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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Underground Engineering

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 224-0231/04
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

Lectures:
1st The importance of the underground construction of civilization and addressing environmental challenges history and development of underground structures.
2nd Distribution of underground structures, tunnels, the design parameters, the IG investigation and classification systems.
3rd Mined underground construction, disposal, mikrotunelling; more methods.
4th Conventional excavation methods.
5th Excavation of caverns, excavated underground construction.
6th NATM - theory and practice.
7th Reinforcement of underground construction, design and implementation.
8th Ventilation of underground structures, lighting.
9th Dewatering of underground buildings, waterproofing.
10th Reconstruction of underground structures, building diagnostics.
11th Monitoring of underground construction.
12th Organization and safety in underground construction.
13th Effects of tunneling to the surface.
14th Presentation of practitioners, the risks of underground structures and funding.

Exercise:
1 to 3 Week: Tunnel rock mass classification systems.
4th to 7th Design principles and parameters for underground construction (road and rail tunnels). Design excavation and reinforcement, including exploratory gallery. schedule for excavation, Static cross-examination and reinforcement of the tunnel using the program systems
8th to 13th Design principles and parameters for underground construction (collector). Design excavation and reinforcement, including exploratory gallery. schedule for excavation, Static cross-examination and reinforcement of the tunnel using the program systems

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.