Program

Thème A - The contribution of underground space in the city of the future
Thème B - Changes in the design of underground spaces and structures
Thème C - Innovation in building underground structures
Thème D - The operation and maintenance of underground works serving sustainable development
Thème E - Extensions of urban underground transport networks
Thème F - Focus: European megaprojects

The Special Underground Session on Wednesday September 8 at 2 p.m. will be freely open to all upon prior registration.

The opening cocktail, open to all, will be held on Monday, September 6 from 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

Sunday, September 5, 2021

09:30 - 17:30 Maitrise de l’excavation et instabilités en méthode conventionnelle

Monday, September 6, 2021

  • 14:00 - 15:30 Mechanized construction: new perspectives
    15:30 - 16:00 Pause 
    16:00 - 17:30 Extensions of urban underground transport networks
  • 10:30 - 12:00 Opening Ceremony
    14:00 - 15:30 Technologies and methods to control impact of work sites
    15:30 - 16:00 Pause 
    16:00 - 17:30 Maintenance and asset management : improvement of methods and diagnostics
  • 14:30 - 18:00 Meetings EUTF

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

  • 9:00 - 10:30 Better understanding and modelling of underground
    10:30 - 11:00 Pause 
    11:00 - 12:30 Towards digital construction: BIM and new simulation tools
    12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
    14:00 - 15:30 Meeting geotechnical challenges: improving soil characteristics
    15:30 - 16:00 Pause 
    16:00 - 17:30 TBM's: technological evolution
  • 9:00 - 10:30 Optimization of operation and equipment strategies
    10:30 - 11:00 Pause 
    11:00 - 12:30 Focus: European megaprojects
    12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
    14:00 - 15:30 Logistical constraints and innovative solutions
    15:30 - 16:00 Pause 
    16:00 - 17:30 Circular economy: the challenges of materials management

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

  • 9:00 - 10:30 Consolidation of new contractual practices
    10:30 - 11:00 Pause 
    11:00 - 12:30 Essential advantages of underground spaces - choice and perspectives
    12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
    14:00 - 15:30 Advances in conventional excavations
    15:30 - 16:00 Pause 
    16:00 - 17:30 Technological developments for precast segments
  • 9:00 - 10:30 New stations for Paris-métropole
    10:30 - 11:00 Pause 
    11:00 - 12:30 Advances in conventional excavations
    12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
    14:00 - 17:00 Special Underground Session - "Plans for the underground space"
    A perspective on the problematic of specific cases ; The National 10D City Research Project’s contribution

     

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