224-0273 – Shaft Sinking and Unconventional Methods of the Excavation of Underground Construction (JNMVPD)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Geotechnics and Underground Engineering
Subject guarantordoc. Ing. Karel Vojtasík, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduate
Subject version
Version codeYear of introductionYear of cancellationCredits
224-0273/01 2019/2020 5
224-0273/02 2019/2020 5

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

Objective of the course in terms of learning outcomes and competences is to provide students with knowledge of designing and executing vertical deep shafts, steep inclined line underground works, unconventional methods of construction of underground works whose parameters or implementation conditions exclude standard construction methods and further do not allow or exclude direct human participation in performing of construction work operations (Freezing, No Dig., Immersed Tunnels, Leached Caverns and others).

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Summary

The content of the subject are techniques to design and execute vertical deep shafts, steep inclined line underground works, unconventional methods of construction of underground works whose parameters or implementation conditions exclude standard construction methods and further do not allow or exclude direct human participation in performing of construction work operations (Freezing, No Dig, Immersed Tunnels, Leached Caverns and others).

Compulsory literature:

Proceedings of the Symposium on Shaft Sinking and tunnelling. London : The Institutionn of Mining Engineers, 1960 Stein,D.: Trenchless Technology for Instalation of Cables and Pipelines. Steiner&Partners, 2005. ISBN 3-00-014955-4

Recommended literature:

Veselov,J.A., Zadoroznij,A.M.: HandBook of Deep Shaft Sinking. Moscow : Nedra, 1989 ISBN 5-247-00480-9

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.