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.
Technical Committee - AFTES

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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

AFTES - Comité Technique

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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Working groups Animateur Link
WG 3 - Use of explosives
Loïc THEVENOT
WG 4 - Mechanised tunnelling
François RENAULT
WG 6 - Sprayed concrete
Catherine LARIVE
WG 7 - Tunnel support methods
Bruno DEMAY
WG 8 - Soil and rock injection works
Michel CHOPIN
WG 9 - Sealing of underground structures
Stéphane PETIT
WG 12 - Health, safety and working conditions
Pascal SERGI
WG 14 - Maintenance and repair of underground structures
Sophie DUCLOS
WG 16 - Settlement and vibrations caused by excavation of underground structures
Didier SUBRIN
WG 18 - Reinforced concrete segments
Pascal GUEDON
WG 24 - Geotechnical surveys
Cédric GAILLARD
WG 25 - Works contracting and cost control
Andrew BOURGET
WG 26 - Environmental integration of underground work sites
Bernard GYSSELS
WG 27 - Ventilation of underground structures under construction
Alain MERCUSOT
WG 28 - Surface shafts
Pascal GUEDON
WG 30 - Bolting design
François LAIGLE
WG 31 - Painting of underground structures
François PAILLETTE
WG 35 - Excavated materials
Jacques BURDIN
WG 37 - Fire resistance of tunnels
Alain BOCHON
WG 41 - Underground works and sustainable development
Laetitia D'ALOIA
WG 43 - Standards and regulations applicable to underground works
Michel PRE
WG 44 - Asbestos-bearing rock
Gilbert CASTANIER
WG 45 - New digital technologies
Florent ROBERT
Obs WG - Observatory of contractual practices
Gilles HAMAIDE
Special WG – Good practice guide for sealing underground structures
Jean-Louis MAHUET
AFTES - Comité Technique

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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