BTS January 2024 Meeting – Artificial Ground Freezing
4 January 2024The first British Tunnelling Society meeting of 2024 will focus on Artificial Ground Freezing; a versatile solution for water tightness and temporary soil structure.
When: Thursday 18th January 2024 at 18:00 hrs
Where: Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) - One Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3AA
SYSTRA will discuss the ground freezing process and techniques, and a case study of its application on Metro Line 14 – Clichy Saint-Ouen, Paris.
After introducing the ground freezing process and associated techniques; a review of the main design parameters as well as basic rules of thumbs will be discussed.
A number of projects showing the versatile use of the method will be presented, and a specific project in urban conditions with high constrains due to railway proximity will be detailed, all along the duration of the project with interesting measured data.
Speaker:
Christian Gilbert - Director of Structures and Civil Engineering, SYSTRA
Notes:
Non-members are more than welcome to attend the event in-person.
Tea & coffee will be served from 17:30 hrs onwards.
Post-lecture drinks and food will be served at the ICE bar. The drinks are sponsored by SYSTRA, and the food is sponsored by TunnelSkills.
Full details can be found here: https://britishtunnelling.com/events/evening-meetings/upcoming-meetings
