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9:00 am - 10:30 am - 10 November 2025

Geospatial Applications in Tunnelling and Underground Spaces

Workshop - Workshop - Meeting Room 10
09:00 - Welcome & Opening Remarks | Workshop Chair / Committee
09:05 - Beyond the Blueprint: Using Semantic Models and Spatial Data to Empower Asset Owners | Carl Falkner
09:30 - Protecting Perth’s Tunnels: Using 3D Models and Real-Time Monitoring | Steve Wilson
10:00 - Surveying Complexity, Geospatial Value: Insights from Deep Mining Projects | Brett Growcock

9:00 am - 10:30 am - 10 November 2025

Meaningful Quality Control for Shotcrete

Workshop - Workshop - Meeting Room 1
09:00 - Welcome & Opening Remarks 
09:05 - Concrete Truths: How Knowledge of Concrete Technology and Understanding Mix Design Drives QA/QC Excellence | Des Vlietstra
09:50 - The Challenges of Quality Control for Shotcrete | Glen Maclennan

9:00 am - 10:30 am - 10 November 2025

Risk Management for Underground Works

Workshop - Workshop - Meeting Room 9
09:00 - Introduction | Workshop chair
09:05 - ITA-IMIA - Code of Practice on Risk management in tunnelling | Bill Newns
09:30 - Geotechnical Baseline Reports and the recent developed NEC4 GBR guideline | Alex Gomes
10:00 - Legal issues if tunnel practitioners do not adequately manage risk | Arnold Dix

10:30 am - 11:00 am - 10 November 2025

Morning Tea

Break - Break - Meeting Room 10 Foyer

11:00 am - 12:30 pm - 10 November 2025

Geospatial Applications in Tunnelling and Underground Spaces

Workshop - Workshop - Meeting Room 10
11:00 - Smarter Data for Tunnel Linings | Dan McPhail
11:45 - Automation of Laser Scanning: From the Factory Floor to the Tunnel Roof | David Ibbotson

11:00 am - 12:30 pm - 10 November 2025

Meaningful Quality Control for Shotcrete

Workshop - Workshop - Meeting Room 1
11:00 - Smarter Data for Tunnel Linings | Dan McPhail 
11:30 - Interpretation of QC Results | Caroline Bierne
12:00 - When Things Go Wrong: The Legal Implications | Arnold Dix 

11:00 am - 12:30 pm - 10 November 2025

Risk Management for Underground Works

Workshop - Workshop - Meeting Room 9
11:00 - Case study of insurance and risk management for  underground construction | Roger Irvine
11:30 - Quantifying risk under uncertainty | Tom Roper
12:00 - Panel discussion: How do we convert risk management from plans and registers to a useful delivery tool

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - 10 November 2025

Lunch

Break - Break - Meeting Room 10 Foyer
Workshop - Workshop - Meeting Room 10
13:30 - Tunnel Condition Assessments Using High-Resolution 3D Data | Luke Moffat & Lewis Walsh
14.00 - PTA Bus Port Site Tour of Monitoring System

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm - 10 November 2025

Meaningful Quality Control for Shotcrete

Workshop - Workshop - Meeting Room 1
13:30 - Questions | Panel
13:50 - Development of a Shotcrete QC Guideline for Australia | Stefan Bernard
14.00 - Workshop: Meaningful Testing for Shotcrete | MC: Tony Coope & Jurij Karlovsek

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm - 10 November 2025

Risk Management for Underground Works

Workshop - Workshop - Meeting Room 9
13:30 - Geotechnical Baseline Reports - The American experience | Randy Essex
14:00 - Use of QAQC to manage underground design and construction risk | Rob Nievergelt
14:30 - Practical example of balance between risk and cost | Tom Roper

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 10 November 2025

Afternoon Tea

Break - Break - Meeting Room 10 Foyer
Workshop - Workshop - Meeting Room 10
15:30 - Cutting-edge satellite monitoring proving geospatial insights for the West Connex Project | Blanca Payas
16.00 - A Digital Engineer’s Perspective: Lessons from a Tunnelling Project | Steven Langley
16:30 - Q&A | Luke Moffat, Lewis Walsh, Blanca Payas & Steven Langley
16:45 - Panel Discussion

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm - 10 November 2025

Meaningful Quality Control for Shotcrete

Workshop - Workshop - Meeting Room 1
15.30 - Workshop: Meaningful Testing for Shotcrete | MC: Tony Coope & Jurij Karlovsek 

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm - 10 November 2025

Risk Management for Underground Works

Workshop - Workshop - Meeting Room 9
15:25 - PTTs and lessons from past failures | Phil Clark
15:55 - Case studies as an expert witness and arbitrator and use of AI | Ted Nye
16:25 - Panel discussion: How do we work smarter and not harder to manage risk
16:55 - Conclusion | Workshop chair

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm - 10 November 2025

Conference Sundowner

Social Function - Social Function - BelleVue Ballroom 1 + Foyer