The conference is focused on driving evolution in ground engineering and discussing the most difficult projects and solutions.
Coffey’s Professor Harry Poulos, Patrick Wong, Ross Best and Brett Hawkins will share their renowned specialist expertise and local and international experience with the attending geotechnical practitioners.
Harry Poulos, Coffey Geotechnics senior principal and technical master, and Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney, is delivering the conference’s keynote speaker session: “Effects of Tunnelling and Excavation on Existing Infrastructure”. During the session he will explore how difficult tunnelling and foundation problems can be overcome through soil improvement techniques, how to predict and control ground movements during excavations and tunnelling, and how to approach complex excavations in a safe and cost effective fashion. Harry is also chairing a session on “Site Preparation & Construction Processes”.
Coffey Geotechnics senior principal Patrick Wong, who has more than 30 years’ experience as a geotechnical consultant, and is a specialist in the areas of geotechnical design for major projects, deep excavations and retention of road, rail, ports and harbour systems, ground improvement techniques, and piled, machine, high rise and heavy foundations, is chairing the session: “Deep Basement Excavation & Retaining Structures” and presenting the session: “Calculating Lateral Earth Pressure And Its Effect On The Construction Of Basements, Retaining Walls And Deep Foundations”.
Coffey Geotechnics senior principal Ross Best is chairing the session: “Planning, Designing and Creation of Tunnelling & Underground Spaces,” as well as presenting: “Identifying Future Challenges in Underground Development”.
Ross is a leader in numerical analysis and computer modelling components. He has more than 25 years’ experience gained in Singapore, India, Northern Ireland, Bangladesh and Thailand in environmental, groundwater and geotechnical engineering and has specialised in projects involving computer based methods for analysis of environmental, groundwater and geotechnical problems.
Coffey Geotechnics manager NSW/ACT Brett Hawkins is a leader in geotechnical/ground engineering studies and design for major infrastructure. He has over twenty-five years’ experience in geotechnical engineering and recently joined Coffey after 10 years at Aurecon.
Brett will be sharing his expertise during the session: “Overcoming Strict Movement Limits through Various Design and Monitoring Methodologies”.
Coffey’s world-leading specialists have been instrumental in realising tunnelling and major earthwork projects, both large and small, around the world for 50 years.
Currently Coffey is working on tunnelling projects around the world, including:
- A five-year, C$15 million contract with the Toronto Transit Commission to provide specialist consulting services for the Transit City program of infrastructure upgrades throughout the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, including the recently awarded Eglinton line
- In Singapore, Professor Harry Poulos is working as part of an expert panel looking at the impact of urban tunnelling on buildings for the Housing Development Board
- Professor Harry Poulos is also reviewing tunnelling impacts on buildings in Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Mass Transit Rail in relation to two new rail links
- The South Korean Incheon Tower, which will be among the world’s top 5 tallest towers when complete. Three of Coffey’s best and brightest, Professor Harry Poulos, Senior Principal Frances Badelow and Principal Geotechnical Engineer Royce Tosen, are leading the geotechnical engineering and foundation design team for the 600 metre tall, 151-floor tower
- In Australia, Coffey is providing the geotechnical expertise for the Queensland Airport Link and was also responsible for the geotechnical design of Brisbane’s Inner Northern Busway which received the 2009 Consult Australia Project of the Year Award.
Please contact:
Diana Krause, Global Manager External Communication
T: +61 3 9473 1300; M: +61 420 959 942; E: diana_krause@coffey.com
