Australasian Tunnelling Conference 2025

Linings and TBMs

Concurrent Session

Concurrent Session

10:45 am

11 November 2025

BelleVue Ballroom 2

Themes

Linings and TBMs

Concurrent Session

Session Interactive Program

10:45 am

Efficient design in the Alkimos intake and outfall tunnels

Mr Kamalachandran Katpakanathan - Principal Tunnel Engineer, Mr Michael Michael - Project Manager - Acciona

11:00 am

Design challenges on Western Harbour Tunnel mega TBM segment and cross passages

Dr Harry Asche - Design Director - Aurecon

11:15 am

Autonomous tunnel boring machines in action

Mr Daniel Boylan - Senior Project Manager - Engineers Australia

11:30 am

Design of deep undrained tunnels for groundwater pressure using Australian Standards

Mr Hamid Alaedini - Technical Director - Aurecon

11:45 am

Comparative analysis of crack width calculation methods for tunnel lining design

Mr Nima Shafiei - Associate Engineer - Delve Underground, Mr Chun Ng - Principal - Delve Underground

12:00 pm

A comparative study on 2D numerical modelling methods for tunnel junctions

Ms Catherine Chan - Tunnel And Geotechnical Design Engineer - Sener Group

12:15 pm

Shallow urban tunnelling method in complex geological conditions; Case study: Naghsh-e-Jahan station-line 2 metro of Esfahan

Miss Hanan Samadi - Research associate/assistant - School of Mining and Geosciences, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan

Other Suggested Sessions

Case histories
12 November 2025 11:00 am
Meeting Room 2
Groundwater control
12 November 2025 4:00 pm
Meeting Room 1
Pipe jacking and trenchless technologies
13 November 2025 10:00 am
BelleVue Ballroom 2