He additionally advises on dangers related to underground development and is extensively recognised because the world’s main expert on underground tunnelling.
All 41 trapped workers inside the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi had been efficiently rescued on Tuesday night. They had been caught inside for 17 days. International tunnelling expert Arnold Dix was roped in as part of the rescue operation. He obtained the media highlight through the rescue operation. But who is he?
(*41*) is Professor Arnold Dix?
Professor Arnold Dix heads the Geneva-based International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (Geneva). He specialises in underground and transportation infrastructure. Dix is thought for taking authorized, environmental, political and moral dangers associated to underground development.
He additionally advises on dangers related to underground development and is extensively recognised because the world’s main expert on underground tunnelling.
In 2011, Professor Dix obtained the Alan Neyland Australasian Tunnelling Society bi-annual award for excellence in tunnelling, particularly in tunnel hearth security. In 2022, Dix was honoured with a Committee Service Award by the National Fire Protection Association of the United States of America, a testomony to his steady and priceless service in creating codes and requirements for tunnel security.
Arnold is recognised in the US as a topic expert in fire-related issues. His work is generally confidential and sophisticated and normally entails excessive ranges of moral conduct in an underground context.
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