Interactive programme
Monday 12 october 2026
10:30-12:20
Opening Ceremony
14:00-14:10
Introduction
14:10-14:30
Assessment of the sustainability of underground infrastructures
Pierre CARLOTTI
14:30-14:50
Sustainability assessments for tunnels - where are we and what needs to be done?
Markus THEWES
14:50-15:10
The eco-design of the Toulouse metro Line C certified HQE Sustainable Infrastructures
Erwan CARFANTAN
15:10-15:30
Underground infrastructures as laboratories for sustainability: a multi-standard reading of the Mont-Cenis Base Tunnel (Lyon–Turin)
Manuela ROCCA
14:00-14:10
Introduction
14:10-14:30
Geothermal energy in tunnels and stations: which the barriers and solutions for its implementation?
Lassana TRAORÉ (Bron, France)
14:30-14:50
Railway tunnel gauging: adaptation challenges and sustainable solutions for structures
Marina MACHADO (La Plaine Saint Denis Cedex, France)
14:50-15:10
Modernizing Historic Railway Tunnels: An Industrialized Approach to Under-Traffic Operations
Houda TADLAOUI (La Plaine Saint Denis Cedex, France)
15:10-15:30
Lyon (France) - Fire resistance analysis of the four existing metro lines
Gaelle BRONN (Epagny Metz Tessy, France)
16:30-16:40
Introduction
16:40-17:00
Assessment of the environmental impacts associated with the use of excavated materials from underground structures? Application to the case of the base tunnel of the cross-border section of the Lyon-Turin line
Agnès CHERREY (Bron, France)
17:00-17:20
The Lyon-Turin cross-border section: an innovative example of the circular economy
Rocca MANUELA
17:20-17:40
The French spoil valorisation lot of the Montcenis base tunnel, a project within the project: commissioning and first feedback
Lione STEFANO
17:40-18:00
Management and use of excavated materials of the CERN’s Future Circular Collider (FCC)
Laétitia D'ALOIA (Bron, France)
16:30-16:40
Introduction
16:40-17:00
Design of the interconnection between Line 15 East and the extension of Line 1
Omar MORENO REGAN (Paris, France)
17:00-17:20
Technological and digital innovations in underground construction: The case of the Chiltern Tunnels (UK)
Karine BEN KEMOUN (Guyancourt, France)
17:20-17:40
Innovative Waterproofing Strategy under Extreme Alpine Conditions: TELT deep-depth durability protocol
Arnaud TAILLANDIER (Chambery, France)
17:40-18:00
Evolution of the AFTES recommendation on the design and dimensioning of shotcrete for tunnel support
Christophe JASSIONNESSE
EUROPEAN SESSION: PROJECTS & PERSPECTIVES (Part 1 : Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, France)
