Technical Committee
Specialists in the various underground works disciplines
On inception, AFTES set up a Technical Committee (TC) and a Working Groups (WG) tasked with exploring topics of common interest to the profession.
The Committee and working groups are made up of specialists in disciplines relating to the various aspects of underground works.
They represent the full spectrum of stakeholders (approximately one-third are contractors, one-third project managers and one-third contracting authorities) and their main task is to issue technical recommendations.
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There are around 20 active working groups.
Goals
The AFTES Technical Committee, which includes representatives from all of the association’s constituent communities, determines the themes addressed by the working groups, informed by demand within the Profession. It monitors the progress of the work of the various groups, and then reviews and approves the documents they produce, granting them “AFTES Recommendation” status. These recommendations form a reference system appreciated by all involved in underground works. They are commonly used as reference documents for domestic and international calls for tender.
For this reason, all new AFTES recommendations are translated into English. Most recent recommendations are available to view and download on the Association’s website.
Working group Animateurs
Chair of the Technical Committee: François Laigle
Working Group Information
Technical Committee
The Technical Committee and working groups are made up of specialists in disciplines relating to the various aspects of underground works.
They represent the full spectrum of stakeholders (approximately one-third are contractors, one-third project managers and one-third contracting authorities) and their main task is to issue technical recommendations.
Theme: Technical Committee
Chair: François Laigle
| Working groups | Animateur | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|
Working groups WG 3 – Use of explosives | Animateur Loïc THEVENOT | ||
Working groups WG 4 – Mechanised tunnelling | Animateur François RENAULT | ||
Working groups WG 6 – Sprayed concrete | Animateur Catherine LARIVE | ||
Working groups WG 7 – Tunnel support methods | Animateur Bruno DEMAY | ||
Working groups WG 8 – Soil and rock injection works | Animateur Michel CHOPIN | ||
Working groups WG 9 – Sealing of underground structures | Animateur Stéphane PETIT | ||
Working groups WG 12 – Health, safety and working conditions | Animateur Pascal SERGI | ||
Working groups WG 14 – Maintenance and repair of underground structures | Animateur Sophie DUCLOS | ||
Working groups WG 16 – Settlement and vibrations caused by excavation of underground structures | Animateur Didier SUBRIN | ||
Working groups WG 18 – Reinforced concrete segments | Animateur Pascal GUEDON | ||
Working groups WG 24 – Geotechnical surveys | Animateur Cédric GAILLARD | ||
Working groups WG 25 – Works contracting and cost control | Animateur Andrew BOURGET | ||
Working groups WG 26 – Environmental integration of underground work sites | Animateur Bernard GYSSELS | ||
Working groups WG 27 – Ventilation of underground structures under construction | Animateur Alain MERCUSOT | ||
Working groups WG 28 – Surface shafts | Animateur Pascal GUEDON | ||
Working groups WG 30 – Bolting design | Animateur François LAIGLE | ||
Working groups WG 31 – Painting of underground structures | Animateur François PAILLETTE | ||
Working groups WG 35 – Excavated materials | Animateur Jacques BURDIN | ||
Working groups WG 37 – Fire resistance of tunnels | Animateur Alain BOCHON | ||
Working groups WG 41 – Underground works and sustainable development | Animateur Laetitia D’ALOIA | ||
Working groups WG 43 – Standards and regulations applicable to underground works | Animateur Michel PRE | ||
Working groups WG 44 – Asbestos-bearing rock | Animateur Gilbert CASTANIER | ||
Working groups WG 45 – New digital technologies | Animateur Florent ROBERT | ||
Working groups Obs WG – Observatory of contractual practices | Animateur Gilles HAMAIDE | ||
Working groups Special WG – Good practice guide for sealing underground structures | Animateur Jean-Louis MAHUET |
Technical Committee
The Technical Committee and working groups are made up of specialists in disciplines relating to the various aspects of underground works.
They represent the full spectrum of stakeholders (approximately one-third are contractors, one-third project managers and one-third contracting authorities) and their main task is to issue technical recommendations.
Theme: Technical Committee
Chair: François Laigle
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