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SUMMARY:Who wants to be a Tunnel Engineer - Isn't it boring? - Peter Wrigh
 t (CH2M)
DTSTART:20170503T180000Z
DTEND:20170503T190000Z
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CONTACT:Stefan Ritter
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nTechnologies developed in the last three decades h
 ave made it possible to safely construct tunnels and to use urban undergro
 und space in effective\, economic and innovative ways. The tunnel industry
  in London continues to boom with the Northern Line Extension following on
  from Crossrail\, and station improvements at Bank\, Victoria and London B
 ridge following on from Tottenham Court Road and Bond Street. Thames Tidew
 ay works are now underway\, HS2 Design and Construct contract awards are i
 mminent\, and Crossrail 2 design is shortly to be on the cards. Flyunders 
 to solve the conflict between traffic and living are being seriously consi
 dered by TfL and have been widely successful internationally.\n\nWorldwide
 \, metro projects abound\, the likes of Hyperloop and Vactrain\, partially
  evacuated tunnels in which maglev trains will run\, are receiving serious
  consideration and a 100km new loop at CERN is proposed. What’s not to l
 ike about becoming a tunnel engineer? But is it an art or a science? Surel
 y its engineering at its most advanced\, demanding both structural and geo
 technical expertise\, but with still enough of a “black art” to give a
  frisson of excitement.\n\nBiography:\nPeter Wright is a director in the T
 unnels and Earth Engineering Practice of CH2M\, based in Hammersmith. His 
 career has been both as an academic and a practitioner\, and he has been i
 nvolved with the analysis and design of underground works for the last 15 
 or so years.\n\n\n\n
LOCATION:Prioress's Room\, Jesus College
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