• Advances in tunnelling education and training
• Intelligent construction and 4D/5D digital delivery
• Workforce readiness for government infrastructure projects
• Innovation in curriculum design and government-industry-university collaboration

• Hydropower and pumped storage projects are gaining popularity as attractive options for environmentally friendly energy generation and large-scale storage solutions. These projects heavily rely on pressure tunnels and shafts, which serve as essential elements in their infrastructure.
• Due to inadequate knowledge transfer and a lack of shared historical experience in the design of pressure tunnels and shafts, these structures are often either overlooked or overdesigned at the concept design stage. In both cases, the consequences can be catastrophic for the project.
• Oversimplification can lead to construction and operational challenges, while overdesign can unnecessarily increase project costs, potentially preventing the concept from advancing to approval.

• Overview of CREG’s Industrial Footprint
• Current Status and Development Needs of Mining Technology
• Innovations in CREG Mining Equipment and Representative Application Cases
• Outlook for Mining Equipment and Technological Advancements

• Sustainability in Infrastructure projects
• Decarbonisation strategies (how we collaborate with Designers)
• Showing the impacts: reduction initiates implemented in a rail tunnelling project

The presentation provides the contexts and complexity in relation to the terminology applied to remanufacturing. At the same time, it contributes to a better understanding and perspective that used TBM components or equipment generally are an added value to the industry and to society, giving a used product a new life with Dr. Karin Bäpplethe same guarantee and warranty as entirely new products

• Examining long hole coring and directional open hole drilling
• The measurement of rock stress
• The accurate measurement of permeability and fluid pressure
• The use of geophysical sondes in horizontal holes
• Appropriate rock testing methods for the ground conditions

Major underground infrastructure projects in the world have seen a positive transformation over the last decade with regards to sustainable performance and outcomes. This session focuses on specific project examples of sustainable legacies in key areas including governance, the economy, the environment and the social settings in which these projects have been developed. A current major tunnelling project in Sydney Harbour will provide a complete case history of planning and implementation of digital tools and initiatives embedded within the project team to drive ambitious sustainability targets, innovation, infrastructure resilience and a lasting legacy for the community and the environment.

GroundSense AI is a concept that can be formulated to a real-life solution with the potential to help predict ground conditions, flag environmental risk zones early, and incorporate live data for adaptive planning.