13 - 15 November, 2017
Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Conference Day One: Monday, 13 November 2017
8:00 am - 8:45 am Start of conference registration with welcome refreshments
8:45 am - 9:00 am Opening remarks from the conference Chairman
CONSTRUCTION OF URBAN UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
9:00 am - 9:30 am Five years sewage and irrigation plan in Dubai
Mohammed Ahmed Alrayees
Head of Drainage Project Execution Section, Drainage and Irrigation DepartmentDubai Municipality
9:30 am - 10:00 am New developments in the environmental-friendly and cost-optimised construction of urban underground infrastructure in metropolitan cities: Highlighting case studies from Metro Frankfurt, Metro Copenhagen and Metro Singapore
- The load impact of high-rise buildings on urban underground infrastructure
- Prevention of settlements when constructing alongside existing buildings
- Environmental issues: Sustainable groundwater management
- Project efficiency: Tool wear, abrasiveness of the soil, rock mass
Prof. Dr. -Ing. Rolf Katzenbach
Director of the Institute and Laboratory of GeotechnicsTechnische Universität Darmstadt
10:00 am - 10:30 am Alternative fill compaction methods by dynamic compaction
• Introduction to dynamic compaction and rapid dynamic compaction techniques
• Fill construction by DC/RDC as alternative to conventional roller compaction method
• CPT as a Quality Control Test for fill compaction
10:30 am - 11:00 am Sustainable concrete for underground infrastructures and deep foundations
• Waterproofing Concrete & 11 mechanisms of corrosion
• Hydrophobic & PoreBlocking Ingredient Concrete
• Singapore MRT, ‘Bugis Station’ Case Study
• HATS, TOLO & Changi Wastewater Treatment Project references
11:00 am - 11:30 am Networking break and refreshments
11:30 am - 12:20 pm Panel discussion: Tackling the urban environment: Discovering the challenges associated with underground construction and tunnelling in urban areas
Moderator:
Nidal Odeh Director Transport and Infrastructure for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain Arcadis
Speakers:
Imraan Motara Head of Ground Engineering, Middle East WSP | PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF
Ian Hosking Vice President, Ground Engineering and Tunnelling AECOM
Prof. Dr. -Ing. Rolf Katzenbach Director of the Institute and Laboratory of Geotechnics Technische Universität Darmstadt
Dr. Robert Thurner Technical Director Middle East Keller
Nidal Odeh Director Transport and Infrastructure for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain Arcadis
Speakers:
Imraan Motara Head of Ground Engineering, Middle East WSP | PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF
Ian Hosking Vice President, Ground Engineering and Tunnelling AECOM
Prof. Dr. -Ing. Rolf Katzenbach Director of the Institute and Laboratory of Geotechnics Technische Universität Darmstadt
Dr. Robert Thurner Technical Director Middle East Keller
• Undercovering challenges that arise when planning, designing and engineering urban underground space infrastructure
• Mitigating construction risks and managing groundwater inflows
• Tunnelling through difficult ground conditions
Prof. Dr. -Ing. Rolf Katzenbach
Director of the Institute and Laboratory of GeotechnicsTechnische Universität Darmstadt
BEST PRACTICE FOR PLANNING AND EXECUTING GROUND IMPROVEMENT AND DEEP EXCAVATION
12:20 pm - 12:50 pm Choosing the best ground improvement methods - Based on soil conditions and clients’ needs
- Grouting techniques that improve the foundation in existing facilities
- High loaded soil improvement techniques applied successfully for sensitive structures
- Value engineering on major ground improvement projects
12:50 pm - 1:20 pm Permeation engineering for ground strengthening
The insitu strengthening of soils to increase their load carrying capacity has in the past been a crude and inexact science. GeoInnovations has over the last 12 years invented and developed a patented system which allows accurate design and installation of sub-terrainian ground strengthening solutions for various construction problems.
The system revolves around the patented ReFORCE system which is a unique and sophisticated method of accurately placing a geotechnical grout at significant depths in a soil using lightweight and portable equipment to form load bearing consolidated masses and columns which can be used as piles, anchor blocks, water cut off trenches and temporary works for basement construction in technically difficult geotechnical conditions.
1:20 pm - 2:20 pm Networking lunch
2:20 pm - 2:50 pm Effective management of ground water control in deep excavation projects on coastal sites: Highlighting case studies from Changi Water Reclamation Plant project in Singapore and Barakah Nuclear Power Plant Project, Abu Dhabi
• Particular issues and potential environmental impacts associated with groundwater control in urban & built environment
• Practical application of ground water exclusion method such as cut-off wall & Coffer Dams
• Exploring new techniques for groundwater control
Dr. Suresh Parashar
Head of Geotechnical EngineeringEmirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC)
2:50 pm - 3:20 pm Discovering Innovative methodologies for deep excavations to improve efficiency: highlighting experience from Doha, KSA and UAE
- Tailoring the excavation support according to the excavation size and composition of soil and rock
- Latest developments in shafts and tunnels
- Recent project-specific examples to show solutions
3:20 pm - 3:50 pm Digital evolution in geotechnical engineering
- Digitisation of geotechnical data
- Innovation and adoption of digital disruption initiatives
- The link between complex modelling for design and BIM
MODERN DEWATERING TECHNIQUES: NEW METHODS AND APPLICATIONS
3:50 pm - 4:30 pm Panel discussion: Understanding the most efficient water management procedures to use in the foundation design of infrastructure projects
• Discovering the variation of water level tables across the region and the challenges this has on underground infrastructure
• Understanding how to effectively manage the impact of rising water tables on foundations, roads and pipelines and mitigate the corresponding risk
• Evaluating environment friendly ways to dispose discharge water
4:30 pm - 4:35 pm Chairman’s closing remarks and end of conference day one
The published programme is correct at time of printing. However, given the seniority of our speakers and the nature of their roles, speakers may subsequently substitute or remove themselves from the programme. This is always regrettable, and we will always try to replace the speaker with a speaker with equivalent insight.