GEOTECHNICS AND TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

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1 AGS VIC SYMPOSIUM 2018 RYDGES HOTEL 186 EXHIBITION STREET, MELBOURNE, VIC WEDNESDAY 24 OCTOBER 2018 GEOTECHNICS AND TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE australiangeomechanics.org FLYER AND REGISTRATION FORM calendar When: Wednesday 24 October am 6.00pm envelope Event Contact: Vladimir Lopez Suarez The Victorian Chapter of the Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS) is pleased to announce the 2018 AGS VIC Symposium titled Geotechnics and Transport Infrastructure which is to be held on 24 October The symposium forms part of the continuing programme of events organised by the Victorian Chapter of the AGS and is designed to keep the engineering profession aware of recent developments in aspects of geotechnical engineering practice related to transport infrastructure and the challenges and opportunities involved. The Event In recent years Victoria has seen significant investment in transport infrastructure as part of a plan to manage the demands of a growing population and expanding urban fringe. The construction of Melbourne Metro, a second crossing of the Yarra River, rail and freeway upgrades as well as numerous level crossing removal projects are just some of the major transport projects currently underway in Melbourne and regional Victoria. Many of these projects carry numerous complex geotechnical challenges. This symposium will present overviews of current infrastructure challenges, state ofthe-art practices, innovation, new research results and case studies demonstrating applications of advanced techniques and cost effective solutions in the construction and design of local transport infrastructure. The symposium will bring together professional engineers, researchers, specialist contractors, regulators, educators and students to share and discuss their experiences on the topic of transport infrastructure and associated geotechnical challenges and applications. Best practices, case histories and innovative solutions for dealing with these challenges will be presented and discussed, with a particular emphasis on the geotechnical challenges affecting the Melbourne region and regional areas of Victoria.

2 About the Keynote Speakers Dr David Oliveira Technical Director (Rock Engineering) Jacobs David is a Fellow of Engineers Australia and Chartered Professional Engineer with over 19 years of experience in ground engineering for civil and mining projects. He is a Technical Director for Jacobs with expertise in Rock Engineering and mined tunnels in Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region. David is also an Adjunct Principal Fellow at the University of Wollongong, casual Lecturer at the University of Sydney and a reviewer of number of renowned international technical journals and conferences. David has been involved on a broad range of projects varying from complex open pit designs and deep and highly stressed underground mines to major infra-structure civil projects within densely populated cities (primarily tunnels and motorways). Dr George Kouretzis Associate Professor (School of Engineering Civil Engineering) University of Newcastle George earned a Bachelor and MSc degree in Civil Engineering from the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece and holds an MPhil and PhD from the School of Civil Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece since In the following years, he continued his engagement with the School of Civil Engineering, NTUA first as a post-doctoral researcher and later as a part-time lecturer. George moved to Australia to join the University of Newcastle in 2012, where he currently holds an Associate Professor position in the School of Engineering. His diverse research interests lie in the fields of pipeline engineering, soil-structure interaction, computational geomechanics, geotechnical earthquake engineering and soft soil testing techniques. He has published over 50 papers in monographs, refereed journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings on the analysis of buried pipelines affected by geohazards, the seismic design of tunnels and the simulation of large deformation problems in geomechanics. His research has attracted substantial funding from governmental as well as industry sources, and he has been involved in several projects as project leader and chief investigator. He is affiliated with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science and Engineering as a research associate, and with the Priority Research Centre for Geotechnical and Material Modelling as a principal researcher. In parallel he currently serves as an associate editor of the Canadian Geotechnical Journal, sits on the editorial board of Computers and Geotechnics and has served as a guest editor of special issues published in the Canadian Geotechnical Journal and Australian Geomechanics. He is also an active reviewer for a number of international journals, and serves as an expert assessor for international funding bodies including the US National Science Foundation, the Australian Research Council, the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the Qatar National Research Fund. Kouretzis is the recipient of a number of awards for research and teaching excellence such as the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics IACMAG and the Australian Association of Computational Mechanics ACCM. David Mangan Technical Director (Pavements) Tonkin and Taylor David has over 40 years engineering experience of which the large majority has been spent in the area of pavement engineering which has included the design, construction, evaluation and rehabilitation of pavements for roads, airports, docks and commercial/industrial facilities. He has specialised in the design, construction, evaluation and maintenance of flexible pavements and has extensive experience in the behaviour of bituminous materials including asphalt and sprayed treatments. He was a member of Austroads working groups for the 2004 revision of the Guide to Structural Design of Road Pavements and the 2005 Guide to the Design of Rehabilitation Treatments for which he also served as technical reviewer. He has also provide at technical review of the proposed 2018 update of the Victorian Planning Authority Engineering Design and Construction Manual. He has worked closely with numerous industry associations, government agencies and the commercial sector in Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada.

3 TIMETABLE ROADS AND PAVEMENTS 8:30 Opening address Vladimir Lopez 8:40 Keynote address What is the role of proof rolling in pavement construction David Mangan (Tonkin and Taylor) 9:20 Presentation Mechanistic Design of Concrete Block Pavements Mizanur Rahman (University of South Australia) 9:50 Presentation An Improved Approach for Characterisation and Design of Chemically Stabilised Pavement Bases Arooran Sounthararajah (Monash University) 10:05 Sponsor presentation Chadwicks 10:15 Questions 10:25 Morning tea TUNNELING 11:00 Keynote address Design of large span tunnels and caverns: Back to basics David Oliveira (Jacobs) 11:30 Presentation Waterview Connection Tunnel Portal Design & Construction David Glover (Tonkin and Taylor) 11:45 Presentation Energy geo-structures in transport infrastructure: Are they feasible? Guillermo Narsilio (University of Melbourne) 12:00 Presentation Ground Model Development for a Major Road Tunnel Western Distributor Project, Melbourne Trevor O Shannessy (Golder Associates) 12:15 Sponsor presentation Deep Foundation and retaining wall construction considerations within a live transport corridor Nic Morgan (Acciona) TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE (1) 1:20 Keynote address Recent advances in the design of Australia s transport infrastructure: George Kouretzis (ARC Centre of Excellence - Geotechnical Science and Engineering GGSE) 2:00 Presentation Earthworks Compaction QA: Comparisons of alternative testing methods Burt Look (Foundation Specialists) 2:15 Presentation The Arts of Concealing Success Peter Chan (Douglas Partners) 2:30 Presentation Highways, Water, Ground investigation and Data A Cautionary Tale Bill Waite (VicRoads) 2:45 Sponsor presentation Geosynthetics for Sustainable Development of Infrastructure Projects Amir Shahkolahi 3:05 Questions 3:15 Afternoon tea TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE (2) 3:40 Presentation Ground Improvements and Supports for Embankments and Structures of Regional Rail Link - City to Maribyrnong River Kejing Chen (AECOM) 3:55 Presentation Rock bolt and soil nail challenges during construction on infrastructure projects in Melbourne Thomas McCartney (Jacobs) 4:10 Questions 4:20 Closing address 4:30 Drinks and canapés 6:00 Finish 12:25 Questions 12:35 Lunch

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