2026 Tunneling Short Course Agenda

Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course

 

Day 1 Tuesday, September 22nd
7:00 AM 8:00 AM Registration & Breakfast
8:00 AM 8:15 AM Opening Remarks and Introductions – Levent Ozdemir
8:15 AM 9:15 AM Site Investigations and Geotechnical Risk – Greg Raines, Stantec
9:15 AM 10:15 AM Geotechnical Data and Baseline Reports – Mark Stephani, HNTB
10:15 AM 10:30 AM Coffee Break
10:30 AM 11:15 AM Project Delivery Methods and Lessons Learned – Steve Kramer, COWI
11:15 AM 12:00 PM Project Planning, Design and Execution – Ross Webb, SAK/Affholder – Retired
12:00 PM 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM 1:45 PM Risk Management and Mitigation– Jim Brady, LJB Engineering
1:45 PM 2:30 PM Contractor’s Perspective of Project Risk
2:30 PM 3:15 PM Tunnel Construction Management – Greg Colzani, Jacobs
3:15 PM 3:30 PM Coffee Break
3:30 PM 4:15 PM Tunnel Costing and Estimating – Richard Redmond, AECOM
4:15 PM 5:00 PM Planning and Difficulties of Urban Tunneling – Nasri Munfah, Gall Zeidler
5:30 PM 7:00 PM Reception & Tunnel Achievement Awards – Honoring Metrolinx’s Eglinton Crosstown West Extension

Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course

Day 2 Wednesday, September 23rd
7:00 AM 8:00 AM Registration & Breakfast
8:00 AM 9:00 AM NATM/SEM Design and Construction – Vojtech Gall, Gall Zeidler
9:00 AM 9:45 AM Drill & Blast and Roadheader Tunneling – Sandvik
9:45 AM 10:00 AM Coffee Break
10:00 AM 11:30 AM Design and Construction of Large Tunnels – L. Piek & D. Penrice, HNTB
11:30 AM 12:15 PM Hard Rock TBM Design, Selection and Applications – Levent Ozdemir
12:15 PM 1:15 PM Lunch
1:15 PM 2:00 PM EPB, Slurry and Hybrid TBM Designs and Applications – Paul Nicholas, AECOM
2:00 PM 2:45 PM Soil Conditioning and Segment Backfill Grouting – T. Murt, C. Onate, MAPEI
2:45 PM 3:30 PM Hyperbaric Interventions for Tunnel Construction – Scott Black, ASI Group
3:30 PM 3:45 PM Coffee Break
3:45 PM 4:30 PM Tunnel Instrumentation and Settlement Control – Chris Breeds, SubTerra
4:30 PM 5:15 PM Contracting Practices for TBMs – Don Del Nero

Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course

Day 3 Thursday, September 24th
7:00 AM 8:00 AM Registration & Breakfast
8:00 AM 9:00 AM Shaft/Portal Design and Construction – Glenn Boyce, Delve Underground
9:00 AM 10:00 AM Tunnel Grouting and Ground Improvement – Dennis Boehm, Keller
10:00 AM 10:15 AM Coffee Break
10:15 AM 11:00 AM Dewatering and Ground Freezing for Tunnels and Shafts
11:00 AM 12:00 PM Case histories of Challenging TBM Projects – Giuseppe Gaspari, AECOM
12:00 AM 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM 1:45 PM Avoiding Trouble, Claims and Lawyers – Tom Rosenberg, Roetzel
1:45 PM 2:30 PM Shotcrete for Tunnel Ground Support – Christoph Goss, Schnabel Engineering
2:30 PM 3:15 PM Pipe Roof Tunneling for Large Tunnels – Todd Kilduff, Kilduff Underground
3:15 PM 3:30 PM Closing Remark, Class Certificates and Adjourn – Levent Ozdemir