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Issue No 13 April 2025
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Award winning paper
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Chair of Queensland’s Chapter
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Journal of the Australian & New Zealand
Tunnelling Societies
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Contents April ISSUE13
07 PRESIDENT AND EDITOR’S
COMMENTS
08 AUSTRALIA TUNNEL NEWS
20 NEW ZEALAND TUNNEL NEWS
24 ASIA TUNNEL NEWS
26 MINING NEWS
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29 DAVID SUGDEN AWARD 2024 -
SHENYAN YAO PAPER
36 NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
37 BALANCING SUSTAINABILITY
AND PERFORMANCE – THE ROLE
OF WATER QUALITY IN BACKFILL
GROUTS - BY LUKE FOYSTER
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38 ATS CHAPTER AND SUBGROUP
REPO
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PLATINUM SPONSORS John Holland Pty Ltd Contact: D
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From Constructability Experts to Lifec
Cover photo: Construction of an Egress Out and Un
Australian Tunnelling Updates and News Queensland
ATS LAUNCHES SECOND EDITION OF TUNNEL DESIGN GUID
Sydney Metro West – Eastern Tunnelling Package Jo
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Coffs Harbour Bypass Gamuda Australia and Ferrovi
long ‘headrace’ tunnel that will link the upper T
Melbourne Suburban Rail Loop Webuild, GS Engineer
We keep your project rolling. Locomotives · R
North East Link CPB, GS E&C, Webuild, China Const
4 km in length, will provide crucial connectivity
Centenary Motorway with Tunnel Proposal for Brisb
At John Holland, we're renowned for our tunnellin
“Why Should We Do Best Practice and Not Appropria
MELB LBOU 26 M ATS Rock Fractur One D
New Zealand Tunnelling Updates and News Greville
Central Interceptor – Southern Section Commission
Mt Messenger Tunnelling Underway Mt Messenger All
Bangkok Orange Line West Project AECOM has been s
Underground stations announced for Singapore DTL2
ACCIONA is a global leader in sustainable infrast
Gravity storage for Mount Isa mine shafts Wollong
David Sugden Award Winner 2024 Shenyan Yao of AEC
to estimate displacement and support performance
and 60° were considered to assess symmetrical and
Figure 6: Relationship between ( Dm) and ( Tm )
DAVID SUGDEN YOUNG WRITERS’ AWARD OPEN NOW! Compe
• 90° junctions demonstrate a more linear and
SS-III: The data points display more variabil
New products and services Technidrive and ASAP P
Balancing Sustainability and Performance – The Ro
ATS chapter and subgroup reports September 2024 t
Conference 2025 to be hosted in Perth in November
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ATS News Brisbane’s Wave! Help Us Bring WTC 2028
ATS Mentor Alliance update The ATS Mentor Allianc
Digging Deeper - how ATS events are building conn
Registration Opens Spring 2025 Attend the Nation’
IN PROFILE Annalena Chapman: Leading with passion
THE ANZ PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION Thanks to all th
Historical tunnel news 70-year-old sandstone sewe
Australian and New Zealand Tunnel Projects Region
Scope of work
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Constructing our future together CPB Contractor
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