Description

Several Iv companies are involved in the design and realisation of the lock gates in the Panama Canal.
Working on this huge project with so many different outstanding specialists from all over the world requires teamwork and best communication skills, especially working with different technical standards, cultures and interests. Participating in this challenging project is writing world history!

Jeremy Augustijn, Project Manager of one of the world's most prestigious projects takes you through the latest developments of the widening canal and replacement locks Panama Canal. 16 mega-sized lock gates will be installed in 2015. The challenges and critical factors such as size, fatigue and available time for maintenance and seismic load will be discussed in this fascinating lecture.

Erwin Pechtold, as Specialist Hydraulic Structures at RWS Infrastructure Department, is involved in the Nieuwe Sluis Terneuzen. This lock complex is the gateway to the ports of Terneuzen and Ghent. The New Lock Terneuzen project team is busy with preparations for a new lock in the current lock complex. The project is in the plan execution phase until 2015. After the political decision and construction, the first ship can pass through the new lock in 2021. With this lock having almost the same dimensions as the locks in the Panama Canal, the 'European Canal Zone' will be ready for the future!

After these two lectures, the speakers will engage in a dialogue, comparing both lock projects

Location

Huize Muyserick at De dijk van Maurick 1

Vught

Organiser

Construction and Hydraulic Engineering

Name and contact details for information

Mark Hassink, director Vitrov construction and real estate, m: 06 54 75 11 72 or via the e-mail address below

m.hassink@vitrov.nl