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Mine Surveying in Underground Civil Engineering

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Course Unit Code544-0173/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
POS143Ing. Jiří Pospíšil, Ph.D.
CER51doc. Ing. Pavel Černota, Ph.D.
GAS0006doc. Ing. Juraj Gašinec, PhD.
Summary
This course covers the role of mine surveying in ensuring the safe operation of underground structures, survey data, and their processing for the purposes of mapping documentation in mining operations. The course covers underground construction technologies, including conventional NRTM and Drill and Blast methods, as well as continuous TBM excavation, in direct relation to the work of a mining surveyor. It includes surveying tasks such as checking 3D design documentation, establishing surface and underground control networks, surveying using gyrotheodolites, setting out during excavation, measuring convergence, inspecting support structures using laser scanning, monitoring surface stability and overburden deformations, and relevant mining legislation.

Learning Outcomes:
- Professional Knowledge: Students will acquire comprehensive knowledge of conventional and mechanized tunneling technologies in the context of a mine surveyor’s work. They will understand the theory of stress distribution, the formation of rock arches, methods of geotechnical monitoring, and forecasting the effects of underground mining on the surface and overburden. They will master the principles of establishing survey networks and geodetic methods underground and be familiar with the relevant legislative regulations.
- Professional Skills (Abilities): The student is able to independently stake out underground structures, navigate drilling rigs, and calculate the error from a breakthrough. They are capable of performing convergence measurements, conducting comprehensive inspections of linings using laser scanning with evaluation of deviations from a 3D model, and designing, stabilizing, and evaluating observation stations for measuring subsidence and horizontal surface displacements above underground structures.
- General Competency: The student independently and responsibly decides on the selection of appropriate geodetic and mining surveying procedures during the construction of underground structures, taking into account the required accuracy, safety, excavation technology, and conditions of the specific project. They critically evaluate the quality and reliability of measurement and monitoring results, professionally assess risks associated with geometric deviations and deformations, and take responsibility for the quality of the technical outputs entrusted to them. They are able to coordinate specific surveying activities with the work of designers, geotechnical engineers, and tunneling personnel, and take technical, safety, and regulatory considerations into account when making decisions.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The objective of the course is to acquire theoretical and practical procedures in the field of mining‑induced subsidence effects. Upon completion, the student will be able to:
- describe and define mine surveying tasks and contemporary technologies used in the construction of underground workings
- explain, interpret, and predict mining‑induced subsidence effects, the behaviour of the rock mass, and overburden deformation
- apply, examine, and compute basic and underground control networks and perform underground setting‑out operations during excavation
- analyse and evaluate deformations of primary and secondary lining based on convergence measurements
- design, organise, and plan observation stations for monitoring surface and structural stability
- assess breakthrough accuracy, interpret measurement results, and recommend measures when warning conditions are detected
Course Contents
1. Underground structures
2. Methods of excavation of underground structures, division of methods, methods of improving the environment during excavation
3. Point fields and demarcation networks
4. Transcripts and standards in underground construction
5. Instruments, aids and measuring systems for underground construction.
6. Measuring work in the excavation of tunnels and collectors
7. Measuring work during the excavation of the metro
8. Measuring work in the excavation of shafts and chimneys and shallow tunneling
9. Measuring work during machine embossing
10. Demarcation of drilling schemes
11. Measurement of convergences of underground structures
12. Monitoring the stability of the surface and objects affected by the excavation of underground structures
13. Control measurements and documentation of the actual construction of underground structures
14. Methods of geotechnical monitoring of underground structures
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
[1] QI, Fei, Gang CHEN, Xiaoxi ZHAO and Xueyun WANG. A high-precision positioning method for shield tunneling based on dual-axis hybrid inertial navigation system. Measurement [online]. 2024, 224, 113915. ISSN 0263-2241. Available at: doi:10.1016/j.measurement.2023.113915
