Skills & Resources
Infrastructure, particularly in tunnels, faces challenges such as limited personnel, time, and resources. Expertise in tunnels often relies on experience rather than formal education, and there’s a lack of global standards for tunnel management. With many experts approaching retirement, there’s a pressing need to transfer their knowledge. Digitalization is viewed as a potential solution, but its integration into infrastructure management is intricate. Although there’s interest in digital tools like ‘digital tunnel twins,’ the question remains: Are we prepared for this shift?
Speakers
Helen Roth
VIA Norway
Matthew Derycke
Agency for Roads and Traffic Belgium
Stefaan Seykens
Agency for Roads and Traffic Belgium
Rene List
ASFINAG
Speakers
Helen Roth
VIA Norway
Matthew Derycke
Agency for Roads and Traffic Belgium
Stefaan Seykens
Agency for Roads and Traffic Belgium
Rene List
ASFINAG
Presentations
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Skills & Resources
Norways national virtual & physical tunneltraining centre; how collaboration made great things possible
By Helen Roth
VIA is currently in the second phase of developing a virtual tunnel laboratory for the development and testing of installations in realistic environments. Beside this virtual centre Norway has a Demo Tunnel Gandall. It is the industry’s arena for development, testing, demonstration and learning. The facility is Norway’s first full-scale demo tunnel and centre, filled with technology for the tunnels of the future. How did collaboration between government, industry and knowledge institutes succeed? Could this be of use for other tunnelowners?
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Skills & Resources
The force of ETP in the renovation of the Beverentunnel
By Matthew Derycke & Stefaan Seykens
The Beveren Tunnel renovation project is not just any renovation. It is a complex and large-scale project that poses significant challenges, especially in the field of Education, Training and Practice (ETP). But what makes ETP so crucial and challenging in these types of projects? The challenges of ETP in a tunnel renovation project such as the Beveren Tunnel are significant, but with the right approach they can be overcome. By investing in multidisciplinary consultation, extensive training, realistic training and capturing the lessons learned, we can ensure that everyone is as well prepared as possible for any challenge that arises. This not only makes the renovation safer and more efficient, but also contributes to the success and sustainability of the project.
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Skills & Resources
Tunnels getting more independent from the power grid: an important step in energy transition
By Rene List
The Austrian highway road operator ASFINAG has made a Expressway with more than 16km length in Vienna, including six tunnels within and the traffic control centre, self-sufficient by generating its energy. This energy is used for the normal daily consumption of the route, and the surplus is stored in large batteries. To transport and distribute the energy, ASFINAG has installed its own medium-voltage network. This allows energy to be generated, stored and used where and when needed. An central energy management system controls the energy flows and ensures monitoring. In a power outage around Vienna, the most critical systems on this layout can continue to operate for about ten hours. Learn more about the status, the methodology, the future of this project, and possibilities for your tunnel project.
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Other Topics
Assetmanagement for tunnels
We see a widely spread ambition to become a more asset management organization instead of an organization focused on projects (either building or renovation projects). But what is professional assetmanagement for tunnels and what should be focal points for the upcoming decade?
Renovation, management & maintenance
As cities teeter on the brink of infrastructural collapse, the urgent call to optimize underground spaces while keeping urban life uninterrupted echoes globally, suggesting that shared knowledge could be the key to innovative, unified strategies.
