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Underground Engineering

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Course Unit Code224-0231/05
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
VOJ50doc. Ing. Karel Vojtasík, CSc.
DUR01Ing. Lukáš Ďuriš, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject is the subject of follow-up to get together geotechnical knowledge of rock cutting, punching and reinforcement technology underground work and other disciplines. Apart from issues of basic design parameters underground construction (size, shape) deals mainly with issues
modern methods of tunnels and caverns, supporting and evaluating their geological environment. Considerable attention is paid to the excavation of tunnels in difficult natural conditions (TBM, shield tunneling, jacking, mikrotuneling etc.). Subject closely related to the subject of "Mechanics of Underground Structures".
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of this course is to acquaint students with the basic structure and content underground engineering, completed his ties to the disciplines of building, and scientific.Lessons will be conducted so that students understand the basic principles of construction of underground works, he could apply those principles into practice and has obtained sufficient experience for employees construction management in a complex natural environment by analysis the knowledge of that environment.
Course Contents
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

Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Szechy J.: The Art of Tunelling. Akademia Kiado Budapest
Müller G.: Der Felsbau. Springer Verlag
Aldorf a kol.: Podzemní stavby a zakládání staveb - vybrané kapitoly. ES VŠB-TU
Ostrava
Barták J.: podzemní stavby. ČVUT Praha
Recommended Reading:
Kolymbas, D.,[i] Tunnelling and Tunnel Mechanics: A Rational Approach to Tunnelling [/i]. Berlin: Springer, c2005, xv, 437 s. ISBN 35-402-5196-0.
Časopis "Tunel"-čtvrtletník české tunelářské asociace
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 16
        ExaminationExamination65 35