[2] LAI, Wallace W.L. and Janet F.C. SHAM. Standardizing nondestructive underground utility survey methods. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology [online]. 2023, 134, 104933. ISSN 0886-7798. Available at: doi:10.1016/j.tust.2022.104933
[3] JOHANSSON, Fredrik, Anders ANSELL, Daniel JOHANSSON, Johan FUNEHAG and Jenny NORRMAN. Tunnelling into a Sustainable Future – Methods and Technologies: Proceedings of the ITA-AITES World Tunnel Congress 2025 (WTC 2025), 9-15 May 2025, Stockholm, Sweden [online]. B.m.: CRC Press, 2025. ISBN 9781003559047. Available at: doi:10.1201/9781003559047
[4] ANAGNOSTOU, Georgios, Andreas BENARDOS and Vassilis P. MARINOS, eds. Expanding Underground - Knowledge and Passion to Make a Positive Impact on the World [online]. [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar]: Taylor & Francis, 2023. ISBN 9781000957822. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/examining-potential-remote-deformation-management/docview/2864326266/se-2?accountid=26990
[1] SHI, Fangzhe, Jingxin YANG, Qiuyi LI, Junjie HE and Boning CHEN. 3D Laser Scanning Acquisition and Modeling of Tunnel Engineering Point Cloud Data. Journal of Physics: Conference Series [online]. 2023, 2425(1), 12064. ISSN 1742-6596. Available at: doi:10.1088/1742-6596/2425/1/012064
[2] QI, Fei, Gang CHEN, Xiaoxi ZHAO and Xueyun WANG. A high-precision positioning method for shield tunneling based on dual-axis hybrid inertial navigation system. Measurement [online]. 2024, 224, 113915. ISSN 0263-2241. Available at: doi:10.1016/j.measurement.2023.113915
[3] LAI, Wallace W.L. and Janet F.C. SHAM. Standardizing nondestructive underground utility survey methods. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology [online]. 2023, 134, 104933. ISSN 0886-7798. Available at: doi:10.1016/j.tust.2022.104933
[4] JOHANSSON, Fredrik, Anders ANSELL, Daniel JOHANSSON, Johan FUNEHAG and Jenny NORRMAN. Tunnelling into a Sustainable Future – Methods and Technologies: Proceedings of the ITA-AITES World Tunnel Congress 2025 (WTC 2025), 9-15 May 2025, Stockholm, Sweden [online]. B.m.: CRC Press, 2025. ISBN 9781003559047. Available at: doi:10.1201/9781003559047
[5] ANAGNOSTOU, Georgios, Andreas BENARDOS and Vassilis P. MARINOS, eds. Expanding Underground - Knowledge and Passion to Make a Positive Impact on the World [online]. [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar]: Taylor & Francis, 2023. ISBN 9781000957822. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/examining-potential-remote-deformation-management/docview/2864326266/se-2?accountid=26990
Recommended Reading:
[1] SHI, Fangzhe, Jingxin YANG, Qiuyi LI, Junjie HE and Boning CHEN. 3D Laser Scanning Acquisition and Modeling of Tunnel Engineering Point Cloud Data. Journal of Physics: Conference Series [online]. 2023, 2425(1), 12064. ISSN 1742-6596. Available at: doi:10.1088/1742-6596/2425/1/012064
[2] LI, Menggang, Zhuoqi LI, Kun HU, Eryi HU, Chaoquan TANG and Gongbo ZHOU. Adaptive High-Resolution Dynamic Scanning System and Method for Deformation Monitoring of Underground Infrastructure. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement [online]. 2025, 74, 1–15. ISSN 1557-9662. Available at: doi:10.1109/tim.2025.3602599
[3] CUI, Yuming, Guozheng YANG, Yuanyuan DAI, Kewen YUAN and Xiaohui LIU. Subterranean roadway deformation detection based on LiDAR scanning and fusion filtering. Intelligence & Robotics [online]. 2026, 6(1), 19–38. ISSN 2770-3541. Available at: doi:10.20517/ir.2026.02
[4] SCHOFIELD, W. and M. BREACH. Engineering Surveying, Sixth Edition [online]. B.m.: Taylor & Francis, 2007. ISBN 978-0-7506-6949-8. Available at: https://books.google.cz/books?id=ONxywAEACAAJ
[1] LI, Menggang, Zhuoqi LI, Kun HU, Eryi HU, Chaoquan TANG and Gongbo ZHOU. Adaptive High-Resolution Dynamic Scanning System and Method for Deformation Monitoring of Underground Infrastructure. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement [online]. 2025, 74, 1–15. ISSN 1557-9662. Available at: doi:10.1109/tim.2025.3602599
[2] CUI, Yuming, Guozheng YANG, Yuanyuan DAI, Kewen YUAN and Xiaohui LIU. Subterranean roadway deformation detection based on LiDAR scanning and fusion filtering. Intelligence & Robotics [online]. 2026, 6(1), 19–38. ISSN 2770-3541. Available at: doi:10.20517/ir.2026.02
[3] SCHOFIELD, W. and M. BREACH. Engineering Surveying, Sixth Edition [online]. B.m.: Taylor & Francis, 2007. ISBN 978-0-7506-6949-8. Available at: https://books.google.cz/books?id=ONxywAEACAAJ
[4] POSPÍŠIL, Jiří. Důlní měřictví v podzemním stavitelství. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2021.
[5] Vyhláška Českého báňského úřadu č. 435/1992 Sb., o důlně měřické dokumentaci při hornické činnosti a některých činnostech prováděných hornickým způsobem, ve znění vyhlášky č. 158/1997 Sb. 1992.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Terrain work
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined