The World Tunnel Conference 2021 and associated events will be held between the 14th and 20th of May 2021 at the Bella Congress Center Copenhagen. Denmark and Scandinavia will present some of the mega projects in the world. It’s a great opportunity to learn and visit the project in our part of the world. In Denmark, existing and new projects are well under construction and site visits will be arranged. New Metro lines (Cityringen, Nordhavn and Sydhavn) are well under way. There is a great deal to learn from the Great Belt Link and the Øresund Link has been used for getting the Femern Fixed Link created. In Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden and Finland the construction of many other new mega infrastructure projects will start. The E39 crossings in Norway will be well underway and lessons learned from all the projects will be shared at the conference.
Abstract submission is now open, click here and the submission deadline is 02/06/2020. Abstracts and Papers will be peer-reviewed by the Scientific Committee. The conference language is English. Therefore, presentations, abstracts and papers must be in English. Participants are invited to submit only online a short 200 word abstract with a title not more than 80 characters, relating to the general topics of the conference. Please choose one of the main themes and one of the sub-topics.
Themes
The overall theme for the conference will be Underground Solutions for a World in Change with the following priority themes:
• Climate resilience
• Innovative solutions for a sustainable society
• Subsurface planning
• Sustainable underground structures
The technical topics will include all well-known tunnel topics:
• Conventional Tunneling
• Mechanized Tunnelling
• Immersed Tunnels
• Shafts
• Cut & Cover, Ramps
• Mechanical and Electrical Installations
• Building Information Modelling
• Operation and Maintenance
• Planning
• Operational Safety of Underground Structures
• Understanding the Geological and Geotechnical Conditions
• Contractual Practices
• Ground Water Control
• Instrumentation and Monitoring
• Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)
Acceptance of abstract: Mid August 2020
Submission of papers for review: End October 2020
Review comments to papers: Mid January 2021
Submission of final version: Mid February 2021
Selection of papers for presentations: Mid March 2021.
For further information please visit https://www.wtc2021.dk/call-for-abstracts. 12/20.
