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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Excavation of Underground Opening and Shifting

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction Czech
Code 224-0912/03
Abbreviation TRHPO
Course title Excavation of Underground Opening and Shifting
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Geotechnics and Underground Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Robert Kořínek, CSc.

Subject syllabus

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 structures, methods of excavation division
4th Conventional excavation methods.
5th Sorting 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 Design and operation of safety measures in tunnels, protection against
fires. Traffic management in tunnels.
14th Presentation of practitioners, the risks of underground structures and funding.

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.

Advised literature

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences