Wednesday, 15th November 2023, Hall Janus
Maintenance of Railway Tunnels Workshop
9:00–10:00
Registration of participants
10:00–10:30
Opening speech and introduction to workshop
10:30–11:30
Lecture
Farid Achha (Transportation for London)
11:30–12:00
Coffee break with refreshments
12:00–13:00
Lecture
Federico Foria (ETS Ingegneria)
13:00–14:30
Lunch
14:30–15:30
Lecture
Marco Invernici (Bedi Consulting)
15:30–16:00
Coffee break with refreshments
16:00–17:00
Lecture
Pierre Favre (Sika)
17:30
Dinner
Wednesday, 15th November 2023, Hall Kronos
Workshop for Young Members
14:00–14:10
Introduction Presentation
14:10–14:50
Presentations
Short presentations of young engineers
Katja Arh
Mihael Ravnjak
Matej Matos
David Purić
14:50–15:35
First part of the workshop
15:35–16:00
Coffee break with refreshments
16:00–17:25
Second part of the workshop
17:25–18:00
Discussion
18:00
Conclusion of the workshop
20:00
Social event at Union brewery pub (Pivnica Union)
Thursday, 16th November 2023, Hall Janus
Lectures
8:00–9:00
Registration of participants
9:00–10:30
Opening speeches and invited speakers
Welcome speech
Dr Arnold Dix, president of ITA-AITES (invited lecturer)
Rick Lovat (invited lecturer)
10:30–11:15
Lecture Session 1
Peter Jemec: Challenging Tunneling in Soft Ground with Low Overburden
Dr Wolfgang Aldrian: Reducing carbon footprint by improving design of tunnel shell
11:15–11:45
Coffee break with refreshments
11:45–12:45
Lecture Session 2
Dr Alun Thomas: How to turn promises into progres: experiences in carbon management
David Kusnirak: Advantages and Limitations of Geophysical Investigations During Tunnelling in Karstified Rock Conditions
Manuel Entfellner: Tunnelling with HS-EPS Yielding Elements in Squeezing Ground
12:45–14:00
Lunch
14:00–15:00
Lecture Session 3
Dr Tilen Urbančič: Deviation Analysis of the Tunnel Excavation and Primary Lining Surfaces from Photogrammetric Point Clouds
Katarina Sirk: Grouting Works in Tunnel T2 on the 2nd Railway Track Divača– Koper
Matevž Štokelj: Sprayed and Fibre Reinforced Sprayed Concrete in Railway Construction: Design, Testing and Sustainability – A Case Study of the Second Track of Divača–Koper Railway Line in Slovenia
15:00–15:45
Coffee break
Poster session
15:45–17:00
Lecture Session 4
mag. Boštjan Volk: Škofije Tunnel (T8) – Comparison of Project Aolutions with Experience Gained During Construction
David Gunacker: Mechanised (TBM) vs. Conventional Tunnelling – A Comparison
Metod Gaber: Common Data Environment and Data Exchange in the 2TDK Project
17:00–18:30
ROUND TABLE: Contracts in tunneling
18:30
Networking event with dinner
Friday, 17th November 2023, Second Track Divača–Koper Construction Site
Technical Tour
9:00
Departure from Ljubljana (Dolgi most P+R) (Google maps)
10:00
Visit of information point in Kozina
10:45
Stop at the disposal site/ landfill Bekovec (Watch video)
11:00
Stop and visit of Tunnel T8 Koper site
13:00
Lunch at restaurant Brič
17:00
Scheduled return to Ljubljana (Dolgi most P+R)
Registrations for excursion are not available anymore.
Special note: If possible, we would like to advice you to bring your own safety equiptment for construction site (Helmet, work boots with toe guard, visibility vest).