure. We led the world in industrial development but as a result now have some of the oldest and most complex infrastructure in the world. It is increasingly in need of repair and replacement, and at the same time further infrastructure is needed to help provide growth, jobs and exports. The importance of infrastructure and the benefits of tunnelling are being recognised by our government. We need to rise to the challenge and get engaged! The lecture will look at the drivers of change in our industry, and some of the success stories of recent times. What is the shape of our industry in the future and how do we need to change in response? What technological advances and directions of research should the country take? For further information, please click here	Bill Grose Director, Arup
17-May-11	To be confirmed
14-June-12 (*a week early because of the Olympic shutdown)	The Thames Water Lee Tunnel – London's deepest and largest The 7.2m ID, 6.9km long Lee Tunnel is under construction in East London between the Beckton Sewage Treatment Works and the Abbey Mills Pumping Station complex. With depths ranging from 65m and 80m, it is London's deepest tunnel. When completed in 2015, it will reduce by 40% the foul water discharges to the River Thames system in London. The presentation will include the design and construction of the double lined shafts, novel aspects of the main, and many other interesting facets of this huge and exciting project. For further information, please click here	Roger Mitchell, CH2M Hill; Scott McFadzen, Morgan Sindall; Jean-Christophe Galan, Vinci Construction
20-Sep-11	To be confirmed
18-Oct-11	To be confirmed
15-Nov-11	To be confirmed
13-Dec-11	Debate Details to be confirmed

BTS Young Members Meetings Programme 2012

Date	Title	Speakers
31-Jan-12 (Tues)	Tunnelling at the Olympic Park As a part of the Olympic Delivery Authority's Learning Legacy project, presentations will be made on the PLUG (Powerlines Underground) and micro-tunnelled sewer tunnels projects at the Olympic Park.	Dom Ainger (Arup); Steve Woodrow (AECOM); Keith Pollard (J. Murphy & Sons Ltd)
27-Mar-2012	Details to be confirmed
29-May-2012	Details to be confirmed
04-Oct-2012	Details to be confirmed
01-Nov-2012	AGM and presentation – details to be confirmed

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.
Advance booking not required.

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.

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