Daniel Scott Email & Phone Number

South Afica

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Involved in the construction of KVMRT Line 2

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Lead Tunnel Engineer for the KVMRT Line 2. The new metro will be +12km long, twin tubes and will have ten underground stations. Tunnelling will be through various ground formation, ranging from alluvium and residual soils to hard rocks such as granite and limestone. The latter is karstic and the risks of sink holes and blowouts when tunnelling are high. To counter this, variable density (VD) slurry TBM's will be used, which is a new technology that was used for the first time on Line 1.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Senior Resident Engineer on KVMRT Line 1. This project consists of +9km of twin tubes tunnels with seven underground stations. The route traverses ground that consists of soft soils and hard rocks, including KL Karstic Limestone. To reduce the risks to tunnelling in that material new technology in the form of variable density (VD) slurry TBM's were employed. All tunnelling works were completed in April 2015 ahead of programme without any major incident or time lost.

As the Contractor’s engineering manager was involved with all technical activities and was active in ensuring that the key design elements suit the construction plan and the programme. Liaise with the design team to work out the changes required to optimise the construction team performance, and with the latter team, carried out review of major work methods to check design viability and that they meet the Project Deed requirements. Was involved with the Principle to change the Project… Show more As the Contractor’s engineering manager was involved with all technical activities and was active in ensuring that the key design elements suit the construction plan and the programme. Liaise with the design team to work out the changes required to optimise the construction team performance, and with the latter team, carried out review of major work methods to check design viability and that they meet the Project Deed requirements. Was involved with the Principle to change the Project Specifications to suit the Contractor’s work’s methods, to discuss progress and programme, to sign-off practical completion, and kept him informed on technical issues. Show less

Head of the tunnelling division for AECOM in Australia and New Zealand. Responsible to grow a team of engineers to expand the business, market the company, get involved in the bidding process, provide technical assistance where required, advise Clients and carry out other tasks in the field of tunnelling.

My role at GHD was similar to the one I performed at Halcrow. I was the leader of the tunnelling group for the company worldwide.

Halcrow had two centres of excellence for tunnelling, one in London and the other in Melbourne. The former was involved mostly with soft ground tunnelling and the latter mostly with hard rock tunnelling, with shared knowledge between the two offices. I was responsible for the Melbourne office, where a comprehensive technical tunnelling team was set up to provide services to the region of the Middle East and Australasia. Frequent exchange of staff between offices and work load sharing ensured… Show more Halcrow had two centres of excellence for tunnelling, one in London and the other in Melbourne. The former was involved mostly with soft ground tunnelling and the latter mostly with hard rock tunnelling, with shared knowledge between the two offices. I was responsible for the Melbourne office, where a comprehensive technical tunnelling team was set up to provide services to the region of the Middle East and Australasia. Frequent exchange of staff between offices and work load sharing ensured that we were at the cutting edge of underground technology. Show less

Involved with the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Did the detailed design of the Delivery Tunnel and thereafter completed the tunder design of the Mohale Tunnel. Both water tunnels were nominally 5m in diameter and were 37km and 32km long respectively. The former passed through sandstones, silttones and mudstones, and half of its length was segmentally lined and the other half nominally unlined. The othe tunnel went through basalt, and due to the presence of a expansive clay mineral, had to be… Show more Involved with the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Did the detailed design of the Delivery Tunnel and thereafter completed the tunder design of the Mohale Tunnel. Both water tunnels were nominally 5m in diameter and were 37km and 32km long respectively. The former passed through sandstones, silttones and mudstones, and half of its length was segmentally lined and the other half nominally unlined. The othe tunnel went through basalt, and due to the presence of a expansive clay mineral, had to be fully lined. Show less

Dutoitskloof Tunnel

Construction of the DuToitskloof Tunnel (now Huguenot Tunnel). A 4km, 2-lane, twin tube road tunnel, 60km outside Cape Town. Tunnels constructed by NATM, and they went through granite for two thirds of the way and sandstone through the rest. Two major faults were intercepted, requiring heavy support. The first 175m at the western portal went through soft ground (decomposed granite). The first tunnel was excavated by ground freezing and the second one was done by SCL.

Master'S Degree (Ms), Civil Engineering

MS in Civil Engineering, with a major in Hydraulics

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Civil Engineering

BS in Civil Engineering

A Levels, High School

A Levels from Cambridge University