THE ITA TUNNELLING AWARDS 2018,
ITA TUNNELLING AWARDS 2018 IN CHUZHOU- NANJING –
THE FINALISTS HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED
FROM 5TH TO 7TH NOVEMBER THE LEADING INTERNATIONAL SPECIALISTS IN THE TUNNELLING INDUSTRY WILL GATHER IN CHUZHOU FOR THE CTUC CONFERENCE AND A SPECIAL DAY ON NOVEMBER 7TH: A ONE-DAY EVENT DEDICATED TO THE PRESENTATION OF THE FINALIST’S PROJECTS FOLLOWED BY A BANQUET WHICH INCORPORATES THE AWARD CEREMONY OF THE ITA TUNNELLING AWARDS.
SINCE THE FIRST EDITION IN 2015 BY THE INTERNATIONAL TUNNELLING AND UNDERGROUND SPACE ASSOCIATION, THE FIRST THREE EDITIONS OF THE ITA TUNNELLING AWARDS HAS HAD MORE THAN 750 ATTENDEES AND 234 CANDIDACIES.
THIS YEAR, THE ITA TUNNELLING AWARDS RETURNS TO ASIA AND TAKES PLACE IN CHUZHOU-CHINA, A MEANINGFUL LOCATION FOR UNDERGROUND SPACE AS CHINA WILL SOON REPRESENT 50% OF THE GLOBAL MARKET IN TERMS OF OUTPUT (37 BILLION EUROS PER YEAR). TOGETHER WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE CITIES, NEW METRO SYSTEMS COULD BE BUILT IN MORE THAN 50 CITIES. DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH AND URBANIZATION WILL ALSO REQUIRE THE INTERCONNECTION OF URBAN AREAS AND CONSTRUCTION OF HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY LINES AND HIGHWAYS.
MAJOR PROJECTS OF THE YEAR (OVER 500 M€):
· THE WEST QINLING TUNNEL ON LANZHOU-CHONGQING RAILWAY (CHINA)
· LIANTANG / HEUNG YUEN WAI BOUNDARY CONTROL POINT SITE FORMATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS (HONG KONG, CHINA)
· THE IMMERSED TUNNEL OF HONG KONG-ZHUHAI-MACAO BRIDGE LINK (CHINA)
· CHINA'S MEGA WATER PROJECT: JILIN YINSONG WATER SUPPLY (CHINA)
PROJECT OF THE YEAR (BETWEEN 50M€ AND 500M€):
· THE QUEERSHAN TUNNEL ON NATIONAL ROAD 317 (CHINA)
· GONGBEI TUNNEL OF THE HONG KONG-ZHUHAI-MACAU BRIDGE (CHINA)
· FOSHAN DONGPING TUNNEL (CHINA)
· VAMMA 12 HYDROPOWER PROJECT(NORWAY)
PROJECT OF THE YEAR INCLUDING RENOVATION (UP TO 50M€):
· ZARBALIZADEH SHALLOW TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION UNDERNEATH THE OPERATING RAILWAYS (IRAN)
· KAIKOURA EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY MAIN NORTH LINE TUNNELS (NEW ZEALAND)
· TRENCHLESS TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION OF BUKIT PANJANG MRT ENTRANCE AND UNDERPASS (SINGAPORE)
· MAROGGIA RAILWAY TUNNEL (SWITZERLAND)
TECHNICAL PROJECT INNOVATION OF THE YEAR:
· TBM ENTRY WORKS UNDER SEA LEVEL NEAR ISTANBUL BOSPHORUS (TURKEY)
· A MECHANIZED METHOD WITH LARGE SECTION HORSESHOE SHAPE EPB-TBM FIRST APPLIED IN LOESS MOUNTAIN TUNNEL (CHINA)
· VELSTERTUNNEL PROJECT; INTEGRATED BIM FOR FAILURE FREE RETROFITTING OF A MOTORWAY TUNNEL: INNOVATION CREATES A FIXED LINK BETWEEN CONTRACTOR AND STAKEHOLDERS (NETHERLANDS)
TECHNICAL PRODUCT / EQUIPMENT INNOVATION OF THE YEAR:
· FLATMESH WIRELESS SYSTEM (UK)
· MULTIFUNCTIONAL ENERGY-STORAGE AND LUMINESCENT MATERIAL FOR SUSTAINABLE AND ENERGY-SAVING LIGHTING FOR TUNNELS (CHINA)
· INNOVATIVE BACKFILL GROUT FOR DILATIVE SOILS (GERMANY)
· AN INNOVATIVE HARD-ROCK TBM-MOUNTED SYSTEM FOR GEOLOGICAL FORWARD- PROSPECTING (CHINA)
SAFETY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR:
· MINEARC’S AURA-FX DIGITAL GAS MONITORING TECHNOLOGY (AUSTRALIA)
· SITE FORMATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ANDERSON ROAD QUARRY (HONG-KONG, CHINA)
· ROBY 850 - SEMI-AUTOMATIC DRILLING ROBOT (HONG KONG-CHINA)
· EXCAVATION OF A TUNNEL WITH TRADITIONAL METHODS, THROUGH ROCKS CONTAINING NATURAL ASBESTOS, SAFEGUARDING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF WORKERS AND PRESERVING THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT (ITALY)
INNOVATIVE UNDERGROUND SPACE CONCEPT OF THE YEAR:
· UNDERGROUND PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE UNDER HEINIUCHENG ROAD IN THE NEW BADALI AREA (NEW EIGHT UPSCALE COMMUNITIES) IN TIANJIN (CHINA)
· NORWEGIAN ROCK BLASTING MUSEUM (NORWAY)
· ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION CONSTRUCTION AND INTENSIVE LAND USE OF METRO PROJECT (CHINA)
YOUNG TUNNELLER OF THE YEAR:
· HE YINGDAO (CHINA)
· JACK MUIR (NEW ZEALAND)
· SENTHILNATH G T (INDIA)
· GIUSEPPE M. GASPARI (ITALY)
· FREDRIKKE S G SYVERSEN (NORWAY)
· MANDY ANG (MALAYSIA)
· MORTEZA JAVADI (IRAN)
YOU CAN ALREADY REGISTER TO THE CTUC, AWARDS CONFERENCE AND AWARDS DINNER
To know more, have a look at the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGkFsULYo70&feature=youtu.be
