Date: |
10 Oct 2024, 5.30PM – 7.30PM |
duration: |
2 hrs |
Venue: |
The Birdcage Tavern |
Address: |
133 Franklin Rd Auckland |
Cost: |
Free event |
History of EPB tunnelling in New Zealand -
New Zealand has a proud history of tunnelling with over 80 tunnels constructed since 1840. Earth pressure balance machines were first used in Japan in the 1970’s, however the international use accelerated following the use on the Thames Water Ring Main in early 1990’s. EPB TBM’s were first used in New Zealand on Project Hobson with the machine launched in June 2008. Since then, over 35 km’s of EPB tunnelling has been completed in Auckland with a size range of 3.4m up to 14.5m. EPB tunnels have been constructed for stormwater, wastewater, rail and road applications.
This presentation will cover the 5 projects that have used EPB tunnelling to date and will cover the lessons learnt on each project that have contributed to EPB tunnelling becoming a reliable tunnelling method with high cost certainty.
Speaker -
Tom Ireland is a Major Projects Director, Tunnelling with Aurecon. Tom has over 32 years experience working on projects in the United Kingdom, Middle East, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand, and is a member of the BTS, ATS and NZTS.
He is currently located in Auckland, New Zealand and is the Principal Technical Advisor on the $5.4B, 3.5km underground City Rail Link Project and also led the Auckland Light Rail project.
British Tunnelling Society 50th Anniversary Book presentation -
Mike McConnell has travelled to New Zealand on behalf of the British Tunnelling Society to present copies of their 50th Anniversary Book to some ex, Balfour Beatty International colleagues who are now based in New Zealand, namely
- Herb Hart
- Robert White (representing the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE))
- Tommy Parker (on behalf of his father Chris Parker)
We are honoured to be able to host Mike and his colleagues and to collaborate with the British Tunnelling Society.
Refreshments will be provided courtesy of the event sponsor, Aurecon.
Join us for an NZTS and British Tunnelling Society joint event. The evening will include a very interesting presentation from Tom Ireland of Aurecon on the History of EPB Tunnelling in New Zealand. This will be followed by a presentation by the British Tunnelling Society of their 50 year anniversary book to a number of New Zealand based recipients.
History of EPB tunnelling in New Zealand -
New Zealand has a proud history of tunnelling with over 80 tunnels constructed since 1840. Earth pressure balance machines were first used in Japan in the 1970’s, however the international use accelerated following the use on the Thames Water Ring Main in early 1990’s. EPB TBM’s were first used in New Zealand on Project Hobson with the machine launched in June 2008. Since then, over 35 km’s of EPB tunnelling has been completed in Auckland with a size range of 3.4m up to 14.5m. EPB tunnels have been constructed for stormwater, wastewater, rail and road applications.
This presentation will cover the 5 projects that have used EPB tunnelling to date and will cover the lessons learnt on each project that have contributed to EPB tunnelling becoming a reliable tunnelling method with high cost certainty.
Speaker -
Tom Ireland is a Major Projects Director, Tunnelling with Aurecon. Tom has over 32 years experience working on projects in the United Kingdom, Middle East, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand, and is a member of the BTS, ATS and NZTS.
He is currently located in Auckland, New Zealand and is the Principal Technical Advisor on the $5.4B, 3.5km underground City Rail Link Project and also led the Auckland Light Rail project.
British Tunnelling Society 50th Anniversary Book presentation -
Mike McConnell has travelled to New Zealand on behalf of the British Tunnelling Society to present copies of their 50th Anniversary Book to some ex, Balfour Beatty International colleagues who are now based in New Zealand, namely
- Herb Hart
- Robert White (representing the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE))
- Tommy Parker (on behalf of his father Chris Parker)
We are honoured to be able to host Mike and his colleagues and to collaborate with the British Tunnelling Society.
Refreshments will be provided courtesy of the event sponsor, Aurecon.
