Underground structures in urban areas

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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, technology of underground constructions

Requirements:

135SOM1

135SOM2

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introductory lecture - history, nomenclature

2.Properties of the rock and soil environment, classification of soils and rocks, engineering geological investigation, discontinuities, rock classification, geotechnical investigation

3.Location, underground routing, location of portals, Construction risks, risk analysis, basic design elements

4.Loading of underground structures, conventional method of excavation - rock disconnection

5.Mechanised excavation, Collectors

6.Tunnelling, shaft construction Bierbaumer example

7.Calculation of internal forces in the lining, special methods of tunnel construction

8.Equipment of underground structures, ventilation of underground structures, lighting, fire safety

9. Evolution and factors affecting underground development, Use of underground space for scientific purposes, storage tanks, military purposes,

10.Opportunities of Underground Urbanism for Sustainable Urban Development

11.Improving the use of underground space

12.Current developments in underground construction

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Determination of the shape of the embossed traffic tunnel

2. Calculation of tunnel loads with high overburden (e.g. according to Protodiakonov)

3. Calculation of the load of a tunnel with a low overburden (e.g. according to Bierbaumer)

4. Calculation of internal forces in the lining by the Zurabov-Bugaev method

5. Determination of the wind current for the tunnel

Study Objective:

Recognition in basic conceptions of rock classification and properties evaluation, laboratory and field testing, elements of calculations in rock mechanics and underground construction, technology of underground constructions

Study materials:

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

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

www CzTA České tunelářské asociace - https://www.ita-aites.cz/cz/

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Further information:

web k135

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Stavební inženýrství, obor Konstrukce pozemních staveb (compulsory elective course)
• Stavební inženýrství, specializace Pozemní stavby (compulsory elective course)
• Stavební inženýrství, specializace Pozemní stavby (compulsory elective course)