ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We are grateful to the authors for their k<strong>in</strong>d permissi<strong>on</strong> of allow<strong>in</strong>g the Geotechnical Divisi<strong>on</strong> of the H<strong>on</strong>g K<strong>on</strong>g Instituti<strong>on</strong> of Eng<strong>in</strong>eers to pr<strong>in</strong>t their papers <strong>in</strong> the Proceed<strong>in</strong>gs of the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Sem<strong>in</strong>ar</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>and</strong> upload their presentati<strong>on</strong> materials <strong>on</strong> its website for access or download<strong>in</strong>g by members of the H<strong>on</strong>g K<strong>on</strong>g Instituti<strong>on</strong> of Eng<strong>in</strong>eers as well as the general public. Neither the H<strong>on</strong>g K<strong>on</strong>g Instituti<strong>on</strong> of Eng<strong>in</strong>eers nor its Geotechnical Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g Divisi<strong>on</strong> shall c<strong>on</strong>sider as endors<strong>in</strong>g or recommend<strong>in</strong>g the viewpo<strong>in</strong>ts of the authors. iv
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Sem<strong>in</strong>ar</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> “Tunnell<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Technologies</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Japan</strong> <strong>and</strong> H<strong>on</strong>g K<strong>on</strong>g” – 22 September 2010 PROGRAMME 08:45 – 09:00 Registrati<strong>on</strong> 09:00 – 09:05 Welcome Remarks Ir Albert HO, Chairman of the Organis<strong>in</strong>g Committee 09:05 – 09:15 Open<strong>in</strong>g Address Ir WAI Chi-s<strong>in</strong>g, JP, Permanent Secretary for Development (Works), Development Bureau, HKSARG Sessi<strong>on</strong> Chair: Mr James Rickard, Associate Director of ARUP, Secretary of IMMM, <strong>and</strong> Member of HKIE Cavern <strong>and</strong> Tunnell<strong>in</strong>g Work<strong>in</strong>g Group 09:15 – 09:40 The Latest Technology of Mounta<strong>in</strong> Tunnel<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>Japan</strong> Dr Hiromichi SHIROMA, Chief Researcher for Tunnel, Road Research Department, Nipp<strong>on</strong> Expressway Research Institute Co Ltd 09:40 – 10:05 The Importance of C<strong>on</strong>troll<strong>in</strong>g Over-Break <strong>in</strong> Drill <strong>and</strong> Blast Tunnell<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> Suggested Mitigati<strong>on</strong> Methods Mr Tim MAGUB, Pr<strong>in</strong>cipal Blast<strong>in</strong>g Eng<strong>in</strong>eer, ARUP 10:05 – 10:35 Coffee Break 10:35 – 11:00 State of Affairs <strong>in</strong> <strong>Japan</strong>ese Railway Shield Tunnel Dr Sh<strong>in</strong>ji YAKITA, Senior Researcher, Tunnel Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g Group, Railway Technical Research Institute 11:00 – 11:25 The Flexible Utilizati<strong>on</strong> of a Slurry TBM <strong>in</strong> H<strong>on</strong>g K<strong>on</strong>g Mr David WESTWOOD, Operati<strong>on</strong>s Manager, Leight<strong>on</strong> C<strong>on</strong>tractors (Asia) Ltd 11:25 – 11:50 Recent Shield Tunnel<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Technologies</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Japan</strong> – L<strong>on</strong>ger, Faster, Deeper, Larger <strong>and</strong> N<strong>on</strong>-circler Tunnel<strong>in</strong>g by TBMs Mr Tadashi HASHIMOTO, Director, Geo-Research Institute 11:50 – 12:05 Discussi<strong>on</strong> 12:05 – 12:20 De-brief<strong>in</strong>g Report: Technical Visit to <strong>Japan</strong> (17 -22 Jan 2010) 12:20 – 14:00 Lunch Break (not <strong>in</strong>cluded) Sessi<strong>on</strong> Chair: Ir Dr Richard Pang, Deputy Head of Geotechnical Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g Office (Plann<strong>in</strong>g & St<strong>and</strong>ards), Civil Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> Development Department, HKSARG 14:00 – 14:25 On Site Visualizati<strong>on</strong> as a New Safety M<strong>on</strong>itor<strong>in</strong>g Strategy for C<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> Ma<strong>in</strong>tenance <strong>in</strong> Geotechnical Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g Professor Sh<strong>in</strong>ichi AKUTAGAWA, Department of Civil Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g, Kobe University 14:25 – 14:50 C<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> Issues <strong>on</strong> a Design-Build Tunnel Project <strong>and</strong> Design Team Partner<strong>in</strong>g Mr Tamotsu NAKAYAMA, Senior Project Manager, Penta-Ocean C<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> Co Ltd 14:50 – 15:15 Dismantl<strong>in</strong>g of the Exist<strong>in</strong>g Overrun Tunnel Mr Emmanuel CLECH, WIL 703 General C<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> Manager, Dragages H<strong>on</strong>g K<strong>on</strong>g Ltd 15:15 – 15:45 Coffee Break 15:45 – 16:10 Geotechnical <strong>and</strong> Spatial Challenges of XRL Tunnels Ir Alan MORRIS, MTR Tunnel Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g Manager, MTR Corporati<strong>on</strong> Ltd 16:10 – 16:35 Recent TBM Technology with N<strong>on</strong>-circular Tunnel Mr Sh<strong>in</strong> WADA, Deputy General Manager, Daiho Corporati<strong>on</strong> 16:35 – 16:50 Discussi<strong>on</strong> v