Past dates and events

70. Geomechanik Kolloquium „Georg-Michael Vavrovsky Kolloquium 2021“

13.10.2021 - 15.10.2021
0:00 - 0:00
Salzburg, Austria

This year, the traditional industry meeting in Salzburg, Austria will focus on topics such as “Dealing with ground risk”, “New developments in mechanized tunneling” and “Urban tunneling”.

Middle East Concrete / Big 5 Heavy

12.09.2021 - 15.09.2021
0:00 - 0:00
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

With over 1,100 exhibitors from 50 countries, the concrete and construction trade fair in Dubai is the central hub for engineers, builders and decision-makers from the entire Middle East region.

AFTES

06.09.2021 - 08.09.2021
0:00 - 0:00
Paris, France

The three-day specialist congress in Paris on the subject of tunneling is dedicated to the motto “Underground, a space for innovation” in this year’s edition.

RETC – Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference

13.06.2021 - 16.06.2021
0:00 - 0:00
Las Vegas
Messe

Held every two years, the Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference (RETC) is the renowned international forum for the exchange and dissemination of developments and advances in underground construction. Industry leaders and practitioners from around the world gather to learn about the most recent advances and breakthroughs in this unique field.The RETC advances the engineering and scientific knowledge of rapid underground excavation and tunneling through interdisciplinary meetings, publications, technical-educational exhibitions and encouragement of research.

Participation in the RETC, Las Vegas (13-16.06.2021) trade fair is supported with funds from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

           

Webinar [Spanish]
Relleno de cavidad y consolidación de intersecciones de galerías mineras
México

15.12.2020
0:00 - 0:00
Webinar

En este seminario web los ingenieros Israel García de la empresa mexicana Minfort y Miguel Cueto hablarán sobre unos trabajos en una mina de un relleno de cavidad con resina expansiva y de una consolidación con resina de poliuretano estructural en una intersección de galerías en una zona mineralizada para evitar su desplome.

Webinar [Spanish]
Impermeabilización y rehabilitación de un túnel de metro olvidado
Ex República Soviética

09.12.2020
0:00 - 0:00
Webinar

En este seminario web los dos ingenieros Enrique Cuesta y Miguel Cueto hablarán de su proyecto de Metro en una ciudad de una república exsoviética, donde un viejo túnel subterráneo había sido olvidado hace tiempo y necesitaba ser rehabilitado e impermeabilizado.

Webinar [english]
Sealing a shaft under high water pressure
Project: Suez Canal
Egypt

01.12.2020
0:00 - 0:00
Webinar

In this webinar the two engineers Emad Elewa and Paulo Tsingos will talk about the unusual challenges they faced working on one of the approximately 60 meter shafts deep underneath the Suez Canal: it needed urgent sealing to withstand the high water pressure from almost all sides.

Webinar [english]
Facing cultural challenges during construction
Project: Hindu Mandir
UAE, Abu Dhabi

24.11.2020
0:00 - 0:00
Webinar

In this webinar the two engineers Tabassum Ali and Paulo Tsingos will talk about the sensitive challenges they faced in order to fulfill all cultural and religious requirements while building the fundament of a Hindu Temple in the United Arab Emirates.

Webinar [english]
Repairing structural leakage underground
Project: Shatin to Central Link
Hong Kong

17.11.2020
0:00 - 0:00
Webinar

In this webinar the two engineers Jacky Lee and Paulo Tsingos will talk about the more than 50 m deep underwater tunnel of the Shatin to Central Link Metro Line in Hong Kong. The challenge of this project was that the tunnel had already experienced structural leakage due to the high water pressure and thus was in need of an urgent repair.

Webinar [english]
Creating new injection methods
Project: Dewatering Well
UAE, Dubai

10.11.2020
0:00 - 0:00
Webinar

In this webinar the two engineers Tabassum Ali and Paulo Tsingos will explain how they sealed a dewatering well in a shaft of a deep tunnelling system – without losing the pump – by creating a new injection method and constructing a unique injection tool while doing so.