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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Underground Engineering

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 224-0231/03
Abbreviation PS
Course title Underground Engineering
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Geotechnics and Underground Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Karel Vojtasík, CSc.

Subject syllabus

Lecture topic:
The importance of the underground construction of civilization and addressing environmental challenges history and development of underground structures.
Distribution of underground structures, tunnels, the design parameters,
Geotechnical investigation and classification systems.
Tunnel excavation, mikrotunelling; more methods.
Conventional excavation methods.
Excavated underground construction.
NATM - theory and practice.
Ventilation of underground structures, lighting.
Dewatering of underground buildings, waterproofing.
Reconstruction of underground structures, construction diagnostics.
Monitoring of underground construction.
Organization and safety in underground construction.
Effects of tunneling to the surface (settlements).
Excavation by TBM

Literature

Szechy J.: The Art of Tunelling. Akademia Kiado Budapest
Müller G.: Der Felsbau. Springer Verlag

Advised literature

Kolymbas, D.,[i] Tunnelling and Tunnel Mechanics: A Rational Approach to Tunnelling [/i]. Berlin: Springer, c2005, xv, 437 s. ISBN 35-402-5196-0.