Mechanized Tunnelling
Tunnels for Energy
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Over 140 participants attended the two-day training session held at the ITA World Tunnel Congress 2014 in Foz do Iguaçu.
Held in the Bourbon conference center in Foz do Iguaçu, the training session was co-organized by CBT (Brazilian Tunnelling Association), ITA-AITES ITA-CET Committee and the ITACET Foundation.
Risk issues and TBM Tunnelling Construction
Messer. Martin Knight and Tim Babendererde contributed to the International Bridges and Tunnels Technical Congress & Exhibition training course (IBTC2014), held in Shanghai, April 23 - 25 2014 .
M. Martin Knight lectured on "Tunnel Risk Issues" and M. Tim Bebendererde on "TBM Tunnel Construction".
Around one hundred participants followed with great interest the training session.
Tunnelling in Urban Areas
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The 1st ITACET training course in Vietnam was held in Hanoi on 9-11 April 2014. This event was very well prepared by Prof. Dr. NGUYEN Quang Phich, Président of VTA (Vietnam Tunnelling Association), and Dr. LE Quang Hanh, Vice President of VTA and Director of FECON Institute. This Institute was also in charge of all the local organization.
Utility Tunnels
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The training course was organized on behalf of the ITA-AITES Saudi Arabia member nation and the municipality of Riyadh. Its aim was to provide a general overview of the main types of common utility.
Site Investigation, Design & Construction of Hydro and Transport Tunnels
Underground Space Use
URBAN UNDERGROUND SPACE USE
Zagreb, Croatia 03 December 2013
50 participants registered for the one day training session, co- organized by the Croatian Tunnelling Association and the ITACET Foundation.
The objective of this course was to provide a broad introduction to the use of underground space in urban areas and the benefits of planning for such use.