2026 Tunneling Short Course Agenda

Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course

 

Day 1 Tuesday, September 22nd
7:00 AM 8:00 AM Registration  
8:00 AM 8:15 AM Opening Remarks and Introductions  
8:15 AM 9:15 AM Site Investigations and Geotechnical Risk  
9:15 AM 10:15 AM Geotechnical Baseline Reports  
10:15 AM 10:30 AM Coffee Break  
10:30 AM 11:15 AM Project Delivery Methods and Lessons Learned  
11:15 AM 12:00 PM  Project Planning, Design and Execution  
12:00 PM 1:00 PM Lunch  
1:00 PM 1:45 PM Risk Management and Mitigation  
1:45 PM 2:30 PM Contractor’s Perspective of Project Risk  
2:30 PM 3:15 PM Tunnel Construction Management  
3:15 PM 3:30 PM Coffee Break  
3:30 PM 4:15 PM Tunnel Costing and Estimating  
4:15 PM 5:00 PM Planning and Difficulties of Urban Tunneling  
5:30 PM 7:00 PM Reception and Tunnel Achievement Awards

 

Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course

Day 2 Wednesday, September 23rd
8:00 AM 8:45 AM NATM/SEM Design and Construction  
8:45 AM 9:30 AM Design and Construction of Large Diameter Tunnels  
9:30 AM 10:15 AM Drill & Blast and Roadheader Tunneling  
10:15 AM 10:30 AM Coffee Break  
10:30 AM 11:15 AM Hard Rock TBM Design, Selection and Applications  
11:15 AM 12:00 PM EPB, Slurry and Hybrid TBM Designs and Applications  
12:00 PM 1:00 PM Lunch  
1:00 PM 1:45 PM Design and Construction of Segmental Concrete Liners  
1:45 PM 2:30 PM Soil Conditioning and Segment Backfill Grouting  
2:30 PM 3:15 PM Hyperbaric Interventions and Support for Tunnel Construction  
3:15 PM 3:30 PM Coffee Break  
3:30 PM 4:15 PM Tunnel Pre-excavation Probing and Grouting  
4:15 PM 5:00 PM Contracting Practices for TBM Acquisitions  
       

Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course

Day 3 Thursday, September 24th
8:00 AM 8:45 AM Shaft/Portal Design and Construction  
8:45 AM 9:30 AM Tunnel Grouting and Ground Improvement  
9:30 AM 10:15 AM Dewatering and Ground Freezing for Tunnels and Shafts  
10:15 AM 10:30 AM Coffee Break  
10:30 AM 11:15 AM Tunnel Instrumentation and Settlement Control  
11:00 AM 12:00 AM  Avoiding Trouble, Claims and Lawyers  
12:15 AM 1:00 PM Lunch  
1:00 AM 2:00 PM Case histories of Challenging Worldwide TBM Projects  
2:00 PM 2:45 PM Shotcrete for Tunnel Ground Support  
2:45 PM 3:30 PM Pipe Roof Tunneling for Large Tunnels  
3:30 PM   Closing Remarks and Adjourn