Annual Tunnel Short Course Attracts Full House at Colorado School of Mines
October 27, 2011
The course covers all aspects of tunnel construction from planning to implementation — all presented from recognized international aspects in the field of tunneling and heavy civil construction. Because tunnel and underground construction is so radically different from conventional construction, this course is particularly valuable to owners, engineers or contractors who may be uninitiated in tunnel construction.
The purpose of the course is to keep attendees up-to-date on the developments in the evolving field of tunneling. Since the course was first offered in 2008, there has been an increased interest in soft-ground tunneling. One of the topics on the agenda was interventions for soft-ground tunneling, presented by Jerry East of Global Diving.
Sponsors for the course included: Brierley Associates, Ruen Drilling, Arup, Shotcrete Technologies, Caterpillar, Herrenknecht, MWH, Hayward Baker, Kiewit, Derrick Equipment, Moretrench, Atlas Copco, Hatch Mott MacDonald, TBM: Tunnel Business Magazine, and Microtunneling Inc.
The next Tunnel Short Course will be held September 2012 in Golden. The dates will be finalized soon. For information visit: www.tunneling.com.