Mechanics of underground structures
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 135MPS | Z | 3 | 2+1 |
- Lecturer:
- Jan Pruška
- Tutor:
- Jan Pruška
- Supervisor:
- Department of Geotechnics
- Synopsis:
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Advanced design of underground structures, technology of tunelling methods. Constitutive models of rock mass behaviour. Mathematical methods of solution - FEM, Distinct Element Method, validity of solutions. Summary of PC geotechnical software for modelling of underground structures. Case histories of selected geotechnical problems.
- Requirements:
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135YPZU or 135YVPZ
- Syllabus of lectures:
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Advanced design of underground structures, technology of tunelling methods. Constitutive models of rock mass behaviour. Mathematical methods of solution - FEM, Distinct Element Method, validity of solutions. Summary of PC geotechnical software for modelling of underground structures. Case histories of selected geotechnical problems.
- Syllabus of tutorials:
- Study Objective:
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Understanding the technology and design of underground structures in soils and rocks.
- Study materials:
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Aldorf J.: Mechanika podzemních konstrukcí, VŠB-TU Ostrava 1999
Kolymbas D.: Geotechnik - Tunnelbau und Tunnelmechanik, Springer, 1998
Mahtab M., Grasso P.: Geomechanics Principles in the Design of Tunnels and Caverns in Rocks, Elsevier, 1992
- Note:
- Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:
- Time-table is not available yet
- Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:
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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 Fri Thu Fri - The course is a part of the following study plans: