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INSIGHT AND INNOVATION
We preview the STUVA conference and exhibition taking place in Hamburg in late November. Projects and operations will be discussed, along with sustainability and digitalisation - but the event opens with a discussion on AI: what might it mean for engineers - opportunity or risk? Much discussion in the public
sphere has stories of wonder at acceleration in the capabilities of AI. The innovative technology has gee- whizz believers versus those mulling drastic job losses and large economic shocks. Fewer voices explore how to practically live and lead in the space, and to collaborate with like-minded colleagues, to deliver beneficial change that society values. And to do so safely, with seasoned oversight. Taking that approach first needs vision. The conversation needs to be
underway on how to engage with and then pursue such vision, but also to have perspective on risk. AI as the focus of the Opening Lecture at STUVA is, therefore, a landmark of note for the tunnelling world.
Innovative approaches to
engineering solutions also feature in other articles in this issue of T&TI, including those achieved on the Tuen Mun - Chek Lap Kok (TMCLK) subsea road in Hong Kong which was previously the focus on a BTS evening lecture. Fresh ways to solve problems are
also discussed in further articles, such as the solution to a logistical hurdle in the Alps led to a large- scale concrete production facility being inserted into dedicated caverns to support construction of a major road tunnel project; and, how a drum cutter took on hard rock under Montreal, rather than turning to explosives or roadheaders as traditionally done. Engaging with colleagues and
others, and the next generation, and discussing possibilities and what is wished to under consideration, are important in the activities of BTS and BTSYM. The Chairs’ Corner provides an update.
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