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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Driving of Underground Openings and Shifting

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 224-0222/01
Abbreviation RPD&J
Course title Driving of Underground Openings and Shifting
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Geotechnics and Underground Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Karel Vojtasík, CSc.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction, characteristics of complex conditions (natural, human, technical and organizational), principles, taxonomy and survey delivery methods of underground construction works in difficult conditions.
2. The diaphragm works under the protection of compressed air - caisson.
3. Groundfreezing.
4. Piping, driven sheeting, contour felling, shielding, extrusion.
5. Microtunnelling, horizontal drilling, trenchless technology.
6. Filled construction, immersed tunnel.
7. Environmental impacts of underground works, their prognosis and prevention.
8. Shaft sinking technology.
9. Support construction, material, parameters.
10. Conventional shafts sinking methods.
11. Reconstruction of shafts. Sinking blind shafts.
12. Shaft holle driling.
13. Special excavation technology.
14. Lecture by expert practitioners - Case Histories.

Literature

Bhawani Singh, Rajnish K. Goel: Tunnelling in weak Rocks. Elsevier Amsterdam 2006

Advised literature

Bhawani Singh, Rajnish K. Goel: Tunnelling in weak Rocks. Elsevier Amsterdam 2006