World Tunnel Congress and ITA Annual Meeting in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil

Opening ceremony of the WTC 2014 Quelle/credit: Klostermeier
Opening ceremony of the WTC 2014
Quelle/credit: Klostermeier
A special ITA training course with a total of 140 participants was held in advance of the Congress, geared to young professionals and captioned “Tunnels for Energy” Quelle/credit: CBT
A special ITA training course with a total of 140 participants was held in advance of the Congress, geared to young professionals and captioned “Tunnels for Energy”
Quelle/credit: CBT
Hugo Cássio Rocha, president of the Brazilian Tunnelling Committee Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Hugo Cássio Rocha, president of the Brazilian Tunnelling Committee
Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Tarcisio Barreto Celestino, chairman of the Organizing Committee Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Tarcisio Barreto Celestino, chairman of the Organizing Committee
Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Søren Degn Eskesen, ITA president Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Søren Degn Eskesen, ITA president
Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Piergiorgio Grasso ITACET Foundation vice-president Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Piergiorgio Grasso ITACET Foundation vice-president
Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Andre Assis, former ITACET Foundation chairman Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Andre Assis, former ITACET Foundation chairman
Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Hélio Mauro França, EPL director Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Hélio Mauro França, EPL director
Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Alberto Gowland, SBASE vice-president Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Alberto Gowland, SBASE vice-president
Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Georg Anagnostou presenting the “Muir Wood Lecture” 2014 Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Georg Anagnostou presenting the “Muir Wood Lecture” 2014
Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Andre Assis presenting his paper on “Tunnels for a better Life” Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Andre Assis presenting his paper on “Tunnels for a better Life”
Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Johann Golser explained how conventional tunnelling developed Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Johann Golser explained how conventional tunnelling developed
Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Argimiro Alvarez Ferreira reported on mass transit tunnels in Sao Paulo Quelle/credit (11): Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Argimiro Alvarez Ferreira reported on mass transit tunnels in Sao Paulo
Quelle/credit (11): Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Alexandre Gomes, member of the ITA Executive, chaired the block about mining and tunnelling Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Alexandre Gomes, member of the ITA Executive, chaired the block about mining and tunnelling
Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Mark Diederichs: Tunnelling and Mining – “It’s not just long and straight anymore” Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Mark Diederichs: Tunnelling and Mining –
“It’s not just long and straight anymore”
Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Jorge Baraqui Schwarze on underground mining in Chile Quelle/credit (6): Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Jorge Baraqui Schwarze on underground mining in Chile
Quelle/credit (6): Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Frode M. Nilsen on combining tunnelling technology with mining technics Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Frode M. Nilsen on combining tunnelling technology with mining technics
Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Sérgio N.A. de Brito on the present and future of underground mining in Brazil Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Sérgio N.A. de Brito on the present and future of underground mining in Brazil
Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Yann Leblais: “We must become quickly involved in underground mining.” Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Yann Leblais: “We must become quickly involved in underground mining.”
Quelle/credit: Dr-Ing. Roland Leucker
Richard Bieniawski exuding much charm and humour when talking about the fascinating world of the tunneller Quelle/credit: CBT
Richard Bieniawski exuding much charm and humour when talking about the fascinating world of the tunneller
Quelle/credit: CBT

Some 1400 participants from 52 countries got together from May 9 to 14, 2014 in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil on the occasion of the 40th Annual Meeting of the ITA – International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association – in conjunction with the 2014 World Tunnel Congress.

World Tunnel Congress 2014

The Congress organized by the Brazilian Tunnelling Committee (CBT) bore the motto “Tunnels for a better Life”. 52 of the 71 ITA member countries were present in Foz do Iguaçu. The quota of 82 % attained at the previous gathering in Geneva last year thus dropped to 73 % (please see box on page 29). The Congress was largely prepared and organized by the Brazilian Tunnelling Committee in close collaboration with the ITA. The Congress programme embraced 12 main topics presented at 24 technical sessions:

1. Site Investigation and Monitoring

2. Planning and Design of...

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