Schedule & Speakers

Schedule and Speakers

09:00 - 09:15 Introduction by the Chairman | Hans de Wit

09:30 - 10:15 Overview of immersed tunnels | Jonathan Baber

10:15 - 10:30 Type of immersed tunnels | Michael Tonnesen

10:30 - 11:30 Design immersed tunnels (1) | Eelco van Putten

(space requirements, structural)

11:30 - 12:30 Design immersed tunnels (2) | Ronald Heijmans

(geotechnical, foundation)

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 14:30 Joints/construction sequence/early age thermal

cracking | Jonathan Baber

14:30 - 15:30 Floatation, transport, fitting out and immersion |

Alex van Schie

15:30 - 16:00 Offshore transport and immersion |

Peter van Westendorp

16:00 - 17:00 Completing the tunnel interior/finishing works |

Michael Tonnesen

17:00 - 17:30 Questions and answers

17:30 Networking and drinks

**Please note that the information in this program is preliminary.**

09:00 - 09:15 Introduction by the Chairman | Hans de Wit

09:15 - 10:00 Comparison: bored versus immersed tunnelling |

Sallo van de Woude

10:00 - 10:30 New developments in immersed tunnelling |

Hans de Wit

10:30 - 11:30 Immersion for other purposes:

- aqueducts | Joeri Vinkx

- storm surge barrier Mose | Mark Vlaanderen

Oldenzee

11:30 -12:30 Dredging activities and environmental impact

assessment and mitigation | Jorrit de Groot

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 14:30 Impact assessment in the preparation of the

Blankenburg tunnel | Wim Leendertse

14:30 - 15:30 Extending frontiers in immersed tunnelling

illustrated with the Femernbelt project |

Martijn Smitt

Break

16:00 - 18:30 Workshop design of an immersed tunnel

19:00 Dinner