Rock mechanics and underground structures

The course 135PZMH can be graded only after the course 135ZS01 has been successfully completed.

Garant předmětu:

Jan Pruška

Lecturer:

Alexandr Butovič, Matouš Hilar, Jan Pruška

Tutor:

Alexandr Butovič, Matouš Hilar, Michal Lavko, Jan Pruška

Supervisor:

Department of Geotechnics

Synopsis:

Geotechnical investigation, basic conceptions of rock classification and properties evaluation, laboratory and field testing, elements of calculations in rock mechanics and underground construction, tunnelling methods (NATM, drill and blast, tunnel boring machines, cut and cover structures), grouting, waterproofing

Requirements:

135MEZE (Soil Mechanics)

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introduction, terminology of rock mechanics

2. Rock properties, laboratory tests

3. Classification of rocks

4. Geotechnical investigation

5. Rock mass stresses

6. Rheology, description of discontinuities

7. Introduction to underground structures. History and present of underground structures in the world and in the Czech Republic

8. Basic concepts of underground construction. Classification of underground structures. Basic design elements

9. Loads on underground structures. Structural design

10. Stamped underground structures. Rock disconnection - machine disconnection, blasting

11. Provisional reinforcement and final lining. Tunnelling methods in cyclic excavation

12. Continuous tunnelling using full-profile tunnelling machines

13. Underground construction carried out from the surface. Shafts. Geotechnical monitoring

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction, introduction to the course and requirements for credit

2. Transformation parameters of the rock environment

3. Geotechnical investigation, stresses in the rock environment - Part 1

4. Tension in the rock environment - Part 2

5. Underground work implementation, deformation response

6. Loading of underground structures - vault theories

7. Loading of underground structures - other theories

8. Loading of underground structures - pressure on the bottom of the excavation

9. Fenner-Pacher theory

10. Tunnel lining design

11. Support of construction pits

12. Excursions

Study Objective:

Recognition with basic conceptions of rock classification and properties evaluation, laboratory and field testing, static evaluation of excavation and tunnel lining, tunnelling methods

Study materials:

J. Jaeger, N. Cook : Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics, Aldorf,J.

Dean Brox: Practical guide to tunneling, Boca Raton 2017, ISBN 978-1-138-62998-1

Das Braja M: Rock mechanics: an Introduction, Boca Raton, 2013 978-0-415-80923-8

Publications of the Czech Tunnelling Assiciation ITA-AITES - https://www.ita-aites.cz/cz/

International journal Tunel - https://www.ita-aites.cz/cz/casopis/casopis_pdf/

Note:

Further information:

web k135

Time-table for winter semester 2023/2024:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed	roomTH:A-228 13:00–15:50 (lecture parallel1) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv) A228
Thu	roomTH:B-585 13:00–14:50 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.102) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv) B585roomTH:B-581 17:00–18:50 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.101) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv) B581
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2023/2024:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: