Greetings,

This is a reminder that our next talk will be held on Wednesday December 11, 2013 at the
Austrian Canadian Cultural Centre. Dr. Heinrich Heinz, Managing Director at Thurber
Engineering Ltd., will give a presentation on the “Rock Tunnels in Calgary: A 100 Year
Retrospective”. Please see below or our website www.cgygeosociety.org for more details.

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CALGARY GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY

2013/2014 LECTURE SERIES

DATE:
Wednesday December 11, 2013

PLACE:
Austrian Canadian Cultural Centre, 3112 - 11 Street NE, Calgary

TIME:
5:30 – 6:00 pm: Cash bar and light snack
6:00 – 7:00 pm: Presentation

COST:
Free of charge
RSVP not required

TOPIC: Rock Tunnels in Calgary: A 100 Year Retrospective

The first rock tunnel in Calgary for which documentation is available was constructed in the
early 1900s, using hand-excavation techniques. During the past ten years, several others were
constructed, as a component of various water and sewer projects throughout the City. In these
modern tunnels, various types of Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) were used as the primary
excavation method. The tunnels were typically about 2 m to 3 m in diameter, with a length
ranging from 100 m to 900 m. Typical liner types were a precast concrete segmental (one pass)
liner, or ribs and lagging initial support in combination with either a cast-in-place concrete final
liner, or steel or fiberglass reinforced polymer mortar pipes, with a cellular grout filled annulus.

The presentation will review the geology and some of the geotechnical properties of Calgary’s
highly variable weak sedimentary bedrock with influence on tunnel design and performance.
The performance of eight of these tunnels will be reviewed in terms of advance rates and delays
as related to the variable bedrock properties and the choice of cutting tools. Some design
assumptions and methods used in these projects will also be reviewed, as well as actual
performance, with emphasis on some of the lessons learned.

SPEAKER: Heinrich Heinz, P.Eng., Ph.D., Managing Director at Thurber Engineering Ltd.

Heinrich is a senior geotechnical engineer with over 30 years of experience. He has specialized
in tunnelling and trenchless technologies and has worked on numerous projects in Canada and
abroad, ranging from small diameter sewer and water tunnels to large cross-section subway
stations. He joined Thurber’s Calgary office in 1995 and is currently the firm’s Managing
Director.
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We look forward to seeing you at the Austrian Canadian Cultural Centre on Wednesday
December 11, 2013. Please forward this notice on to colleagues who may be interested in this
event.

Regards,

Mauricio Pinheiro, Ph.D., P.Eng.

CGS Executive Co-Chair